Re: belz

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

At 09:26 AM 5/9/03, mendels (at) xs4all(dot)nl wrote:
>Does anybody know if the words of miastecko Belz are the same as main
>shtyetele Belz?

Don't know the Polish song, but if anyone wants to take a look at it,
it's here:
http://www.idn.org.pl/medykon/wiersze/belz.htm

>Does this mean the song is not originally Yiddish?

"Mayn Shtetele Belz" is an original Yiddish American song which became 
immensely popular in Europe.  Note the second line below:

Miasteczko Belz,
main sztetele Belz.
Wyplowial juz tamten obrazek,
milczacy, plonacy Belz.



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