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In America, aside from America's own Yiddish theatres, songwriters and composers employed Yiddish folk and theatre songs, along with synagogue modes and melodies, as material for the music of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood. [4] [5] Irving Berlin was one of the popular composers to move from Yiddish song to English songs. [6]
"Bei Mir Bistu Shein" (Yiddish: בײַ מיר ביסטו שעהן [a] [baɪ ˈmɪr ˈbɪstʊ ˈʃɛɪn], "To Me You're Beautiful") is a popular Yiddish song written by lyricist Jacob Jacobs and composer Sholom Secunda for a 1932 Yiddish language comedy musical, I Would If I Could (in Yiddish Men Ken Lebn Nor Men Lost Nisht, "You could live, but ...
"Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib" (Yiddish: איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב, "I love you so much") is one of the most popular love songs written in Yiddish. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History
The lyrics of these songs are generally written in English with some Hebrew or Yiddish phrases. Country Yossi, Abie Rotenberg, Uncle Moishy, Shmuel Kunda, and Lipa Schmeltzer are examples of Orthodox Jewish musicians/entertainers whose music teach children Jewish traditions. Parallel performers exist in Israel with the lyric in Hebrew or Yiddish.
Oyfn Pripetshik" (Yiddish: אויפן פריפעטשיק, also spelled "Oyfn Pripetchik", "Oyfn Pripetchek", etc.; [note 1] English: "On the Hearth") [1] is a Yiddish song by M.M. Warshawsky (1848–1907). The song is about a melamed teaching his young students the Hebrew alphabet.
Efim Alexandrov, the author, art director and soloist of the project, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, singer and custodian of Yiddish song tradition, was awarded for his cultural activities including this project, with the Russian National Award “Person of the Year” in 2001 [1] and the “Person of the Year – 5764” Award of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia in ...
Rabbi Yom-Tov Ehrlich (Hebrew: יום-טוב עהרליך) (1914–1990) was a renowned Hasidic musician, composer, lyricist, recording artist, and popular entertainer known for his popular Yiddish music albums. He was born in Kozhan Gorodok and raised in the nearby Davyd-Haradok, both then part of the Russian Empire.
Pages in category "Songs in Yiddish" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...