Three Yiddish Songs (Viktor Ullmann)

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• (Posted 2026-01-28)  CPDL #88208:       

Editor: Cynthia Brome (submitted 2026-01-28).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 2.09 MB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Three Yiddish Songs
Composer: Viktor Ullmann
Lyricist: Moshe Nadir^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTB and TTBB
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: Yiddish
Instruments: A cappella

First published: ?
Description: Arranged by violinist Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) from the Judisches Liederbuch, 1930, while in the Theresienstadt concentration camp between 1942 and 1944.

Original text and translations

Yiddish text

1. Az der Rebe Elimelech iz gevorn zey er freylech iz gevorn zeyer freylech Elimelech
hot er oysgetun di tfiln un hot angetun di briln un geshikt noch di fidlers di Tsvey
un az di fidldike fidlers hobn fidldik gefidlt hobn fidldik gefidlt hobn zey

R.:
Sha, shtil, mach nisht keyn gerider,
der rebe geyt shoyn tantsen vider

Sha, shtil, mach nisht keyn gevalt
der rebe geyt shoyn tantsen balt
shoyn tantsen balt un az der rebe tanst,
tantsen mit di vent lo mir a le plesken mit di hent

Freygt di welt an alte kashe tra la tra di ri di rom
tra la la tra di ri di ri rom Oy oy tra di ri di rom
un Az men vil ken men doch zogn tradim blaybt doch vider
di alte kashe tra la tra di ri di rom?

2. Az der Rebe Elimelech iz gevorn noch mer freylich iz gevorn noch mer freylech Elimelech
hot er opgemacht havdole Mitn sames Reb Naftole un geshikt noch di paiklers di Tsvey
un az di paikeldike paiklers hobn paikeldik gepaikelt hobn paikeldik gepaikelt hobn zey
R.

3. Az der Rebe Elimelech iz gevorn gor shtark freylich iz gevorn gor shtark freylech Elimelech
hot er oysgeton dos kitl un hot ongeton dos hitl un geshikt noch di tsimblers di Tsvey
un az di tsimbeldike tsimblers hobn tsimbeldik getsimbelt hobn tsimbeldik getsimblt hobn zey.
R.