VARIOUS ARTISTS

Jewish Life: The Old Country

VARIOUS ARTISTS

28 SONGS • 42 MINUTES • JAN 01 1958

1
Am Kodoysh
A man born in Glina, Galicia
00:28
2
A-A Lyu Lyu
A woman, born in Zhitomir, Russia, to a baby
00:44
3
In a Shtetele Pityepoy
A Woman Born In Warsaw
00:38
4
Cheder-boy's Taunts - Taunts from Galicia
A man born in Galicia
00:38
5
Vi azoy s'iz nisht git tsu geyn
Freda Lobell
01:53
6
Henich's vayb / Of azoy neyt a Shnayder - This Is How a Tailor Sews
Rachel Grover-Spivack
00:44
7
Hob ich mir a Shpan - I Have a Coach
F. Sultan
02:02
8
A Redele iz di gore Velt
Israel Freed
01:46
9
A Shadchen darf men Kenen Zayn - A Matchmaker's Trade Is a Special Skill
Esther Drucker
01:30
10
Vos vilsti Mutter hobn? - What Do You Want from Me Mother?
Ruth Rubin
01:22
11
Indroysn iz Fintster - It Is Dark Outdoors
A Man Born In Grodno, Lithuania
01:50
12
Fun groys dasad - In Great Pain
Anna Berkowitz
01:34
13
Ich lig unter Grattes - I Lie Behind Bars
Harry Ary
02:05
14
Kadril - Quadrille
A Woman Born In Grodno, Lithuania
01:28
15
Betler Lid - Beggar Song
Yankl Zipper
01:15
16
Chassidic Tune
Avrom Yudin
02:20
17
Husiatiner Melody
Yankl Zipper
00:42
18
Chassidic Hopke
Yankl Zipper
01:12
19
Az Moshi - ach vet kumen - When the Messiah Comes
Ruth Rubin
03:14
20
Zog mir mein Shvester - Tell Me My Sister
Rachel Grover-Spivack
01:06
21
Vos shloft ir, ir Shlefer? - Why Do You Slumber, You Sleepers?
F. Sultan
01:11
22
Di Mashines klapn - The Machines Are Clattering
Ruth Rubin
00:46
23
Ver es hot in Blat gelezn - Oh Have You Read in the Newspapers?
Mr. Persky
02:35
24
Fraytik Inderfri - Friday Morning
A Woman Born In Czernowitz, Bessarabia
00:43
25
Zayt mir gezint, Chovertes ole - Farewell, All My Friends - The Bride's Farewell
A Woman Born In Chotin, Bessarabia
01:56
26
Forn forstu fun mir avek - You Are Leaving Me
Ruth Rubin
01:39
27
Five Wedding Tunes on a Fiddle
A "Badchen" (Wedding Entertainer) From Galicia
02:24
28
Shlof mayn Kind mayn Treyst mayn Sheyner - Sleep My Child My Lovely Comfort (Words by Sholem Aleichem)
A Woman Born In White Russia
03:02
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