Songs
Vos Geven Iz Geven Un Nito — װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ
- Also known as:
- Vos Geven Iz Nishtu
- Author:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Composer:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Genre:
- Theatre/Vaudeville/Lament
- Subject:
- Aging/Memory
- Origin:
- ML PYS 274
- Transliteration:
- Warem 224/ML PYS 274/Alb J-024(a)1/Estella 8
- Translation:
- Alb T-015(a)/Alb J-024(a)1/Alb M-068(a)04
- Music:
- Warem 224/ML PYS 275/Estella 8
- Additional song notes:
- What Was Once Is No More
- Sheet music:
- Folder:
- 83
- Series:
- 4
- Arranger:
- Kammen, Joseph
- Arranged for:
- Piano/Voice
- Texts:
- Yiddish/Transliteration
- Publisher:
- J. J. Kammen
- Publisher address:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date:
- 1926
- Provenance:
- Gift of Robert Alan Friedman, 2003
- First line:
- Erloybt, lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts,
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלויבט, לאָזט זיך דינען, אויסרעדן מייַן האַרץ,
- Notes:
- Cover: "Nellie Casman - Columbia Record No 8106F"
"Morris Goldstein - Pathe Record No. 3741"
"Jospeh Feldman - Victor Record No. 78697"
Photo of Nellie Casman, Photo of Joseph Feldman, smaller photo inset of David Meyerowitz.
"Played on international and O. R. S. Music Rolls" Price 20 cents
Recordings
- On album:
- K-007(b) (More Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz — זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
- Track ID:
- 16676
- Artist:
- Kurz, Marv
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho.
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע שעה,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Transliteration of part of song with album.
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-022(c) (The 18 Pearls of Yiddish Songs Yaacov Shapiro — די 18 פּירל פֿון ייִדישן ליד יעקב שפּירו)
- Track ID:
- 16677
- Vocal:
- Shapiro, Yaacov — שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
- Artist:
- Israel Philharmonic Orch, Strings & Bass
- Conductor/Arranger:
- Moskowitz, Martin — מוסקוביץ, מרטין
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- K-049(a) (Solomon Kromchenko Jewish Folk Songs)
- Track ID:
- 16678
- Artist:
- Khromchenko, Solomon Markovich
- First line:
- Vos iz gevezn zayn vet nit mer,
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס איז געװעזן זײַן װעט ניט מער,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- A-009(a) (Jewish Folk Songs Joey Adams - Sholom Secunda with Guests)
- Track ID:
- 16679
- Vocal:
- Adams, Joey
- Conductor:
- Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho.
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע שעה,
- Track comment:
- Medley, Az Men Farzukht, Ale Viln Zingen, Yisroel Du Vest..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- R-039(a) (Our Heritage RUTH Sings Yiddish Songs)
- Track ID:
- 16680
- Artist:
- Ruth
- Artist:
- Ruben, Jules, piano acc
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- P-025(a) (Pearls of Yiddish Song — פּערל פֿון ייִדישן ליד)
- Track ID:
- 16681
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Artist:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-072(a) (Jacqui Sussholz Yiddish Is Forever)
- Track ID:
- 16682
- Artist:
- Sussholz, Jacqui
- Artist:
- Wuyts, Frank, arr
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- W-002(h) (Chansons Populaires Yiddish Vol 3 Benzion Witler — בּן ציון װיטלער ייִדישע פֿאָלקס לידער)
- Track ID:
- 16683
- Artist:
- Witler, Ben Tsion — װיטלער, בּן ציון
- First line:
- Ikh fil vi tsu redn, vayl es tut vey mayn harts,
- First line (Yiddish):
- איך פֿיל װי צו רעדן, װײַל עס טוט װײ מײַן האַרץ,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Vos Geven"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- A-027(a) (Bruce Adler An Evening At The Yiddish Theatre… — ..)
- Track ID:
- 16684
- Artist:
- Adler, Bruce
- Accomp:
- Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
- Artist:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho.
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע שעה,
- Track comment:
- Oygn Bistu Sheyn/ Yosl Yosl/ Vus Geven...Nito/ Vu Bistu Gev
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- F-014(a) (Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites)
- Track ID:
- 16685
- Artist:
- Francis, Connie
- Artist:
- Goeff Love Orchestra
- Artist:
- Fahey, Brian, arranger
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho.
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע שעה,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- F-020(d) (Leo Fuld My Yiddishe Mama)
- Track ID:
- 16686
- Artist:
- Fuld, Leo — פֿולד, לעאָ
- Artist:
- Scheffer, Pi., orch cond & arr
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- I-004(f) (Jewish Rhapsodies For Those In Love The Israeli Strings)
- Track ID:
- 16687
- Artist:
- Israeli Strings
- Artist:
- King, M. and T. L. Garrett, arr
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "To Be In Love"
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- J-009(a) (Soul of a People Arranged and Conducted by Gordon Jenkins)
- Track ID:
- 16688
- Artist:
- Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Jenkins, Gordon
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- S-011(b) (Traditional Jewish Melodies Orch & Chr of Benedict Silberman)
- Track ID:
- 16689
- Artist:
- Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Silberman, Benedict
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "What Used To Be, Used To Be"
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- F-019(a) (More Bagels and Bongos Irving Fields Trio)
- Track ID:
- 16690
- Artist:
- Fields Trio, Irving
- Artist:
- Fields, Irving, piano & arr
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- A-023(a) (Jewish Songs Our Favorite Melodies featuring June Astor)
- Track ID:
- 16692
- Artist:
- Astor, June
- Artist:
- Cooper, Harry
- Artist:
- Instrumental Ensemble
- First line:
- Vos iz geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho
- First line:
- װאָס איז געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- We worked hard, we worried to be a success,
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- On album:
- V-005(a) (The Best Of Yiddish Vaudeville)
- Track ID:
- 16693
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Narration:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho.
- First line:
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע שעה,
- Track comment:
- What has passed in the past, is not more, let it rest...
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- On album:
- M-015(a) (Line Monty Chante en Francais Orchestre Didier Boland)
- Track ID:
- 16694
- Artist:
- Monty, Line
- Artist:
- Boland, Didier Orchestra
- Piano:
- Solomon, Renee
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Ci Que Fut"
- Language:
- French
- On album:
- Z-010(m) (Paul Zim Sings Forever Yiddish 20 Yiddish "Golden Oldies")
- Track ID:
- 18348
- Artist:
- Zim, Paul & Simcha Klezmer Band
- Artist:
- Barnes, Rolfe & M. Tornick, cond
- Clarinet:
- Pincus, Paul
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho. .
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס איז געװעזן זײַן װעט ניט מער,
- Track comment:
- Sheyn Vi Di Levone/ Mazl/ Shloyemele Malkele/ Rumanye...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- G-006(f) (Dos Yidish Lid Fun Nekhtn un Fun Haynt Sarah Gorby — דאָס ייִדיש ליד פֿון נעכטן און פֿון הײַנט שׂרה גורבי)
- Track ID:
- 18811
- Vocal:
- Gorby, Sarah — גאָרבי, שׂרה
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven iz nisto. Shoyn avek yene tseyt,...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען איז נישטאָ, שױן אַװעק יענע צײַט, יענע שעה,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- On album:
- F-027(b) (Myriam Fuks)
- Track ID:
- 21479
- Vocal:
- Fuks, Myriam
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- T-015(f) (Talila Chante Le Yiddish Papirossn)
- Track ID:
- 21590
- Arranger:
- Mortarelli, Pierre
- Artist:
- Talila
- Accordion/Piano/Arranger:
- Schaff, Eddy
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- J-024(a)1 (Judische Lebenswelten /Patterns of Jewish Life 1/Berlin 1992)
- Track ID:
- 22284
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Artist:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- Narration:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- First line:
- Derloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- דערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האָרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Track comment:
- Excerpts from "The Golden Age of Yiddish Theatre"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- V-005(a)1 (The Best Of Yiddish Vaudeville Vol 1 & Michel Rosenberg)
- Track ID:
- 23737
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Narration:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito. Shoyn avek yene yor, yene sho.
- First line:
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ. שױן אַװעק יענע יאָר, יענע שעה,
- Track comment:
- What has passed in the past, is not more, let it rest...
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- On album:
- K-068(a) (Klezamir Yiddish-Klezmer-Israeli Featuring Fraidy Katz — קלעזאַמיר)
- Track ID:
- 22617
- Artist:
- Klezamir
- Vocalist:
- Fraidy Katz
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- G-037(b) (Hanna Greenbaum Great yiddish Songs — ייִדישע לידער שירים גדולים ביידיש)
- Track ID:
- 25771
- Artist:
- Greenbaum, Hanna — גרינבױם, חנה
- Artist:
- Osherovits, M., orchestra — אָשעראָװעץ, מ., אָרקעסטער
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven, nisht mer do, erloybt lozt aykh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען, נישט מער דאָ, ערלױבט לאָזט אײַך...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-083(b)1 (The Burning Bush/ Best of Yiddish, Klezmer & Sephardic Music 1)
- Track ID:
- 26593
- Vocal:
- Skeaping, Lucie
- Artist:
- Burning Bush
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, tsu red ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- 025j (Gingold, Sara/ Vos Geven Iz Geven/ Lomir Zikh Iberbetn)
- Track ID:
- 29483
- Artist:
- Gingold, Sara
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- B-087(a) (Henry Berman: 1945-1948 — חיים בערמאַן: 1948-1945)
- Track ID:
- 30783
- Vocal/Additional English lyrics:
- Berman, Henry — בערמאַן, חיים
- First line:
- Vos geven iz geven un nito, shoyn avek yene yor yene sho
- First line:
- װאָס געװען איז געװען און ניטאָ, שׁױן אַװעק יענע יאָר יענע שׁעה,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Theatre
- On album:
- F-045(a)1 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 1)
- Track ID:
- 28529
- Vocal:
- Casman, Nellie — קאַסמאַן, נעלי
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, red ikh fun zinen, red ikh fun..
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון זינען, צו רעד ...
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded Feb 3, 1926, Columbia 8195F/Unknown Orchestra
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Lament/Pop
- Length:
- 03:23
- On album:
- G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
- Track ID:
- 31664
- Vocal:
- Francis, Connie
- First line:
- Vos geven, iz geven un nito, shoyn avek yene yor yene sho,
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס געװען איז געװען איז נישטאָ, שױן אַװעק יענע צײַט, יענע שעה,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Pop/Orchestral Accompaniment
- Length:
- 1:35
- On album:
- A-056(a) (Azoy/ Musique Klezmer/ chanson yiddish)
- Track ID:
- 35882
- Vocal:
- Slotnicki, Poupa
- Accordion/Arranger:
- Weyh, Yves
- Accoustic Bass:
- Lirola, Jeremy
- Clarinet:
- Halbeisen, Raymond
- Violin:
- Elbaz, Daniel
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, red ikh fun zinen, red ikh fun..
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון זינען, צו רעד ...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Lament/Pop
- Length:
- 3:44
- On album:
- Y-055(a)1 (Les Yeux Noirs/ Best Oyf)
- Track ID:
- 39293
- Bass:
- Reveyrand, Kevin
- accordion:
- Peirani, Vincent
- Violin and Vocal:
- Slabiak, Erik
- Violin and Vocal:
- Slabiak, Olivier
- drums and percussions:
- Tafial, Aidje
- guitar and vocal:
- Anastasio, Frank
- On album:
- M-068(a)04 (Milken/ Abraham Ellstein: Great Songs of The Yiddish Stage Volume 1)
- Track ID:
- 42430
- Vocal:
- Spiro, Cantor Simon
- Artist:
- Vienna Chamber Orchestra
- Orchestration/Arranger:
- Sacks, Jonathan
- Conductor:
- Jaffe, Elli
- First line:
- Erloybt lozt zikh dinen, oysredn mayn harts, red ikh fun zinen, red ikh fun..
- First line (Yiddish):
- ערלױבט לאָזט זיך דינען, אױסרעדן מײַן האַרץ, צו רעד איך פֿון זינען, צו רעד איך..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Lament/Concert
- Length:
- 3:57