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Bawdy Yiddish Songs
- From: MaxwellSt <MaxwellSt...>
- Subject: Bawdy Yiddish Songs
- Date: Sun 28 Apr 2002 21.56 (GMT)
Well, there's three things you're not supposed to discuss in polite society,
so sex should give us a good respite from religion and politics...
> Anyway... how about dirty songs in Yiddish?
> Are there a lot? Has anyone recorded any?
The only one that comes to mind is the bawdy version of "Sha Sha, Der Rebe
Geyt" (oy, di Rebbetzin), which has a series of vulgar verses in one
variation (She's spreading...the cloth for the table" and so on). The only
recording I've heard it by Michael Alpert in an early Kapelye recording. No
doubt other distinguished historians on this list know more.
Speaking of Kapelye, a funny line from the Yiddish Radio revue done by Henry,
in case you couldn't catch it (it was in Chicago last week) is when the DJ
is annoucing simchas.
"Mazl tov to so-and-so on their anniversary....And Morris Stein is 111!
Eh...sorry...Morris Stein is ill." Also, Dave Tarras is touted by the
announcer as "the Jewish Benny Goodman."
Lori
- Bawdy Yiddish Songs,
MaxwellSt