The Songs

A.  Sample videos
Dos lid fun der goldener pave (Yiddish) - Video clip
Di zun vet aruntergeyn (Yiddish) - Video clip
 

B.  Downloadable Song Sheets
Are Ladino and Yiddish songs Jewish?
Kings and Queens
Hanukkah songs;   Hanukkah: Hebrew and English lyrics
Tree of Life


C.  Lists of songs arranged by themes
Hanukkah songs
Shavuot songs
Songs about trees


D.  Lyrics of songs dealt with in the lectures, arranged alphabetically. 

In general, I have NOT included songs whose lyrics are on the comprehensive Zemerl database: please look this up first.    

SONG LYRICS

LANGUAGE

INFORMATION IN LECTURES

CLIP

A beymeleYiddishTree of Life 

A din toyre mit Got

Yiddish

Kings and Queens

 
A gut yontev yidnYiddishPurim 
A malke af peysekhYiddishKings and Queens 
A shabesdike zemerl / Zol zayn shtilYiddishShabbat 
A sudenyu / Az meshiakh vet kumenYiddishKings and Queens 
Akh vi voyl s'iz tsu zayn a yidYiddishJewish Festivals 
Alli en el midbarLadinoShavuot 

Adio querida

Ladino

Jewish Folklore?

 

Adon olam

Hebrew

Kings and Queens

 

Amol iz geven a mayse

Yiddish

Kings and Queens

 

Ata emet chatanenu

Hebrew

Kings and Queens

 
Bin ikh mir a khosidlYiddishKings and Queens / Shabbat 

Cuando el rey Nimrod

Ladino

Kings and Queens

 

Der eybeshter iz der mekhutnYiddishShavuot 
Der kremerYiddishKings and Queens 
Der nisnboymYiddishTree of Life 
Di goldene pave - FolksongsYiddishThe Golden Peacock 
Di goldene pave - MargolinYiddishThe Golden Peacock 
Di goldene pave - SimchovitchYiddishThe Golden Peacock 

Di zun vet aruntergeyn 

Yiddish

 Video clip

Dos lid fun der goldener pave 

Yiddish

 Audio clip
Dos lid funem tsigeleYiddishOne Only Kid 
El diya de PurimLadinoPurim 

El testamento de Aman / Esta noche de Purim

Ladino

Kings and Queens / Purim

 
Funem sheynem vortsl aroysYiddishTree of Life 

Kh'vil nit geyn in kheyder

Yiddish

Jewish Folklore?

 
Kum ikh araynYiddishPurim 

La cantiga del fuego

Ladino

Jewish Folklore?

 

La celebracion de PurimLadinoPurim 

La rosa enflorese

Ladino

Jewish Folklore?

 

Landarico

Ladino

Kings and Queens

 

Las ventanas altas

Ladino

Kings and Queens

 

Madam GashparLadinoPurim 
Makht oyfYiddishPurim 
MameleYiddishShabbat 
Mayn mames shabes likhtYiddishShabbat 

Melave malke

Yiddish

Kings and Queens

 

Mit farmakhte oygnYiddishThe Golden Peacock 

Morenica

Ladino

Jewish Folklore?

 

Oyfn pripetshik

Yiddish

Jewish Folklore?

 

Purim lidYiddishPurim 
Riboyno shel oylom Hurrah! / Az meshiakh vet kumenYiddishKings and Queens 
Rozhinkes mit mandlenYiddishOne Only Kid 
ShalakhmonesYiddishPurim 
Shabes / Zol zayn shabesYiddishShabbat 
Sholem aleykhemYiddishShabbat 
Tayere malkeYiddishKings and Queens 

Tsur mishelo achalnu

Hebrew

Jewish Folklore?

 

Tum balalayke

Yiddish

Jewish Folklore?

 

Una pastora yo ami

Ladino

Jewish Folklore?

 

Unter dem kinds vigele

Yiddish

Jewish Folklore?

 

Unter di grininke beymelekhYiddishTree of Life 
Vayl ikh bin a tsvaygYiddishGolden Peacock / Tree of Life 

 Vi azoy lebt der keyser?

Yiddish

Kings and Queens 

 

 


 Hebrew:  השירים