Libretto: Abraham Goldfaden (General) Shmendrig's opera -- Romance Rose -- Duett Rose und David -- Rose mit chor -- Breine mit chor -- Die kale heist Paulina. (Content) Violin part only (General)
"Woman of valor" from "A Year after marriage." "A fine woman can brighten your life. She is the luckiest of gifts for a man." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
"I have." "I have everything I want, without a cent in my pocket. All is mine, property and business, fine home and clothes. I don't lie; I have it all. Only, it's all in my dreams. Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddi More
"Poem by Harold Dubrest" (General)
"Beauty is found in your shining bright eyes." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General) From the operetta "My Sweet Girl" (General)
"Sung with Great Success at all the leading Jewish Theatres in New York City" (General)
"I was great" Libretto: Moses Horowitz Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General) From the opera "King Solomon" (General)
From thet drama "Mendel Beylis" (General)
"Lashings, lashing" from "Teacher of the golden rule" "As written in the Scriptures, there is punishments for those who transgress, espically for hypocrites who say one thing and do another." Source: Heskes, More
"Shofar/ram's horn of the Messiah." In Jewish tradition, the Messianic coming is to be heralded by a speical sounding of the ritual musical instrument of Judaism, the shofar. "When Messiah comes, King David wil More
"I'd like a girl just like you." "That's what he tells me, but I tell him that I would not like a boy just like him." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"Lively little orphan girl" from "The strange bird." Libretto: Moses Schorr Performed by Malvine Lobel. "I am a lively little orphan without ahome, all alone. Mother, why are you gone?" Source: Heskes, Iren More
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General) Nor fon fon -- Der shiduch is geshlosen (Content)
"Have no fear my servant Jacob, blessing." Libretto: Jacob Gordin Sung by Jacob Adler -- note on cover Opera composer and lyricist: Goldfaden, Abraham, 1840-1908 Opera arranger: Rumshinsky, Joseph, 1881-195 More
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"Song from L. Millers Play "The Muser" (The Informer)" (General)
"The lively little orphan, or the lively orphans." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"Women's handiwork/trade." Libretto: Nahum Rackow. Performed by Bessie Thomashefsky, Peter Graff, Rosa Karp, and Mr. Rubin. Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General) Damaged More
"The forlorn/lonely children." "Pity the bereft and wretched orphans. Send them help and give them hope." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"Goodnight" from the operetta "Weibershe meluche" ("Women's handiwork/trade".) Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
From the operetta "Di leybedigeh yesoymim" (General) "as produced at Adler's Peoples Theatre Staged & Featured by the Greatest living star on the Jewish Stage J. P. Adler" (General)
"Since I cannot be a mother." "Beauty is found in your shining bright eyes." "My luck is asleep. I cannot have a child, nor have the joys of being a parent and grandparent. There is no remedy for my illness. More
From the drama "Tsvey troykes" (General)
From the drama "Der falshe shrit" (General)
"Children, children" from "Tisza-eszler [Name of town in Hungary]" and "Send of presents (food gifts for the holiday of Purim)" "Dear child, you father labors for bread, and your mother struggles to keep you s More
"A letter from the bridegroom." "A soldier is parted from his bride, and goes off to war. She tearfully asks him to send letters, until God brings him safely back to her. Alas, she reads his last letter. He ha More
"The moral/ethical preacher." "From birth, my life has been a struggle, threatened always by evil-doers. Yet, I am not bitter in my sorrowing heart. I remember always the ethcial principle, that the moral way More
"The marriage-in-law (female)" and "For the holiday." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General) Violin part only (General)
"The sacrificial binding of (biblical) Isaac." Libretto: Abraham Goldfaden Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General) Overture -- Couplet, Lot Elieser and Yishmoel -- Chorus - More
Photograph of Cantor Nat Polonsky on cover. (General)
"Where can one get back, or recover those bygone years." "I long for those olden times. When youth is flown, one wonders how fast all those years have passed. A woman misses her carefree maiden days. A man rem More
"Zion's ancient harp has resounded throughout the ages." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"God of mercy and compassion." Libretto: Joseph Lateiner Performed by Kalman Juvelier "God, have mercy and grant my salvation. I have suffered so much." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs More
"A letter from sweetheart." "A soldier is parted from his bride, and goes off to war. She tearfully asks him to send letters, until God brings him safely back to her. Alas, she reads his last letter. He has die More
From the operetta "Di tsvey shvigers" (General)
"Mother, buy this for me." "Mother, don't buy me dresses or Jewels. Only he alone, as my betrothed, do I want." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General) Noted in volume as " More
"A Jewish trade/handcraft." "It is the Jewish customary trade to work for all the world. Yet what do these efforts and talents matter, when the Jew is chased from land to land. May the sound of the shofar awak More
"The Jewish Conscience" (General) "50 per cent of the net proceeds of this Song is for the relief fund of war sufferers" (General)
"The golden land." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"Prayer for the conclusion of the Sabbath day (at nightfall)" "May the holiness oand healing of the Sabbath remain with us throughout the coming week." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1 More
Libretto: S. Kornblith "I have a system, fifty, fifty, meaning everything always half for me. I was a streetcare conductor and collected fares, fifty, fifty. I sold suits in a department store, fifty, fifty. N More
"Maneater (tuberculosis)" "This song affords a graphic description of the dreaded disease, which was then prevalent among the immigrant population in crowded New York City tenaments." "Such a sickness eats at More
Libretto: S. Kornblith Performed by Dora Weissman, Sam Kesten, Dave Medoff, Miss Greenfield. Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. Uptown, downtown -- Fifty-fifty -- Mein weib kumt More
"Little Israel, now is the time." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
From the drama "Vemes kind" (General)
"Our new home" from "Orphans of the world." Libretto: Isidore Lillian. Performed by Joseph Shoengold "Zion is the new homeland for the displaced and oppressed." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popul More
"Hear, oh Israel." from "The lady cantor." Libretto: Boris Thomashefsky "Almighty God, this wandering Jew prays for the whole world. Grant salvation and peace to all of mankind." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddi More
Noted in volume, published by Isidore Lillian, People's Theater (General) "When the boys will come back." from "Oh, Sadie." (General) Libretto: Louis Gilrod (General) Performed by Sam Rosenstein--note on cover. More
"The lady cantor." Libretto: Boris Thomashefsky Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General) Riwkele un Yankele -- Kabeid es owicho -- Sholoim aleichem -- Oh, Bianka -- Rochele More
"Yonder (in Zion)where the cedars (bloom)" and "The hope." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"A little sack with coals." "You could freeze in the winter; but for warmth, having coal is such a pleasure." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"Homeward, homeward (to Zion)" from "The force/power of nature." Libretto: Isidore Solotarefsky. Noted on item as being published by "Adler's Second Ave. Theater." Performed by Jacob P. Adler. "After two th More
Performed by Clara Honigmen. "War is over, and honor is yours. Return to Zion, to the land of milk and honey. No longer be despised in exile." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
"The rabbi's prayer." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"The little sher, or square dance." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"The fool envies me." "Only a fool would envy my little piece of bread. No one knows how bad things really are for me." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Be joyful, children, a joyous dance tune." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Farewell my dear parents. I am leaving to seek my fortune in a free land." Popular song among immigrants who had left their elderly parents back in the Old Country, and never saw them again. Source: Heskes, More
Dos golis lied -- Chasene huben -- Yzias Mizrajim march -- Die Nevue -- Der stecken -- Eser makes chor -- Zores is kain dauge. (Content) Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950 (General)
"Sung by Sam Kasten" "Prof. Horowitz's Opera" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Messiah, son of David." "Israel cries out for salvation and an end to oppression from the Hamans in every generation. May Almighty God send the Messiah son of David, to save us." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddi More
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950" (General) From the musical "Chazkel kol boinik" (General)
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Sung by A. Lebedoff" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General) From the musical "Shloimke oif Broadway" (General)
"From Yzias Mizrajum" "Prof. Horowitz's Opera" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General) from "Yzias Mizrajum" (General)
"Let there be peace soon." "Let there be peace everywhere and for everyone; no more suffering and hatred." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Publication arranged and designed by Maurice Shapiro" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General) From the operetta "Melits yoshor" (General)
"Abe Schwartz famous Violin Player accompanied by famous Pianist his daughter Miss Schwartz" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Music, 1895-1950 (General)
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950" Nezbak Eiluh" (General) From the musical "Hatskel kol boynik" (General)
"An Overnight Success--Sung All Over The Country" For piano, with words Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Successfully introduced by Bessie Thomashefsky in the comedy drama "Berele Tremp" at Kessler's Second Ave. Theatre, New York City" "This copy also contains the song Bereleh bosyak" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yid More
on cover: "Sung by A. Moskowitz", inside: "Sung by Sydney Corsover" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"For Voice and Piano" Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
"Sabbath toward nightfall (Saturday twilight)" from "The world of sin." "As this Sabbath ends, I will trust in God over the days ahead, and obey His Commandments. May faith and joy abide everywhere, from this S More
From the operetta "His Jewish girl." This song has continued to be popularly performed into current times. Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
"Little Yankel (Jacob) goes into the synagogue" from the opera "Keynig Akhasverus" ("King Ahasuerus".) Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
From "Shulamith." "In a corner of the Holy Temple, the widow of Zion sits rocking her child to slumber. Hush, under your cradle is a pure white little kid/goat bringing good things. You will have raisins, alm More
"The rabbi has bid us to be merry." Music: folk melody. Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
Mirele's geburtstag (Mireleh's birthday)-- Hotzmach solo -- Das blinden-spiel (The blindfold game)-- Elend bin ich (I am alone)-- Der markt (The market fair)-- Babkelach (Hot butter cakes)-- Der Katzew (T More
"Friday at night." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
"A little letter to mother." Of all the many songs about letters, mailed or unsent, this one achieved the greatest popularity. It tells of a mother left alone in the Old Country, who waits for letters that neve More
"Fatherly love, waltz." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General) "waltz song" (General)
"Pripetschik" (General)
"An oath from a drunkard." (General)
"Flowers of Zion." (General)
Shabbos kodesh march -- Reb yidel a liedel -- Duett, Chaye & Shmaye -- Die frau is a held -- Das terken lied -- Das talles'l. (Content)
In honor of Franz Josef I. (General)