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Di meydelekh vos viln vern kales

Title

Di meydelekh vos viln vern kales

Date

1948

Description

First few words:
The young girls who want to become brides,
don’t have the means to get married - there is great poverty.
Those that want to study need to dress as men as in Parisian magazines.
In 3/4 meter. Song cut off.

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“Di meydelekh vos viln vern kales,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 28, 2024, https://exhibitions.yivo.org/items/show/2078.
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