Re: query

[SamWeiss <SamWeiss...>]

At 04:25 PM 6/21/02, HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
The Yiddish in the title seems kind of
botched (like i'm guessing it's "regn," not "reyen."  On the other hand,
maybe they're wearing black rayon).  -Hankus

The Yiddish is fine.  Oddly enough, the first line of the song (as well as 
alternate title) contains the word 'regn', but the translation of the 
queried line is:
"We walk (march?) in black rows (='reyen')"

Here is some info from the Freedman database that may help track down the 
music:

Title: Geyen Zey In Shvartse Reyen --
On album: G-006(b) (Songs Of The Ghetto Years of Despair Sung...by Sarah Gorby)
First line: Ay lu lu, nakht un regn, ay lu lu, nakht un vint,
Track comment: English title "Mournful Lullabye"
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Title: Geyen Zey In Shvartse Reyen --
On album: P-026(b) (Slawa Przybylska Minuty Nadziei Minutn Fun Bitochn)
Author: Leyb, Mani --
Composer: Gelbart, Mikhl --
Artist: Przybylska, Slawa
First line: Ay lu lu, nakht un regn, ay lu lu, nakht un vint,
Track comment: Recorded under "Nakht Un Regn" Published under "A Viglid"
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Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ


At 04:25 PM 6/21/02, HNetsky (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
>Thought I'd put this to the list.  The Yiddish in the title seems kind of
>botched (like i'm guessing it's "regn," not "reyen."  On the other hand,
>maybe they're wearing black rayon).  -Hankus
>
>Hankus, any ideas about this song?  (see below)
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>Respond directly to:
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>Edwin_Quist (at) brown(dot)edu <mailto:Edwin_Quist (at) brown(dot)edu>
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>
>Patrick H. Maxfield
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>Head of Technical Services
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>New England Conservatory Libraries
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>290 Huntington Ave.
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>Boston MA 02115
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>(617) 585-1256
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>(617) 585-1245 (fax)
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>pmaxfield (at) newenglandconservatory(dot)edu
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>-----Original Message-----
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>From:   Edwin Quist [SMTP:Edwin_Quist (at) BROWN(dot)EDU]
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><mailto:[SMTP:Edwin_Quist (at) BROWN(dot)EDU]>
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>Sent:   Wednesday, May 29, 2002 3:39 PM
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>To: MLA-L (at) LISTSERV(dot)INDIANA(dot)EDU <mailto:MLA-L (at) 
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>Subject:    [MLA-L] Yiddish Song Search
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>
>Dear Friends,
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>
>I have a patron looking for the music (melody and words just fine) of the
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>Yiddish song "Geyen zey in shvartse Reyen"  I've tried the fairly
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>substantial collection of Yiddish songbooks we have here and the collection
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>of Yiddish sheet music we have as well.  I note that several recordings of
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>it seem to exist but its the music not the recording I'm looking for.  Any
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>suggestions?
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>
>Ned Quist
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>Music Librarian
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>Orwig Music Library
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>Box A
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>Brown University
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>Providence, RI 02912
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>(401) 863-3999
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>fax (401) 863-1256
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