Songs
Oy S'iz Gut — אױ ס'איז גוט
- Author:
- Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב
- Composer:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Genre:
- Theatre/Love
- Subject:
- Courting/Secret/Nostalgia/Melody
- Song comment:
- From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
- Origin:
- Metro Scher 30i
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Warem 163/Alb K-029(h)//Metro Scher 18
- Translation:
- CD S-068(d)/Alb K-029(h)/Ephemera 1566 (p. 20)
- Music:
- Warem 163/Metro Scher 18
- Additional song notes:
- From the operetta "My Malkele"
- Sheet music:
- Folder:
- 1011
- Series:
- 4
- Arranger:
- William Sher
- Arranged for:
- Voice/Piano
- Texts:
- Yiddish/Transliteration
- Publisher:
- Metro Music Company
- Publisher address:
- 54 Second Ave, New York, New York 10003
- Date:
- 1955
- Provenance:
- Gift of Faye and Jerry Rosenthal
- First line:
- Oy s'iz gut! Akeyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy s'iz gut,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אוי ס'איז גוט! אַליין צו זיצן מיט אַ מיידל, אוי ס'איז גוט, דער קאָפּ...
- Notes:
- From "Metro Folio Popular Jewish Songs" See Book Index "SM Scher"
- Folder:
- 1198
- Series:
- 4
- Arranger:
- Richard Gendelman
- Arranged for:
- Clarinet, Key of E
- Texts:
- music only
- Provenance:
- Gendelman Gift
- Notes:
- with Love In Bloom for Clarinet, Key of E Major
Manuscript
- Folder:
- 598
- Series:
- 4
- Arranged for:
- Voice/Piano
- Texts:
- Yiddish/Transliteration
- Publisher:
- Metro Music Co.
- Publisher address:
- 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
- Date:
- 1937
- Provenance:
- Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
- Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
- 338
- First line:
- Kinder libe fargest nit keyner, es krikht arayn biz in di…
- First line (Yiddish):
- קינדער ליבע פֿאַרגעסט ניט קיינער, עס קריכט אַרײַן ביז אין די ביינער,
- Notes:
- Black lettering, Yiddish/English. From the Operetta "My Malkele". Libretto by William Siegel. Lyrics by Jacob Jacobs. Produced under personal direction of Jacob Kalich. "As Sung by Molly Picon and Aaron Lebedeff". Price 35 cents. Yiddish lyrics on back cover.
Recordings
- On album:
- K-007(b) (More Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz — זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
- Track ID:
- 11772
- Artist:
- Kurz, Marv
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- F-022(a) (The Feder Sisters / Some Like It Yiddish)
- Track ID:
- 11773
- Vocal:
- Feder Sisters — פֿעדער שװעסטער
- Vocal:
- Feder, Sylvia — פֿעדער, סילװיע
- Vocal:
- Sloan, Mimi
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a yingle, oy, s'iz gut,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- P-004(b) (Molly Picon at the Yiddish Theatre)
- Track ID:
- 11774
- Artist:
- Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- K-069(a) (A Feygele Zingt/Yiddish Theatre & Folksongs/Faye Kellerstein)
- Track ID:
- 22632
- Vocal:
- Kellerstein, Faye
- Orchestrations/Accompanist:
- Klaplan, Jordan
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a yingl, oy, s'iz gut,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
- Track comment:
- From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- K-029(h) (The Klezmer Cconservatory Band Dancing In the Aisles)
- Track ID:
- 25249
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Vocal:
- Bressler, Judy
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut, der kop fardrayt vi a..
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט, דער קאָפ...
- Track comment:
- From musical "Mayn Malkele"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Pop/Theatrical
- On album:
- S-068(d) (Shirim / Oy! It's Good /The Art of Yiddish Song)
- Track ID:
- 28194
- Artist:
- Shirim
- Clarinet:
- Dickson, Glenn
- Trombone:
- Harris, David
- Piano/Accordion:
- McLaughlin, Michael
- Drums:
- Rosenthal, Eric
- Tuba:
- Gray, Jim
- Banjo:
- Fitzpatrick, Pete
- Vocal:
- Silberman, Betty
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a yingl, oy, s'iz gut, dos kop fardreydt…
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Pop
- Length:
- 002:58
- On album:
- 014j (Picon, Molly/ Yidl Mitn Fidl/ Oy S'iz Gut)
- Track ID:
- 29198
- Artist:
- Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי
- On album:
- K-026(k)3 (Klezmania/Shmoozin — קלעזמאַנע)
- Track ID:
- 42252
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Mrocki, Freydi
- Double Bass/Vocal/Guitar/Harmonica:
- Krycer, David
- Clarinet/Guitar/Backing Vocal:
- Myrocki, Lionel
- Bayan:
- Breytman, David
- Arrangement:
- Klezmania
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz git! Alayn tsu zitsn mit a yingl, oy, s'iz git, tsu redn…kidushn ringl
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גיט! אַלײַן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גיט, צו רעדן...קדושן...
- Track comment:
- From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Jazz/Swing/Pop/Concert
- Length:
- 3:12
- On album:
- B-214(a) (Susan Bauer: von der khupe zum Klezkamp, Klezmer-Musik in New York)
- Track ID:
- 42634
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Vocal:
- Bressler, Judy
- First line:
- Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut, der kop fardrayt vi a..
- First line (Yiddish):
- אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט, דער קאָפ...
- Track comment:
- From musical "Mayn Malkele"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Pop/Theatrical
- Length:
- 2:47