Dos bissele erd, Yiddish-American song

"The little bit of earth" from "The country girl"

Libretto: Boris Thomashefsky

"You think you will live forever, and so you strive to accumulate material things. But, everything is given up at the end for a little bit of earth, the grave. Remember throughout your life, that what truly remains yours are honest and charitable deeds, and a good name."

Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)

From the operetta "Dos dorfs meydel" (General)

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01/01/1911

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