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Lobell, Bill

Title

Lobell, Bill

Subject

Born: New York City, 1912.
Learned his Yiddish songs from his mother (born in Czernowitz) and his father (born in Austria).
Occupation: Salesman.
Handwritten: "Born of Bessarabian mother (Freda Lobell)"
[From blue index, RG 620, box 30]

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Oy, di fonye gonif

Title

Oy, di fonye gonif

Date

1948

Description

Chorus of a satirical and freylekh song.

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“Oy, di fonye gonif,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 14, 2024, https://exhibitions.yivo.org/items/show/2090.
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Dortn, nit vayt baym brik

Title

Dortn, nit vayt baym brik

Date

1948

Description

Lobell, in English, states his father was born in Tshernovitz; he heard him sing this song about 1918. Recording quality poor at beginning.

The song is in 6/8 meter. Refrain:
nu, loyf zhe betn far dem oyre (?)
az inz iz haynt a gezeyre
af inz iz haynt a shlekhte tzayt
az yeyder zayn zin muz zayn a soldat
dos miz azoy zayn, es darf azoy zayn
s’iz kayner nisht shuldik az dos is Gots plan

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Vey iz tsu mayn lebn

Title

Vey iz tsu mayn lebn

Date

1947

Description

he goes around like a lost sheep in a field...when he starts to remember his (lost) love...he feels sick, the doctor can heal him, but the pain in his heart, no one can

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“Vey iz tsu mayn lebn,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 14, 2024, https://exhibitions.yivo.org/items/show/2786.
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Di velt hot bay mir

Title

Di velt hot bay mir

Date

1948

Description

41897 Ruth Rubin master tape was digitized.

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Ikh zits un badoyer

Title

Ikh zits un badoyer

Date

1948

Description

41897 Ruth Rubin master tape was digitized.

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Vey iz tsi mayn lebn

Title

Vey iz tsi mayn lebn

Date

1948

Description

41897 Ruth Rubin master tape was digitized.

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“Vey iz tsi mayn lebn,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 14, 2024, https://exhibitions.yivo.org/items/show/4607.
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Eliyohhu hanovi (three variants)

Title

Eliyohhu hanovi (three variants)

Date

1948

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“Eliyohhu hanovi (three variants),” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 14, 2024, https://exhibitions.yivo.org/items/show/5900.
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