Re: information about the term feygele

The goldene pavene(the golden peacock) symbolizes prosperity. It is also a symbol of Jewish flight into the diaspora. The is a wonderful old poem called Der Goldene Pavene. I forget who wrote it....maybe Wincevsky???

As for the term faygele. It means song bird.

It of course is also corrupted ahemmmm in the theatre to mean a gay male. Usually a chorus boy.

Trudi Goodman

>From: linda

>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org

>To: World music from a Jewish slant

>Subject: Re: information about the term feygele

>Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 18:05:50 -0700

>on 12/25/03 12:21 PM, Robert A. Rothstein at rar (at) slavic(dot)umass(dot)edu wrote:

>Batya wrote:

>1) What is the source of the song "Zing, feygele, zing"?

>It's a Yiddish version (apparently by Max Kletter) of the Russian song "Poi,

>lastochka, poi" (Sing, Swallow, Sing), first published in Moscow in 1905

>with words by K. Linskii and music by Sadovskii.

>3) I've heard that "goldene pave" symbolizes Jewish folklore. Is this true,

>and if so, why? What's the source?

>Short answer (from Chane Mlotek in her _Mir trogn a gezang_, p. 106): "The

>golden peacock became the poetic symbol of the Yiddish folk song, carrying

>messages and greetings from loved ones. The theme was adopted by such

>modern Yiddish writers as M. L. Halpern, Itsik Manger and others." (The

>others include Anna Margolin, whose text was recorded, e.g., by Chava

>Alberstein and The Klezmatics.) The comments are in connection with a folk

>song called "Di goldene pave," which is about a young bride sending a

>message to her parents about being mistreated by her new in-laws. The song

>was first published in Ginzburg and Marek's 1901 collection, _Evreiskie

>narodnye pesni v Rossii_ (Jewish Folksongs in Russia). Despite what you may

>read on various websites, the collection was not called _Di goldene pave_.

>Bob Rothstein

>I remember my grandmother singing "Poi, lastochka, poi" in the 1940's.

>She also sang the following words to the same melody:

>Oi vill ich a "boy"

>Er ken zayn a griner

>Abi a fardiner

>Oi vill ich a "boy"

>Thanks for reminding me. I brings back great memories.

>Linda