Re: Lehman Engel: Chassidic Chant & Yiddish Song Books

[Victor Tunkel <V.Tunkel...>]

>Thanks Victor,
>
>That is the piece.  I imagine that it is known to a number of list
>members.  I have only 5 Yiddish song books (and it isn't in any of
>them), so could you (or anyone else) list and comment on the major
>collections of Yiddish songs.
>
>About the song, was the text written separately as prose?  When was it
>written?  Did Lehman Engel provide the melody (chant) for the words or
>just the arrangement?  I have not done an exhaustive search through my
>library, but so far I haven't found any references.
>
>Bob
>
>Dear Bob:   I am at college at the moment and away from my reference books.
I will reply on Monday with some further information if no one else has
meantime.>
Victor.

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