Yiddish music by Louis Gilrod. Yiddish song lyrics by Otto Motzan. With its catchy refrain, this amazing Jewish song is newly arranged for Klezmer ensemble and sung here by Marc Berman.
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The Yiddish song featured here was first published in New York in 1911. It does not seem to have been widely recorded. Indeed, this new recording may be the first recording that utilizes the original published lyrics. Puzzlingly, the original recording, sunng by Hyman Altman circa 1910, has lyrics for the second stanza that are not found in the sheet music.
Perhaps the reason for the discrepancy is that the song may originally been part of a Yiddish theater play. Thus, dramatic reasons may have dictated the change of lyrics.
In any event, that original recording, with its fuzzy early-twentieth century sound quality, seems to be the only one ever made of this wonderful Jewish song until now, or at least the only recording that is easily available now. That fact, too, is puzzling, as the song is surely one of the most melodic Yiddish songs ever composed -- which is saying quite a lot.
Louis Gilrod (1879-1930) was born in the Ukraine and came to the United States as a boy. However, his father apparently did not like America and returned to Europe, leaving Gilrod with an uncle in New Jersey. There, he trained as a barber.
Besides becoming a much sought-after lyricist for Yiddish songs and Yiddish theater shows, Gilrod was also a songwriter and actor. His March 14, 1930 obituary in the Yiddish newspaper the Forward states that his last years were spent in ill-health and poverty.
Otto Motzan (1880-1937) was originally from Austria-Hungary. He appears to have moved from the Yiddish theater to Broadway. Motzan is best known as one of the composers, along with Sigmund Romberg, of The Passing Show of 1916. He was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. According to his January 25, 1937 obituary in the journal Musical America, he wrote for "stage productions of the lighter type."
*(Please help record rare Jewish music, especially Yiddish songs, by becoming a Patreon member at www.patreon.com/CantorClassics , or by donating a small amount (or joining) at www.buymeacoffee.com/cantorclassics . It is so important that seldom-heard Jewish songs from the past be preserved for future generations. Recording these songs is expensive. With your help, much more of this great music can be recorded and preserved. Thanks so much!)*
The Yiddish song featured here was first published in New York in 1911. It does not seem to have been widely recorded. Indeed, this new recording may be the first recording that utilizes the original published lyrics. Puzzlingly, the original recording, sunng by Hyman Altman circa 1910, has lyrics for the second stanza that are not found in the sheet music.
Perhaps the reason for the discrepancy is that the song may originally been part of a Yiddish theater play. Thus, dramatic reasons may have dictated the change of lyrics.
In any event, that original recording, with its fuzzy early-twentieth century sound quality, seems to be the only one ever made of this wonderful Jewish song until now, or at least the only recording that is easily available now. That fact, too, is puzzling, as the song is surely one of the most melodic Yiddish songs ever composed -- which is saying quite a lot.
Louis Gilrod (1879-1930) was born in the Ukraine and came to the United States as a boy. However, his father apparently did not like America and returned to Europe, leaving Gilrod with an uncle in New Jersey. There, he trained as a barber.
Besides becoming a much sought-after lyricist for Yiddish songs and Yiddish theater shows, Gilrod was also a songwriter and actor. His March 14, 1930 obituary in the Yiddish newspaper the Forward states that his last years were spent in ill-health and poverty.
Otto Motzan (1880-1937) was originally from Austria-Hungary. He appears to have moved from the Yiddish theater to Broadway. Motzan is best known as one of the composers, along with Sigmund Romberg, of The Passing Show of 1916. He was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. According to his January 25, 1937 obituary in the journal Musical America, he wrote for "stage productions of the lighter type."
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