Yiddish Music

“Arbetsloze Marsh”, written by Mordechai Gebirtig in 1938

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Ejns, tswej, draj, fir, arbetlose senen mir, nischt gehert chadoschim lang in fabrik den hamer-klang, ‘s lign kejlim kalt, fargesn, ‘s nemt der sschawer sej schon fresn, gejen mir arum…

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Zisl Slepovitch sings a Belarussian protest song in Yiddish

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שוין 26 יאָר הערשט דער ווײַסרוסישער דיקטאַטאָר אַלכּסנדר לוקאַשענקאָ מיט אַן אײַזערנעם פֿויסט. ניט געקוקט אויף די ענדערונגען אין די לענדער וואָס רינגלען אַרום ווײַסרוסלאַנד, בלײַבט דער דאָזיקער בייזוויליקער אַנאַכראָניזם…

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Dos kelbl, Dona Dona. Song of the Week in multiple versions for all tastes

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A lullaby, tender, full of message and motivation, by Avrom Reisen and Sholom Secunda in Yiddish, from New York that has traveled the world Klezmer R ‘ In Yiddish, English,…

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Di goldene pave / The golden peacock

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Poem: Anna Margolin. Di goldene pave Iz di goldene pave gefloygn, gefloygn, Un di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn, Likhtiker mayner, shlof ayn. Di nakht hot geefnet di goldene…

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“A bayshpil”, sung by Jacob Gorelik

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Jacob (Yankev) Gorelik was born in Schedrin (Shchadryn, Scadryn) Belarus, and came to the US in the 1920s. This performance was recorded at a concert in New York City on…

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Mentshn-Fresser, feat. Sveta Kundish & Daniel Kahn. This 100-Year-Old Yiddish Pandemic Song Could Have Been Written Today

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In 1916, Solomon Smulevitz, a Yiddish musician and entertainer who immigrated to America from Belarus, wrote “Mentshn-Fresser.” The song’s title means “man eater,” or “devourer of mankind.” Written by Solomon…

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Vira Lozinsky sings a love song to Paris

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Vira Lozinsky, one of today’s outstanding Yiddish singers,blends her singing with a variety of musical styles from East European folk (Klezmer, Gypsy, Romanian, Russian) to South American Tangos. Her repertoire…

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Paul Robeson sang in Yiddish

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I still remember the rich bass baritone voice of  Paul Robeson singing  “Old Man River” in the 1936 movie Show Boat. That was his song and I thought no one else could match his…

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