YIDDISH & LADINO SONG PERFORMANCES
(MUSIC VIDEOS)The links below connect to a number of excellent YouTube and other music video performances of Yiddish and Ladino songs.*
~~~ YIDDISH SONGS ~~~
- Abi Gezunt ("As Long As You're Healthy": composed by Abraham Ellstein; sung by Magdalena Abrams.)
- Az Der Rebbe Zingt (Tanzt) ("When the Rebbe Sings (Dances)": traditional; sung by Shai Terry.)
- Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn (1), (2) , (3), (4) "To Me You're Beautiful": music by Sholom Secunda, Yiddish lyrics by Jacob Jacobs, English lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin; performed by (1) Katica Illényi and the Budapest Klezmer Band, (2) Katica Illényi and the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, (3) Edgar Hakobyan, and (4) Polina Mayofis & Gennadiy Gurin.)
- Di Goldene Pave ("The Golden Peacock": music by Chava Alberstein, lyrics from the poem by Anna Margolin ; sung by Chava Alberstein.)
- Dona Dona (Dos Kelbl) (1), (2),(3) (4) ("Dona Dona (The Calf)": music by Sholom Secunda, lyrics by Aaron Zeitlin; sung by (1) Chava Alberstein, (2) Trio Vocale: Evi, Lilli,Maria, (3) Zupfgeigenhansel, and (4) Einat Betzalel)
- Du Shaynst Vi Di Zun ("You Shine Like The Sun": music by Ilia Trilling, lyrics by Isidore Lillian; sung by Nell Snaidas and Simon Spiro.)
- Hob'n Mir a Nigundl ("I Have a Little Tune": composed by Nachum Sternheim; vocal duet sung by Lavan Laila.)
- Ich Zing ("I Sing": music by Abraham Ellstein, lyrics by Molly Picon; sung by Robert Bloch.)
- Kinderjohren (1), (2) ("Childhood": composed by Mordechai Gebirtig; sung by (1) Bente Kahan and (2) Magdalena Abrams.)
- Mayn Shtetele Belz (1) (2), (3) ("My Little Town of Belz": music by Alexander Olshanetsky, lyrics by Jacob Jacobs; performed by (1) Timna Brauer & the Elias Meiri Ensemble, (2) Magdalena Abrams & Mischpoke, and (3) Talila & L'Ensemble de Kol Aviv.)
- My Yiddishe Momme ("My Jewish Mother": composed by Jack Yellen and Lew Pollack; sung by Regine Zylberberg.)
- Oy, Dort'n, Dort'n (1), (2) ("Oh, Far, Far Away": traditional Yiddish folk song; sung by (1) Robert Paul Abelson and (2) Zupfgeigenhansel.)
- Oyf'n Pripetchik (1), (2), (3) ("On the Hearth": composed by M. Warshawsky; performances (1) and (2) from the soundtrack of Schindler's List, performance (3) sung by Lea Kalisch.)
- Oyf'n Veg Shteyt A Boym (1), (2), (3) ("By the Road Stands a Tree": music by Philip Laskowsky; lyrics from a poem by Itzik Manger; sung by (1) Lea Kalisch, (2) Einat Betzalel, and (3) Bente Kahan.)
- Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen (1), (2), (3) ("Raisins with Almonds": composed by Abraham Goldfaden; performed by (1) Judy Alpert & the Klezmer Conservatory Band, (2) Limor Shapira, and (3) Jane Seymour in the final scene of War and Remembrance.)
- Rumanye, Rumanye ("Romania, Romania": composed by Aaron Lebedeff; performed by the Klezmer Conservatory Band.)
- Shabbes, Shabbes ("Sabbath": traditional Yiddish folk song; performed by Irena Urbanska and Klezmerzy.)
- Sheyn Vi Di L'vone ("Beautiful as the Moon": music by Joseph Rumshinsky, lyrics by Chaim Tauber; sung by Milla Jovovich.)
- Shpil Zhe Mir a Lidele in Yidish (1), (2) ("Play a Song for Me in Yiddish": music by Yosef Kotliar, lyrics by Henech Kon; performed by (1) Eli Henig and the Gabriel Charouki String Orchestra and (2) Magdalena Abrams and Mischpoke.)
- Shtil Di Nakht ("Quiet is the Night" - Jewish Partisan Song: composed by Hirsh Glik; sung by Hannah Roth.)
- Theme from Schindler's List (1), (2), (3) (Composed by John Williams (who isn't Jewish), this hauntingly beautiful and evocative piece magnificently captures the vanished world of Eastern European Jewry and its music; performed by (1) Katica Illényi, (2) Itzhak Perlman, and (3) Itzhak Perlman in the film's concluding scene on Mount Zion.)
- Tum Balalaika ("Tum Balalaika": traditional Yiddish folk song; performed by Angelica Dettori and Di Goldene Pave.)
- Vi Iz Das Geseleh? ("Where is the Village?": music by Sholom Secunda, lyrics by Israel Rosenberg; sung by the Barry Sisters.)
- Yiddish Medley (Mayn Shtetele Belz, Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen, Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn, Sheyn Vi Di L'vone, Chiri Bim Chiri Bom, Tum Balalaika, & Vie Nemt Men a Bissele Mazel: sung by Dudu Fisher.)
- Yiddish Medley (Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn, Vie Nemt Men a Bissele Mazel, Sheyn Vi Di L'vone, Chiri Bim Chiri Bom & Tum Balalaika: sung by Rama Mesinger (red beret), Michal Yannai (orange beret), Hani Nahmias (yellow beret), and Yael Bar Zohar (pink beret).)
- Zog Nit Keynmol ("Never Say..." - Jewish Partisan Song: music by Daniel and Dimitri Pokrass, lyrics by Hirsh Glik; sung by Chava Alberstein.)
- Zol Zayn ("And What If ...": composed by Yosef Papernikov; sung by Chava Alberstein.)
~~~ LADINO SONGS ~~~
- Adio Querida (1), (2) ("Farewell, My Love": a song of exile symbolized in terms of the bitter parting of estranged lovers; performed by 1) Avraham Perrera and 2) Nell Snaidas, Gerard Edery & Flamenco Sefarad.)
- Avre Tu Puerta Cerrada ("Open Your Closed Door": Sephardic lullaby; sung by Yehoram Gaon.)
- Bendigamos al Altísimo ("Let Us Bless the Most High": a traditional prayer of benediction in the Sephardic rite; sung by Fortuna.)
- Durme, Durme ("Sleep, Sleep": Sephardic lullaby; sung by Yehoram Gaon.)
- Fel Shara ("Fel Shara": Sephardic love song; performed by Nell Snaidas, Gerard Edery & Flamenco Sefarad.)
- Judia ("Jewish Woman": composed by Mor Karbasi; sung by Mor Karbasi.)
- Morenica (1), (2), (3) ("Dark Girl": traditional Sephardic folk song, Hebrew lyrics and title, "Shecharchoret," by Moshe Giora and Moshe Elimelech; sung by 1) Marina Maximilian Blumin and Boaz Mauda in Ladino and Hebrew, 2) Ofra Haza in Hebrew, and 3) Mor Karbasi in Ladino.)
- Povereta Muchachica ("Poor Young Girl": Sephardic love song; sung by Yehoram Gaon.)
NOTES
- Una Pastora Yo Ami ("I Loved a Shepherd Girl": Sephardic love song; sung by Yasmin Levy.)
* Yiddish is the Judeo-German language that was spoken by the Ashkenazic Jews of Central and Eastern Europe and by their descendants, while Ladino is the Judeo-Spanish language that was spoken by the Sephardic Jews of the Iberian peninsula and their descendants. Yiddish is based on medieval High German, but contains strong Hebraic, Aramaic, and Slavic elements, as well. Ladino is based on medieval Castilian Spanish with significant Hebraic, Aramaic, Arabic, and other Mediterranean influences. Both languages are written using Hebrew characters. (Since the early twentieth century, Ladino has also been written with Latin characters.)
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