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A Bisl Libe, Und a Bisele GlikRumshinsky... Yiddish  clip here from Rebecca West's Edit
a bocher libt a meydl...... Yiddish   i found out the music is some kind of a polka. i like all happy yiddish son . . . Edit
a brivele der mamenSolomon ShmulewitzSolomon Shmulewitz Yiddish   . . . Edit
A Chasene TantsEllsteinchosn Yiddish   From Theodore Bikel sings Yiddish Theatre and Folk Songs I would like to . . . Edit
A Chazandl Oyf Shabes...... Yiddish   A great humorous song about men who are married to their work. Cantor Sey . . . Edit
A DudeleReb Levi YitskhokReb Levi Yitskhok Yiddish   THIS IS THE NEVEL/RUSSIA VERSION link to hear the song + an explanation: . . . Edit
A Fidler...shmuel tsesler yiddish   Shmuel Tsesler was born in Zabludov, Poland, in 1904. . . . Edit
A Finf-Un-TsvantsigerTrad.Theodore Bikel Yiddish   From - Theodore Bikel Sings Yiddish Theatre & Folk Songs . . . Edit
a ganev...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
a glezele lekhayimB. Bergholz... Yiddish   . . . Edit
a glezele mashkeMichael Gordon (1823-1890)Michael Gordon (1823-1890) Yiddish   . . . Edit
a kholem...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
a kleyne meydele klapt in teer......... Yiddish   a busy girl wants her mother to open the door for her. in some versions she . . . Edit
A Libe Iz An Umglik? arr. J. shafer, maybe by him too?? Yiddish   . . . Edit
a malekh veynt...Peretz Hirshbein (1880-1948) Yiddish   . . . Edit
A Nigndl...... Yiddish   Words and music by Nachum Sternheim. Another recording was made by Robin . . . Edit
A PintaleTradTheodore Bikel Yiddish   Right Chassidic Dynasty - Wrong Rebbe. The song refers to the first Chabad . . . Edit
A Tamganeydndiker Nign (A Heavenly Tune), also A Freylicher Shnayder (A Happy Tailor)TRADITIONALJosef Kerler Yiddish   . . . Edit
A vaybele a tsniebagelman sistersIsidor Lillian Yiddish   The Bagelman Sisters have recorded this in early 40-ies, I believe 1942 wi . . . Edit
A Yiddish Meydl Darf a Yidishn BoyAlexander OlshanetskyJacob Jacobs Yiddish   theI believe that the first line ends with yingl, and not "boy." I am fr . . . Edit
A yor nokh mayn khaseneIsaac ReingoldIsaac Reingold Yiddish   here's a page with more info about this song: Edit
A Yor Nokh Mayn Khassene...Rheingold Yiddish   . . . Edit
A Zemerl - Lomir Ale Zingen...... Yiddish   15th December, 2001 We changed beigele to dare shkorinke (dry crust) Als . . . Edit
a zuniker shtralMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Abi GezuntAbraham EllsteinMolly Picon Yiddish   Verse 1 A bisl zun, a bisl regn A ruik ort dem kop tsu leygn Abi gezunt k . . . Edit
abi gezuntAbraham EllsteinMolly Picon Yiddish   . . . Edit
Achtsik Er Un Zibetshik Zi (Eighty He and Seventy She)Mark M. Warshavsky (1840-1907)Mark M. Warshavsky (1840-1907) Yiddish   There is an alternative version with different 2-5 verses which can be fou . . . Edit
Ad Bli Dai...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Ah Cholim (?)...... Yiddish   Childhood memories . . . Edit
Ah Succelah a Kleina...... Yiddish   I heard this song on JM in the AM: Norman Laster played two versions on . . . Edit
Ale BriderWinchevsky, Morris (1856-1932)... Yiddish   A great family song!

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ale brider...Winchevsky, Morris (1856-1932) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Almonds & Raisins...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Amerika The Beautifulskeeter,davis? Yiddish   . . . Edit
Amol iz geven a meise...... Yiddish   The clip featured here is from a beautiful CD Edit
An Emese Eyshes Khael...as sung by Barry Sisters Yiddish   Eyshes-khayel, mi yimtso? (Proverbs 31:10) (This link doesn't exist anymo . . . Edit
An Emeseh Ayshes Chayil...as sung by Barry Sisters Yiddish   This song may be heard on two compilation of the Barry Sisters: "The Barry . . . Edit
arbetloze marshText und Musik: Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Text und Musik: Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Arbetslosen marsch - Song of the unemployedGebirtigGebirtig Yiddish   music here: Edit
Arum dem Fayer (Around the Fire)...... Yiddish   ...This is the translation I was taught when I was frist taught the song a . . . Edit
avraiml der marvicher...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
avreymlMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   Doesn't the final verse mean: Da liegt Avreyml der fdhigste Taschendieb, . . . Edit
Az Der Rebbe...... Yiddish   Frequently mistaken today for a Chassidic song, this originated as a Misna . . . Edit
Az der Rebe ElimelekhNadir, Moyshe (1885-1943)Nadir, Moyshe (1885-1943) yiddish   See what happens when a rabbi gets drunk?!

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Azoy vi es Kumt der Kheyliker Purim...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Barry sisters...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Basarabye (Bessarabia)Bella GottesmanBella Gottesman Yiddish   clip here from Edit
Bay dem Shtetl Shteyt a Shtibl...Rozental, Zalmen (1889-1959) Yiddish   . . . Edit
bay dem shtetlRozental, Zalmen (1889-1959)Rozental, Zalmen (1889-1959) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Bay Mir Bistu Shein (Yiddish)Secunda, SholomJacobs, Jacob Yiddish   the clip here is from a great CD Edit
Bearvot HaNegevLeonid ShokhinRefael Klatchkin Yiddish   mythos of bereavement Both the text and the melody are based on a 1943 . . . Edit
Beltz, Mayn Shtetele BeltzOlshanetsky, Alexander (1892-1946)Jacobs, Jacob (1892-1972) Yiddish   One of the all-time favorites. Looking back at our little hometowns... . . . Edit
BeygelachKammensheyn Yiddish   From Theodore Bikel sings Yiddish Theatre and Folk Songs. Clip here from th . . . Edit
Bin Ikh Mir a Shnayderl...... Yiddish   Clip here from Mark Levy's Edit
Borukh Ate...... Yiddish   you can find more hannukkah songs here: Edit
Brider, mir hobn geshlosn...Chaim Aleksandrov Yiddish   Sung by Jewish soldiers of the "Brigadas internacionales" during the Spani . . . Edit
Bublichki/Beygelachklesmorim... Yiddish   more on this song (in russian) at Edit
Bulbetitle: BULBES... Yiddish   There is a version of this song by The Fugs, available on "The Fugs First . . . Edit
Chad Gadyo...... yiddish   The clip featured here is from Edit
Dem Ganef4s Yikhes - Far Vos Du Ketsele Broyges...... Yiddish   'KETZELE BAROIGES' This song is one of my favorites with the Barry Sisttrs . . . Edit
Dem Milners Trerndavid karp... yiddish   clip here from Leon Lissek's great CD Edit
dem milners trernMark Warschawski ( 1848-1907 )Mark Warschawski ( 1848-1907 ) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Dem Zeydns Nign (Grandfather's Tune)Josh WaletzkyShike Driz Yiddish   The clip featured here is from Klezamir CD Edit
Der Alter Menashe...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Der DishwasherYablakoff, Herman (1903-1981)Yablakoff, Herman (1903-1981) Yiddish   These lyrics appear as sung by Herman Yablokoff. . . . Edit
Der FilosofZbarzher, Velvl (1826?-1883)Zbarzher, Velvl (1826?-1883) Yiddish   A humbling song - whatever the man has made or invented, the rabbi can d . . . Edit
der filozofVelvl Zbarzher (1826-1883)Velvl Zbarzher (1826-1883) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Der hoyfzinger fun varshever getoReuven Lifshutz ( 1918-1975 )Reuven Lifshutz ( 1918-1975 ) Yiddish   eti hurl labogain qual mit goodken hasuen euch goofdt drier footgot . . . Edit
Der Nayer SherAbraham Ellstein... Yiddish   . . . Edit
DER REBBBE HOT GEHEISEN FREHLICH ZEINA. GOLDFADENJ. M. RUMSHISKY Yiddish   . . . Edit
Der rebe Elimelakh...Moshe Nadir Yiddish   My jewish-music teacher Elisheva Edelson Tishman, taught this song to me.. . . . Edit
Der Rebe Hot Gevolt Vayn Trinken...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Der Rebe Tut Vunder...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Der shabbes Kodesh ist shoin du?... Yiddish   I remember that this was a marvelous duet skillfully sung on an old Columb . . . Edit
DER SHNAJDER (DER KRANKER SHNAJDER)...S. Ansky Yiddish   By S. Ansky pseudonym of playwright SOLOMON ZANVEL RAPPOPORT b. 1863, Vi . . . Edit
Der VinterMark WarshawskyMark Warshawsky Yiddish   . . . Edit
Di Ban (The Train)...... Yiddish   A wonderful version was on elektra records sung by theo bickel...I cannot find any more information on it my copy has vanished. . . . Edit
Di Blum...Eliakum Tsunzer Yiddish   Eliakum Zunser, was felt by many to have been the greatest Badkhan of all . . . Edit
di elter...Itsik Fefer (1900-1952) Yiddish   . . . Edit
di goldene paveLeibu LevinAnna Margolin (1887-1952) Yiddish   . . . Edit
di goldene pave / di nekhtige teg...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Di Grine KusineAbe SchwartzKhayim Prizant Yiddish   From Theodore Bikel sings Yiddish theatre and Folk songs . . . Edit
Di Grine KuzineSchwartz, AbeLeyzerovits, Yakov (1893-1965) Yiddish   1. My cousin came to me, she was as beautiful as gold, the greenhorn. Wi . . . Edit
di grine kuzineAbe ScwartzKhayim Prizant Yiddish   Hi everyone! There definitely is a story behind the origin of Hyman P . . . Edit
di krenitse...Itsik Fefer (1900-1952) Yiddish   Chava Alberstein & klezmatics - The Well (I have on cd) . . . Edit
Di Mame iz Gegangen...... Yiddish  

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di mame iz gegangen...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
di mezinkeMark M. Warshavsky (1840-1907)Mark M. Warshavsky (1840-1907) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Di Naye Elter...Arturo S. Kerbel Yiddish   . . . Edit
Di Retenish...... Yiddish   this song can be found on Karsten Troyke's CD Edit
Di Sapozhkelekh...... Yiddish   This song is on one of the Mazeltones recordings ("Meshugge for You", I t . . . Edit
di shvue...ansky Yiddish   `di shvue` (the oath) is the anthem of the Jewish Labor Bund of russia, Li . . . Edit
Di Yontevdike Teg (The Festival Days)Warshavsky, Mark M. (1840-1907)Warshavsky, Mark M. (1840-1907) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Di Zukunft (The Future)...Morris Winchefsky (1856-1932) Yiddish   The following notes appear on this page: Edit
Di Zun Vet Arunter GeynBen YomenM. I. Helpern Yiddish   A beautiful song with beautiful words...
here performed by my favorite . . .
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di zun vet aruntergeynBen Yomen (1919)Moshe Leib Halpern Yiddish   . . . Edit
dire gelt100000Theodore Bikel Yiddish   . . . Edit
Dire-Gelt...... Yiddish   The clip, lyrics, and translation are from this wonderful page: (in Dutch This song is not Italian!? It is Yiddish. . . . Edit
Dire-Gelt...... Yiddish   The clip, lyrics, and translation are from this wonderful page: (in Dutch This song is not Italian!? It is Yiddish. . . . Edit
Doina...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
DolyeShoul Beresowsky (1908-1975)Itzik Manger (1911-1969) Yiddish   I know of two recordings of this song: one by Ora Sittner from her wonderf . . . Edit
dolye dolyeShoul Beresowsky (1908-1975)Itzik Manger (1911-1969) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Don un DonyeMichel GelbartH. Roisenblat Yiddish   . . . Edit
Dona dona (hebrew)...... yiddish   Translation of the Yiddish song "Dos Kelbl", decrying the . . . Edit
Dona Dona (In dem Templ)...Sylvia Schildt Yiddish   Sung to the tune of Dona Dona, here's a cute Khanuke song. . . . Edit
Donna, Donna (English)S. SecundaDonna,donna yiddish   This is the English version of the song Dona Dona that is availa . . . Edit
Dos Iz Yiddish...Dudu Fisher Yiddish   I love this song... because i love yiddish... and thats what the song talk . . . Edit
dos kelblScholem Secunda (1894-1974)Aaron Zeitlin (1889-1973) Yiddish   Is there and English translation of the song available? howshirl@ozemail. . . . Edit
Dos Kelbl (Dona Dona)Secunda, Sholom (1894-1974)Aharon Zeitlin Yiddish   One of the all-time favorites, a playful song that is often known as "D . . . Edit
Dos keshenever shtikele...... Yiddish   Well, I sing in a Jewish folk Ensemble, here in Israel, and we just happen . . . Edit
Dos Lid Fun Dem BroytMark VarshavskyVarshavsky Yiddish   . . . Edit
dos lidl fun goldenem landMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Dos TalislH. Wohl... Yiddish   (reprinted from Mendele< . . . Edit
Dos ZanglHirsh GlikHirsh Glik Yiddish   Recorded 2002 on Mayn Oytser-My Treasure, released by the Sholom Aleichem Cl . . . Edit
Dray TekhterlekhMordechai GebirtigMordechai Gebirtig Yiddish   Finally, a father gives away his third daughter in marriage -- and yet now . . . Edit
Dray YinglekhGelbart & GoykhbergZaslavsky Yiddish   (from Mendele): In . . . Edit
Drey DreydlechMoishe Oysher... yiddish   Beautiful song! . . . Edit
Du DuAliza... Yiddish   Originally in Aliza Greenblatt's Tsen Lider and written in 1933.. . . . Edit
Du Meydele Du Fayns (You Pretty Little Girl)...... Yiddish   clip here from Rebecca Wave's website, and her album Edit
du meydele du sheyns...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Du Zolst Nisht Geyn Mit Keyn Anderinke Meydelekh (Don't You Dare Go Out with Other Girls)...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Dus Aiberste fun Staisseln/an/a Yiddish   Heard this about fifty years ago sung in a small "group sing" with a gro . . . Edit
dzhankoye...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Ein Ballade fnn zerissene Schich...... Yiddish   this song comes here from here: Edit
Ekhod Mi Yodeya (in Yiddish)...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Ele, BeleZ. BerdicheverZ. Berdichever Yiddish   . . . Edit
Eli, EliJacob K. SandlerJacob K. Sandler Yiddish   The song was written by Jacob K. Sandler (1860-1931) for M. Hurvitch's pla . . . Edit
Eli, EliJacob K. SandlerJacob K. Sandler Yiddish   The song was written by Jacob K. Sandler (1860-1931) for M. Hurvitch's pla . . . Edit
ergets shtil...Leyb Naydus (1890-1918) and Mani Leyb (1883-1953) Yiddish   . . . Edit
ershter valts...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
eyder ikh leyg mikh shlofn...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Eyns Eyns Eyns...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Eynsam Dov SeltserItsik Manger (1911-1969) Yiddish   . . . Edit
eynzamDov SeltzerItzik Manger (1911-1969) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Far Vos?Abraham Korbman... Yiddish   Wrote in Mexico City march the 1st 1924. My Grandfather Abraham is the au . . . Edit
Far Vos? (Why?)Sue RoemerRabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Yiddish   There is a page devoted to this song here: (more sound clips, music, yiddi . . . Edit
Far Vos? (Why?)Sue RoemerRabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Yiddish   There is a page devoted to this song here: (more sound clips, music, yiddi . . . Edit
Farges Mikh NitAbraham EllsteinJacob Jacobs Yiddish   This song was introduced by Molly Picon and Yakob Sussanoff in the producti . . . Edit
farvos veynstu sheyndele...Mordechai Gebirtig Yiddish   . . . Edit
feygeleSholom SecundaIsrael Rosenberg Yiddish   . . . Edit
Feygele, Feygele......... Yiddish   . . . Edit
finfuntsvantsiger...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Fishelech Koyfn...... Yiddish   Check out Tanja Solnik's website, t . . . Edit
Fisher Lid (Fisherman's Song)traditional Hassidic tune Ve-eyneynuAliza Greenblatt Yiddish   Fisherlid was written to a traditional Hasidic tune "Ve-eyneynu tireno" by . . . Edit
fisherlid...Aliza Greenblatt Yiddish   . . . Edit
fraytik oyf der nakhtNochem Sternheim (1879-1942)Nochem Sternheim (1879-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Fraytik Oyf Der Nakht (Friday Nights)N. SternheimN. Sternheim Yiddish   a beautiful song about childhood Sabbath memories...

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freylekh zayn...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Gasn SingerPejssachke Burstein ( ....-1986)Pejssachke Burstein ( ....-1986) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Gebojrn in a sajdn hemdlA.LustigR. Bojmwol Yiddish   Gebojrn in a sajdn hemdl This song is a parable on the vital value of the . . . Edit
Geven a Tzayt (Those Were the Days in Yiddish)...Teddi Schwartz (English original - Gene Raskin) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Gey Ikh Mir Shpatsirn (As I go for a stroll)...... Yiddish   If he didn't want me once, now I won't have him! Clip here from Martha Sc . . . Edit
Geyogte, geplogte......Yitzkhak Katzenelson Yiddish   This is the translation into Yiddish the famous 137th Psalm - Al naharot Ba . . . Edit
Geyt a Goy in Shenkl Arayn...... yiddish   (from jewish-music email discussion list - www.shamash.org) From Bob Roth . . . Edit
gibn dir mayn tokhter...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
GlikAlexander OlshanetskyBella Meisell Yiddish   This song, a Yiddish theater standard, was first introduced in "Der Letster . . . Edit
glikAlexander OlshanetskyBella Meisell Yiddish   . . . Edit
Goldene Landtradtrad Yiddish   . . . Edit
HanukkahOh Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah the sweet celebration....chanukah Yiddish   Clip here is from this wonderful site about chanukah: Edit
Haynt iz Purim...... Yiddish   I know other words. Without the melody it is hard to be sure. Haynt is P . . . Edit
Hej, klesmorimMordechaj GebirtigMordechaj Gebirtig Yiddish   I just found it in a Gebirtig song book. . . . Edit
hemerl...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Her nor di schaein maedele...... Yiddish   Here are all 6 stanzas of this beautiful duet. Note the slightly different . . . Edit
her nor du sheyn meydele...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Hey Dzhankoye (Az men fort kayn Sevastopol)...... Yiddish   This Crimean farm song became popular in the United States, Canada, and Pa . . . Edit
hey klezmorimMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
hey tsigelekhMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Hey Zhankoye...Pete Seeger Yiddish   Seeger did the English version. The Yiddish lyricist is unknown. . . . Edit
Hey, Tsigelekh (Hey, Little Goats)Mordechay GebirtigMordechay Gebirtig Yiddish   A sad song about a shepherd boy's longing for a pretty girl.

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heymisher bulgar...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
hirsh lekert...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Hob Ikh mir a mantl (I had a little coat)Traditional... Yiddish   The clip featured here is from the CD Edit
Hob Ikh Mir a Por Oxn...... Yiddish   cllip here by Mazel . . . Edit
Home on the Range in Yiddish...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
honikzaftlorin sklamberglorin sklamberg Yiddish   Music by Frank London Words adapted from Song of Songs by Lorin Sklamberg . . . Edit
Hop! Mayne HomentashnM. Pirozhnikov... Yiddish   Yachne-Dvoshe prepares some humentashn, but unfortunately, it turns out tha . . . Edit
HopkeleAlexander OlshanetskyJacob Jacobs Yiddish   clip here from the Klezmer Conservatory Band's CD Edit
Hot a Yid a VaybeleMorrisGoldsteinMorrisGoldstein Yiddish   Sheet music with lyrics to this song is available in The Kammen Folio of F . . . Edit
hulyet hulyet kinderlakhMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Hulyet, Beyze Vintn...huljet huljet Yiddish   from Aufwind Klezmer Band's (www.aufwindmusik.de) pages: A song about the  . . . Edit
Hulyet, Hulyet, KinderlekhMordekhai GebirtigMordekhai Gebirtig Yiddish   clip here from the recording Edit
Hungerik Dayn KetseleMordecai Gebirtig... Yiddish   A slight correction: Verse one should read: Shlof shoyn mayn hungerik me . . . Edit
I Am Crazy Far SheAaron LebedeffDoctor Doom Yiddish   This song can be found on Karsten Troyke's CD "Di Grine Blatter". More ifg . . . Edit
I'm writing a letter to Mama...... Yiddish   garage sale record bought in Montreal in 1960's....Have record so I could . . . Edit
Ikh Bin A "Boarder" Bay Mayn Vayb (I am a boarder at my wife's)Rubin DoctorRubin Doctor Yiddish   You can find lyrics in Yiddish and transliteration, clips, and other info ab . . . Edit
ikh bin a boarder bay mayn vaybRubin Doctor (1882- ca.1940)Rubin Doctor (1882- ca.1940) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl (I had a little dreydl)Michl GelbartBen Arn (pseudonym for Gelbart) Yiddish   Velvel Pasternak (_Jewish Holidays in Song_, Owings Mills MD, 1997) lists . . . Edit
Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil LibAlexander OlshanetskyChaim Towber yiddish   clip here by Edit
ikh nem dos pekl...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
ikh vil nit geyn in kheyder Josef CzerniawskyScholem Alejchem (1859-1916) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Ikh vil tsurik aheymAlexander Olshanetsky... Yiddish   Olshanetsky was a composer and performer of Yiddish theater and litergical . . . Edit
Ikh ZingAbraham EllsteinMolly Picon Yiddish   (from Mendele archives) One place the Yiddish lyrics (along with the sheet . . . Edit
In An Orem Shtibelemoyshe kormanmikhl gelbart Yiddish   . . . Edit
In Dem Land Fun PiramidnBen YomenDovid Edelshtadt Yiddish   This Passover song can be found in a book of Yiddish songs. The entire b . . . Edit
In Der FintsterLeibu LevinZishe Landau Yiddish   Leibu Levin used to sing it in Romania in the 1930's. A recording was made in the 1990's in Israel by Mike Burstyn. . . . Edit
In Greenen Vald...... Yiddish   My grandmother A"H used to sing this song to us when we were small. I wou . . . Edit
In Kamf...David Edelstadt Yiddish   One of the most popular worker songs written in America in 1889 by the anar . . . Edit
In Shtetl Nikolayev...David Medoff Yiddish   this song here from Aufwind - Yiddish . . . Edit
Indroysn / Di bekeray...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
indroyzn...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
indroyzn iz finzter...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Itsik Vitenberg (Itzik Wittenberg)glikSh. Kaczerginsky Yiddish   Itsik Wittenberg was the commander of the United Partisan Organization in . . . Edit
Iz Gekumen Der Feter Nussen...... Yiddish   Khossen (groom), bobe (grandmother), makhatonim (in-laws) and kaleh (bride . . . Edit
jidishe mame...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Kalt VaserSecunda... Yiddish   the song is a typical american yiddish theater song It was interpreted 30 . . . Edit
Katerina Molodica...... Yiddish   It's version sung by greate yiddish singer Nekhama Lifshitsajte (now in Is . . . Edit
Khad GadyoMichl GelbartI. Lukowsky Yiddish   This is the Yiddish version of the Passover song. Reprinted from the e-mai . . . Edit
Khanuke...... Yiddish   A song about the beauty of Hannukkah. . . . Edit
Khanukeh iz a yom-tev shein.-- ---- -- Yiddish   . . . Edit
Khatzkeleking... Yiddish   (From the 1927 edition of the Schack-Cohen _Yiddish Folk Songs: 50 Songs . . . Edit
Kinder YornGebirtig, Mordkhe (1877-1942)Gebirtig, Mordkhe (1877-1942) Yiddish   A melancholy song about our children's years I have heard several version . . . Edit
Klezmorimlex...... Yiddish   A very sad departure song, departure into death. (The "x" in the lyrics sho . . . Edit
Kum Ikh Arayn...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Lenin mit dem fidl, Trotsky mot dem basunknownunknown Yiddish   I heard this short song only from my Grandfather, who grew up in Mozyr, . . . Edit
Levine, der Groyser HeldCharles TobiasHarry Herschal Yiddish   . . . Edit
LeybkeMordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942)Mordekhay Gebirtig (1877-1942) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Leyg dayn kop af mayne kniLeibu LevinH. Leivick Yiddish   . . . Edit
Libe (Love)Abraham EllsteinMolly Picon Yiddish   Clip here from CD Edit
LlubaLes Yeux Noirs(traditional) Yiddish   Would appreciate Yiddish lyrics and English translation. Heard on Les Ye . . . Edit
Lomir Ale in Eynem (All Together!)...... Yiddish   http://www.ceulmad.yaroslavl.ru/25.wav (Not sure who) (Utesev?) . . . Edit
Lomir singen dort un dort...... Yiddish   A joyfull song which I like to begin slowly, alternating with other singers, . . . Edit
Lomir zich iberbetn...... Yiddish   According to my Polish (Lublin) mother, this song was one of many sung & d . . . Edit
Mai ko mashme-lon...abraham reizen Yiddish   A Talmudic student's lament

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Margaritkelekh...... Yiddish   A beautiful song about a girl and guy in a field of margaritkelekh... You . . . Edit
Mayn Rue PlatzMorris Rosenfeld... Yiddish   There is a version of this on a Machayah tape from the late 1980s called M . . . Edit
Mayn Yiddishe MeydeleSholom SecundaAnshel Schorr Yiddish   clip here from the Klezmer Conservatory Band's CD Edit
Mayn Yingele (My Little One)...Morris Rosenfeld Yiddish   This is a famous poem and song by Morris Rosenfeld about a father who work . . . Edit
Maz'l (Fortune)Abraham EllsteinMolly Picon Yiddish   clip here from CD Edit
Mechutonim geyen...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Mekhuteneste MayneM. Varshavsky... Yiddish   Half-joking and half-begging, a mother who is giving away a bride wants her . . . Edit
Mekhutonim Geyn...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Minutn of Bitokhn (Moments of Confidence)Mordekhai GebirtigMordekhai Gebirtig Yiddish   clip here from Sidor Belarsky's recording Edit
Mir Kumen On...... Yiddish   In Vilne this summer, I saw a movie from a Bundist summer camp or sanato . . . Edit
MireleChava AlbersteinMikhl Wirth Yiddish   This is practically my favorite song... mostly because our city's symphony . . . Edit
MiserlouTraditionalMiriam Kressyn Yiddish   This song is exotic, moving, and beautiful. The tune's origins lie in the . . . Edit
Mojshele, majn frajntM. GebirtigM. Gebirtig Yiddish   (Clip here from Sidor Bilarsky's recording Edit
Momele (Mother Dear)M. Parish A. Alstone, & A. Goodhart... yiddish   Leon Lissek sings this song beautifully in English and Yiddish on the clip . . . Edit
Moyde Ani...m.schweid Yiddish   The clip for this song is from Lori Cahan-Simon's Vessel of Song: The Musi . . . Edit
Moyde Ani...m.schweid Yiddish   The clip for this song is from Lori Cahan-Simon's Vessel of Song: The Musi . . . Edit
Moyshe halt zikh...... Yiddish   Found in 'Ghetto Tango - Wartime Yiddish Theatre' Arber Koci . . . Edit
Mues (Money)...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Nayn, Nayn, Nayn-svet unser fulk nisht oontergayn...... Yiddish   My father and his two brothers learned that song at the Farband (jewish Na . . . Edit
Neshumele - Sweetheart?? Yiddish   This is a pretty literal translation in both German and English. Arber Koc . . . Edit
Nor a Mame (Only a Mother)...David Einhorn (1886-1973) Yiddish   You can find a page devoted to this song here: Edit
O Ir Kleyne Likhtelekh...M. Rosenfeld Yiddish   The Yiddish is correct as above. Please note that the Yiddish text at prese . . . Edit
O, Ir Kleyne LikhtelekhZilberts, Zavel (1881-1949)Rosenfeld, Morris (1862-1923) Yiddish   A melancholy song about Khannuke candles

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Oy I Like She...... Yiddish   taken from a songbook prepared by Malke Gottlieb for a Friends of Yiddish . . . Edit
Oy mame bin ich farliebt Ellstein, Abe (1907-1963) Ellstein, Abe (1907-1963) Yiddish   English lyrics are by Sol Zim. The clip featured here is by the band Edit
Oy S'iz GutAbraham EllsteinJacob Jacobs Yiddish   clip here from the Klezmer Conservatory Band's great CD Edit
Oy! Vey! Rebeynu...... Yiddish   from the jewish-music listserv: I learned it a few months ag . . . Edit
Oye O'Brienanonanon Yiddish   Learned from Sam Luginsky...sources unknown...I consider it a drinking s . . . Edit
Oyfn PripetchikmoshiMark Warshavsky Yiddish   . . . Edit
Oyfn Veg Shteyt a Boym...... Yiddish   This popular Zionist song expresses the religious Jews' yearning for Eretz . . . Edit
Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym (Manger)...Yitsik Manger Yiddish   (comments from Edit
OygnAbraham EllsteinMolly Picon Yiddish   Clip here by Faye Kellersteyn from her CD Edit
Pache pache kichelaunknown... Yiddish   i have a new daughter of 9 months and my mother sang her this song. i liv . . . Edit
Papir Iz Doch Vays...... Yiddish   You can find this song on Mandy Patinkin's CD Edit
Papirosn...... Yiddish   Bulgarian folklorist Professor Nikolai Kaufman cites a Bulgarian song with . . . Edit
Papirossendudu fisherHerman Yablakoff Yiddish   . . . Edit
Parnuse in Gezint (Parnase un Gezunt)Max Perlman... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Rabeynu TamHerts Rubin (1911-1958)Itzik Manger (1911-1969) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Regendl...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Requiem 'The Song of the Murdered Jewish People'Zlata RazdolinaItzhak Katzenelson Yiddish   I am the producer of a CD that contains this symphonic work composed by my . . . Edit
ReyzeleGebirtig, Mordkhe (1877-1942)Gebirtig, Mordkhe (1877-1942) Yiddish   This is a warm song about a young man's love for his Reyzele. . . . Edit
Rivkele Di ShabesdikePesakh KAPLANPesakh KAPLAN Yiddish   this song was recorded by Sarah Gorby. Composed after a pogrom in Bialystok . . . Edit
Rojinkes mit MandlenGoldfadenGoldfaden Yiddish   This is one of the most popular lullabies, expressing a mother's hopes for . . . Edit
S'vet zich Fun Tsvigle...... Yiddish   I learned this song as a song of hope as a child learning about survivor . . . Edit
Sa haybt sich un mit dirN/An/a Yiddish   Picked it up many years ago, stayed in my mind. A sweet (saccharin)love so . . . Edit
Sha! Shtil!...... Yiddish  

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Sha,Sha, Es Zol Zein ShtilPAPIERNIKOV... Yiddish   . . . Edit
shaan...aa Yiddish   ssa . . . Edit
Shabbos...... Yiddish   i learned this in Folkshul 2 in the Bronx, New York. The clip is from Lo . . . Edit
Shabbos...... Yiddish   i learned this in Folkshul 2 in the Bronx, New York. The clip is from Lo . . . Edit
Shabes, Shabes...... Yiddish   The clip featured here is from Wolf Krakowski's CD "Transmigrations". You . . . Edit
Shayne vie de Lavuna...... Yiddish   When a youngster walking home from the Village or Shul to our summer cotta . . . Edit
Sheyn Bin Ikh Sheyn...... Yiddish   This children's game song was recorded on the Vanguard record "Marthe Schl . . . Edit
Sheyn vi di LevoneRumshinskyTauzberg Yiddish   To me, you are as beautiful as the moon, In fact as beautiful as a thousan . . . Edit
Sheyn vi di levoneJoseph RumshinskyChaim Tauber Yiddish   "The Best Yiddi . . . Edit
Sheyn vi di levoneJoseph RumshinskyChaim Tauber Yiddish   "The Best Yiddi . . . Edit
Sheyn vi di Levone (category misc.)RumshinskyTauzberg Yiddish   To me, you are as beautiful as the moon, In fact as beautiful as a thousan . . . Edit
Sheyne Meydele...... Yiddish   My Zeyde used to sing it to me all the time when I was tiny. I don't know . . . Edit
Shikhelekh?? Yiddish   . . . Edit
Shlof Mayn Kind...Sholem Aleichem Yiddish   The clip here is from Tanja Solnik's wonderful recording Edit
Shlof Mine Kind, Shlof KeseyderWeisgall, Hugo... Yiddish   You can view the song text in Yiddish here: Edit
shluft mein kind...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Shnirele PereleTraditional... Yiddish   clip here from the Klezmatics CD Edit
SHPIL ZHE MIR A LIDELE IN YIDDISH... I. Kotliar Yiddish   . . . Edit
Shpil, Klezmoremlekh...... Yiddish   My mother sang it to me. She had to learn it in the 1890s in Vladimir Voly . . . Edit
Shtil di Nacht iz Oysgeshternt...Hirsh Glik Yiddish   A song of resistance from the camps and the partisans.

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Shtiler, ShtilerElik VilkovskyShaul Kacherginsky Yiddish   I know of several recordings of this song. I do not have the appropria . . . Edit
shuldikh is mein nozIsrael goldbergIsrael goldberg Yiddish   composed for a play in 1889 for Isroel Goldberg, my grandfather. The play n . . . Edit
Shvartse KarshelekhY. L. Cahanfrito bandido Yiddish   The song can be found in Chana (Eleanor Gordon) Mlotek's _Mir trogn a gezan . . . Edit
Shvayg Mayn Hartz Herman Yablokof... Yiddish   See Above...would very much like to find a recording of this song!!! Thank . . . Edit
Shver Tzu Zayn A YidSholom SecundaItzkhok Perlov Yiddish   This was the title song of Harry Rothpearl's production of Sholom Aleykhem . . . Edit
Simchas toyreMark WarshawskyMark Warsharsky Yiddish   Like many of Warshawsky's songs, there's a bit of gentle kidding going o . . . Edit
Simkhes Toyre...Uknown Yiddish   This cheerful song appears on Itzkhak Perlman's Recording Edit
Simkhes Toyre (Simkhat Torah)...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
So WhatJoseph Papiernikov... Yiddish   Does anyone have the music or melody line to this song? please contact me . . . Edit
Sun in the West...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Sunrise, Sunset (from Fiddler on the Roof)...Turn around Yiddish   clip here from Edit
Surele...... Yiddish   more info about the song and the singer here: Edit
Tayere MalkeM. M. WarshavskyM. M. Warshavsky Yiddish   The words to Tayere Malke follows: They come from the record "Raasche a . . . Edit
Tog Eyns Tog OysJ. BockS. Harnick Yiddish   This is Sunrise Sunset in Yiddish . . . Edit
Tog Eyns Tog OysJ. BockS. Harnick Yiddish   This is Sunrise Sunset in Yiddish . . . Edit
Treblinkaukrainian tradanonym, Sara Tenenberg Yiddish   more about the song and the singer here: Edit
Tsen BriderEllstein... Yiddish   from Wolf Krakowski's "Transmigrations": http . . . Edit
tsigainer liedfolk melodyunknown Yiddish   i heard it sung along with with"Djankoya" annd other such songs by Jewish . . . Edit
Tsindt On Likhtelekh...M. Rivesman Yiddish   . . . Edit
Tsipele Glatshteyn, Yisroel (1894-1942)Broderzon, Moyshe (1890-1955) Yiddish   All Tsipele wants is a little kiss! . . . Edit
Tsu Dayn GeburtstogAvrom GoldfadenAvrom Goldfaden Yiddish   Composer born: 1840 (Starokonstantinov, Russia), died: 1908 (New York) From . . . Edit
Tsu ShpetListed as Berman-WardHenry Berman Yiddish   Written in 1939. Exactly who wrote the music, is still unclear. Berman . . . Edit
Tumba...... Yiddish   This song is also known under the name "Oyfn Oyvn Zitst A Meydl"

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UmetikLeibu LevinAvrom Reisen Yiddish   . . . Edit
Umru MayneYitskhok YanasovitshMoyshe Leyb Halpern Yiddish   . . . Edit
Un Capret (Chad Gadya)...... yiddish   . . . Edit
Unter a Kleyn Beymele Margulies, Tsvi Hirsh (1888-1944) Margulies, Tsvi Hirsh (1888-1944) Yiddish   This song is a touching, humorous story of boys sitting under a small tree, . . . Edit
Unter Beymer Alexander Olshanetsky (18...-1944)Moyshe Oysher (1907-1958) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Unter Dayne Vayse ShternA. BrudnoAvrom Sutzkever Yiddish   fun der "gezegenish"; vilner geto, 1943 . . . Edit
Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern (Under Your White Stars)Abraham SutzkeverAbraham Budno Yiddish   clip here from Mandy Patinkin's CD Edit
Unter di Poylishe Beymelekh/Moyshelekh, Shloymelekh (Under the Polish Trees)I. AlterI. Papernikov Yiddish   clip here from Sidor Bilarsky's recording Edit
Ven Di Tsadikim Kumen Un (When the Saints Go Marching In)Some SchvartzerLeybush Lehrer (translator) Yiddish   you can find a page devoted to this song here: Edit
VEN ICH BIN A ROTHSCHILD)JERRY BOCKSHELDON HARNICK Yiddish   I like this song (both music and lyrics), besause it reflects as to my min . . . Edit
Ver hot aza yingele...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Vi ahin zol aich geinS. Korn-TuerO. Strock Yiddish   Clip here from the CD- "The best Yddish . . . Edit
Vi Ahin Zol Ikh GeynS. Korn-TuerO. Strock Yiddish   clip here from David Propis' Edit
Vi Shlekht Un Vi Bitter...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Vig LidBoscovich, Alex. U. (1907-1964)... Yiddish   Clip here by Tanja Solnik . . . Edit
VilneOlshanetsky & Wolfson... Yiddish   Comments by Wolf Krakowski: I directed a docu-music video of the s . . . Edit
Volt Ikh Zayn A FeygeleEli RubinsteinZ. Schneir Yiddish   This song was part of the production "A Shtetl Wedding/A Khasene in Shtetl . . . Edit
Vos Iz Geven Iz Geven Un NitoDovid MeyerovitsDovid Meyerovits Yiddish   I edited the text for Yivo transcription and grammar. Refoyl Finkel 8/2002. . . . Edit
Vos toyg mir der Sheyner Vayngorten...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Vos Toyg Mir Der Sheyner Vayngorten?...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Vot Ken You Makh? Es is Amerike!Scholem Secunda (1894-1974)Aaron Lebedeff (1873-1960) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Vu Bistu Geven (Where Were You)...... Yiddish   clip here from CD Edit
Vu Iz Dos Gesele?...Uknown Yiddish   A yiddish version of the text can be found in Uriel Weinreich's introductio . . . Edit
Where Can I Go...... Yiddish   Vie Can Ich Gain . . . Edit
Wus Geven Is Geven Un NituDavid MeyerowitzDavid Meyerowitz Yiddish   Sung by Sophie Tucker . . . Edit
Yama, Yama (?)...... Yiddish   Childhood memories the lyrics above are actually two separate songs mixed. . . . Edit
Yash/ A glezele yashVladimir ShainskyJosef Kerler Yiddish   . . . Edit
yeshliyeshiyeshli Yiddish   . . . Edit
Yidd'l Mitt'n Fidd'l...... Yiddish   Childhood memories . . . Edit
Yidden (Kimt Aheym)German Bandavraham fried Yiddish   These lyrics were printed in hebrew script on one of the Mordechai ben D . . . Edit
Yiddish TangoShmerke Kaczerginski... Yiddish   from Aufwind's klezmer b . . . Edit
Yiddishe MameYellen, JackPollack, Lou Yiddish   Oh, our Jewish mothers! 7 There is nothing more precious in the world. T . . . Edit
Yiddishe MameYellen, JackPollack, Lou Yiddish   Oh, our Jewish mothers! 7 There is nothing more precious in the world. T . . . Edit
Yiddishe mameYellen, JackPollack, Lou Yiddish   Oh, our Jewish mothers! 7 There is nothing more precious in the world. T . . . Edit
Yiddisher Twist...DI REBBETSIN Yiddish   . . . Edit
Yingele Nit VeynAbraham Ellstein (1907-1960)Jacob Jacobs (1890-1977) Yiddish   . . . Edit
YisrolikVeksler, Misha (1907-1943)Rozental, Leyb (1916-1945) Yiddish   Concerning stanza 3, the first line should read as follows: Nit meint mikh . . . Edit
Yokh Chokh Chokhl...(as sung by Barry Sisters) Yiddish   . . . Edit
Yoshke Fort Avek (Yoshke is Leaving)...... Yiddish   This song is from the times of the Russian-Japanese war of 1904.

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Yoshke, Yoshke...... Yiddish   from liner notes of Berkeley's Klezmorim album "East Side Wedding" (Edit
Yoyvl-Lid (Anniversary Song)...... Yiddish   In line 10: I think "un_shildet_{?)" should be "umshuldik", meaning "in . . . Edit
Zay GezuntChava AlbersteinH. Leivick Yiddish   Song appears on Chava Alberstein's 1998 album with the Klezmatics, called . . . Edit
zetz!?? Yiddish   i have recording of this song from 1910!!! singer is annie lubin, if anyo . . . Edit
Zhamele...A. Litvin (1862-1943) Yiddish   The lyrics originate from a well-known poem by Russian poet N. Nekrasov "K . . . Edit
Zic ikh afn shtejn...... Yiddish   Ain't it nice?! . . . Edit
Zing Faygele Zing...... Yiddish   clip here by Tanja Solnik I beli . . . Edit
Zing Shtil...... Yiddish   clip here from Rebbecca West's website and her album Edit
Zog Nit Keynmol...... yiddish   La canta muy bien Paul Robeson This song was a song of resistance from th . . . Edit
Zog Nit Keynmol (Partisanen Lied)...Hirsch Glik Yiddish   This song was inspired by the Warsaw ghetto uprising, and became the offic . . . Edit
Zol Ikh Zayn a Rov (I wish I were a Rabbi)...... Yiddish   . . . Edit
Zol Shayn Shtil...... Yiddish   I learned this song at a private Hebrew school in Toronto, sometime betwee . . . Edit
Zol Shoyn Kumen Di Geule...Shmerke Kaczerginski (1908-1954) Yiddish   There is a page devoted to this song here: Edit
Zug Es Mir NukhamolAbraham EllsteinJacob Jacobs Yiddish   Clip here from Klezamir's recording Edit
Zun In Mayrev...... Yiddish   . . . Edit


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