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