CD001-07

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Title of Collector

Yismakh Moyshe

Title

Gasn zinger, also known as: A komedyantshik

First Line

Ikh makh kintsn in gas

Performer

probably the Burstein family (Peysekhke Burstein; Lillian Lux; Mike Burstein; Susan Burstein)

Instrumentation

vocals (female, male, including children), piano, violin(s?), trumpet (?)

Composer

Peysekhke Burstein

Author

Peysekhke Burstein

Genre

Yiddish Song - Theater (style: Tango)

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Ikh makh kintsn in gas
A yeyder makht khoyzek, shpas
Ven di glider tien vey
Ikh tants in lakh in shray


Mayn mazl iz mir (shlekht?)
Ikh vander teyg in nekht
Aynzam, elnt vi a shteyn,
zug ikh tsu zikh aleyn:


A komedyantshik bin ikh
A yeyder ken mikh git
Un kleyder, burves, un shikh
a yeyder tsapt mayn blit


„... (?) bradtyaga?“ shrayt men af mir
Dus alts tit vey
Di shande (?) yeyder mir iz/tit (?)/ in yeyder minit (?)
es vert fartsapt mir mayn blit
fin deym geshrey

Übersetzung / Translation

Duration

3:07 min

Year

Comment

incl. whistling (!)

Comment by David Kohan

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