RE: Lena from Palestina

[Lorin Sklamberg <lsklamberg...>]

Hi, Itzik!

As you probably already know, the chorus ("Lena is the queen of Palestina")
can be found as part of the klezmer tune Nokh a bisl (recorded by Elenkrig's
Orchestra and accordionist Mishka Ziganoff). There is also a rendition by
Simon Paskal in Yiddish (accredited to Louis Gilrod), and I seem to recall
at least one other version.

Apparently this tune is originally called Colea in gradinita (thanks to
Martin Schwartz), a Romanian song composed by Narcissi Ludovic Daus, with
known recordings in Romanian and Greek. YIVO has a Romanian version by S.
Bernardo.

Whew!

Mr. Lorin Sklamberg, Sound Archivist
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel. (212) 294-6169
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> ----------
> From:         itzik gottesman
> Reply To:     jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> Sent:         Friday, December 28, 2001 11:19 AM
> To:   World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:      Lena from Palestina
> 
> Hi. Im putting together a radio segment on the history of all songs or
> instrumental versions of Lena from Palestina . Including any song or
> instrumental number that uses the same or similar melody in any context
> (jazz,etc). Thanks - gut shabes - Itzik Gottesman
> 
> PS - I know of The Original Dixieland Jazz Band's "Palesteena" for example
> 

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