Songs
Vu Iz Dos Gesele — װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע
- Also known as:
- Vi Iz Dos Gesele
- Genre:
- Folk/Love/Waltz/Lament
- Subject:
- Love/Dwelling/Memory/Street
- Origin:
- Alb H-007(a)/Jaffee Kam 13/Alb S-062(a)/Alb B-036(a)/ Oyfn Veg 121
- Transliteration:
- Alb S-062(a)/Alb B-036(a)/Alb V0121/ Oyfn Veg 121
- Translation:
- Alb S-062(a)/Alb B-036(a)/Alb V0121
- Music:
- Jaffe Kam 13/Estella 6/
- Additional song notes:
- Where Is The Little Street (Alleyway?)
Recordings
- On album:
- T-019(a) (Tamara Songs of a Soviet Jewess)
- Track ID:
- 9106
- Artist:
- Tamara
- Piano:
- Shalit, Vladimir
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen..
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס ייִנגעלע װאָס...
- Language:
- Yiddish/Russian
- Style:
- Waltz
- On album:
- K-007(a) (Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz — זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
- Track ID:
- 16803
- Artist:
- Kurz, Marv
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Transliteration of part of song with album.
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- L-027(b) (Yiddish Family Album Featuring Rita Marlowe & Stanley Laudan)
- Track ID:
- 16804
- Vocal:
- Marlowe, Rita
- Artist:
- Stanley Laudan Ensemble
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz di shtub, vu iz mayn yingele vemen..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז די שטוב, װוּ איז מײַן ייִנגעלע װעמען..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Where Is May Lost Love?"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- On album:
- P-002(b) (Jan Peerce sings Yiddish Folk Songs Abraham Ellstein Orch)
- Track ID:
- 16805
- Vocal:
- Peerce, Jan
- Artist:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-062(a) (Sheh-Sheh Songs of My Grandfather — לידער פֿון מײַן זײדן שעשע)
- Track ID:
- 16806
- Artist:
- Sheh Sheh — שעשע
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- G-013(d)2 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 03 and 04)
- Track ID:
- 16807
- Vocal:
- Peerce, Jan
- Artist:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Narration:
- Katzman, Dr. Jacob
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Lecture 4, Song of the Golden Land, Homesickness & Yearing
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- W-014(a) (Yiddish Program For Soviet Jewry Workman's Circle Chorus)
- Track ID:
- 16808
- Artist:
- Workmen's Circle Chorus, Phila — אַרבעטער רינג כאָר, פֿילאַ.
- Conductor:
- Helzner, Morrie — העלזנער, מאָרי
- Artist:
- Seidman, Claire, piano
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Track comment:
- Rozhinkes Mit.., Vu Is Dos Gesele, Tum Balalayke
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- Y-004(a) (The Yiddish Dream A Heritage of Jewish Song)
- Track ID:
- 16809
- Vocal:
- Peerce, Jan
- Artist:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Same as on Peerce album - P-02(b)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- Z-010(h) (Strictly Yiddish Paul Zim sings Some Of Mamma's Favorites)
- Track ID:
- 16810
- Artist:
- Zim, Cantor Paul
- Artist:
- Simkha Klezmer Orch
- Conductor:
- Barnes, Rolf
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- R-039(a) (Our Heritage RUTH Sings Yiddish Songs)
- Track ID:
- 16811
- Artist:
- Ruth
- Artist:
- Ruben, Jules, piano acc
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz di shtub, vu iz mayn yingele vemen..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז די שטוב, װוּ איז מײַן ייִנגעלע װעמען..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- T-023(a) (Those Were The Days)
- Track ID:
- 16812
- Vocal:
- Bern, Mina — בערן, מינע
- Artist:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- Artist:
- Golden Land Orchestra
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Track comment:
- From "Those Were The Days" with "In An Orem Shtibele"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- M-016(a) (Gittele & Goldele Malavsky Yiddish Songs)
- Track ID:
- 16813
- Vocal:
- Malavsky, Goldele — מאַלאַװסקי, גאָלדעלע
- Vocal:
- Malavsky, Gitele — מאַלאַװסקי, גיטעלע
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz di shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen...
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז די שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס יִנגעלע װעמען..
- Track comment:
- Where is the street where as friends we would meet,
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- On album:
- K-017(a) (Music for a Jewish Wedding Lenny Kaye and His Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 16814
- Artist:
- Kaye, Lenny and his Orchestra
- Track comment:
- Medley with Tum Balalayke and Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen
- Language:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- D-003(b) (Russian Melodies Emil Decameron & His Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 16815
- Artist:
- Decameron, Emil & Orch
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line (Instrumental):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Where Is The Village"
- Language:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- M-046(a) (Marianna Live ! Yiddish Songs International Ballads)
- Track ID:
- 16818
- Artist:
- Brodey, Marianna
- Piano:
- Harlan, James
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/Russian
- On album:
- B-028(d) (The Barry Sisters Sing)
- Track ID:
- 16819
- Vocal:
- Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
- Artist:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen..
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס ייִנגעלע װאָס...
- Track comment:
- Where is the village, the place of my youth, where is the...
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Waltz/Concert/Pop
- On album:
- M-015(a) (Line Monty Chante en Francais Orchestre Didier Boland)
- Track ID:
- 16820
- Author:
- Bernard, Gil, French
- Vocal:
- Monty, Line
- Artist:
- Boland, Didier Orchestra
- Piano:
- Solomon, Renee
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen..
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Ou Est La Ruella"
- Language:
- Yiddish/French
- On album:
- Z-010(m) (Paul Zim Sings Forever Yiddish 20 Yiddish "Golden Oldies")
- Track ID:
- 18367
- Artist:
- Zim, Paul & Simcha Klezmer Band
- Artist:
- Barnes, Rolfe & M. Tornick, cond
- Clarinet:
- Pincus, Paul
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos...
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס...
- On album:
- F-045(a)1 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 1)
- Track ID:
- 28528
- Vocal:
- Moskowitz, Abraham — מאָסקאָוויץ, אבֿרהם
- Cymbalom:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- First line:
- Vi iz dos gesele, vi iz di shtib, vi voynt dos yingele veyem k'hob lib,
- First line (Yiddish):
- װי איז דאָס געסעלע, װי איז די שטיב, װי װױנט דRס ייִנגעלע װעמען כ'חאָב ליב
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded July 23, 1927, Columbia 8144F/unknown piano
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 03:22
- On album:
- Z-011(f) (Talila & Ben Zimet / Yiddish Atmosphere)
- Track ID:
- 28751
- Vocal:
- Zimet, Ben
- Vocal:
- Talila
- Accordion:
- Schaff, Eddy
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz di shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen kh'hob lib,
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז די שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס ייִנגעלע װעמען כ'האָב ליב,
- Language:
- Russian/Yiddish
- Style:
- Duet/Folk
- Length:
- 2:44
- On album:
- B-088(b) (Bobby Block Sings Yiddish / The Songs From His Youth)
- Track ID:
- 33528
- Vocal/Saxophone/Clarinet:
- Block, Bobby
- Keyboards:
- Kravitz, Bernie
- Percussion:
- Sperell, Chic
- First line:
- Lay da lay…avu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos meydele vos ikh hob lib
- First line (Yiddish):
- לײַ די לײַ...אַװוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מײדעלע װאָס..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Pop/Waltz
- Length:
- 3:21
- On album:
- B-028(m) (The Barry Sisters/ Their Greatest Yiddish Hits)
- Track ID:
- 36515
- Vocal:
- Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz dos shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen..
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז דאָס שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס ייִנגעלע װאָס...
- Track comment:
- Where is the village, the place of my youth, where is the...
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Waltz/Concert/Pop
- Length:
- 3:29
- On album:
- M-047(d) (Cantors Klezmorim and Crooners: 1905-1953 / Classic Yiddish 78s from the Mayrent Collection B)
- Track ID:
- 35589
- Vocal:
- Moskowitz, Abraham — מאָסקאָוויץ, אבֿרהם
- Cymbalom:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- First line:
- Vi iz dos gesele, vi iz di shtib, vi voynt dos Yingele vemen kh'hob lib,
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װי איז די שטיב, װוּ וווּינט דאָס ייִנגעלע װעמען כ'האָב ליב,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Pop/Waltz
- Length:
- 3:27
- On album:
- L-019(d) (King of the Klezmers Vol 4 Marty Levitt Harriet Kane)
- Track ID:
- 36991
- Artist:
- Kame, Harriet & Marty Levitt Orch
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz di shtub, vu iz dos yingele vemen..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז די שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס ייִנגעלע װעמען..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Literary Origin / Spoken Word
- On album:
- M-072(a) (Les Yiddishe Mamas et Papas/ Tumba !/ [Live])
- Track ID:
- 39208
- voice:
- Marx, Isabelle
- voice:
- Ruff, Astrid
- voice:
- Labiche, Patrick
- voice, guitar:
- Wolf, Laurent
- piano, trumpet, voice:
- Doust, Richard
- drums, percussion, voice:
- Grob, Sebastien
- First line:
- vi iz dus gesele, vi iz di shtib, vi iz dus yingele vemen kh'hob lib?
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Length:
- 4:58
- On album:
- D-041(a) (Lillian Davis: Yiddish Songs)
- Track ID:
- 42414
- Vocal:
- Davidson, Lillian
- Vocal:
- Davidson, Becky
- First line:
- Vu iz dos gesele, vu iz di shtub, vu iz dos meydele vemen kh'hob lib, do iz dos
- First line:
- װוּ איז דאָס געסעלע, װוּ איז די שטוב, װוּ איז דאָס מיידעלע װעמען כ'האָב ליב,...
- Language:
- Russian/Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Duet/Folk/Acapella/Waltz
- Length:
- 0:56