released January 25, 2024
voice & processing (RC-505, Audacity): rosza daniel lang/levitsky

song sources:

גוט־מאָרגן
Gut-morgn – Good morning
Josh Waletzky [2014]

שפּאַניש װיגליד
Shpanish viglid – Spanish lullaby
Brivele [2021]
words: Aaron Kurtz [1938]
melody: Norma Helena Gadea, "Canción de Cuna" [1985]

נאַרװאַל
Narval – Narwhal
Lilye Weitzman [2022]

אױ װײ, שמעון
Oy vey, shimen
Sarah Myerson [2018]

זינג איך צו דיר
Zing ikh tsu dir – I sing you
Book of J [2018]
words: Celia Dropkin, from In heysn vint [1935]

עס װילט זיך מיר זען
Es vilt zikh mir zen – I want to see
Klezmatics [1994]
words: Celia Dropkin, from In heysn vint [1935]
melody: Frank London [1994]

װער טאַנצט
Ver tanzt – Who's dancing
Black Ox Orkestar [2003]
words: Scott Gilmore [2003]
melody: Taraf de Haïdouks, "Balada Conducatorolui" [c.1990]

דאָס ביסעלע שפּײַז
Dos bisele shpayz – A little food
words: Meyer Kharats [1974]
melody: Efim Chorney [2003]

פֿון גאָרניט נעמט זיך גאָרניט
Fun gornit nemt zikh gornit – Nothing comes from nothing
words: Efim Chorney [2013]
melody: Susan Ghergus [2013]

קיביאַ
Qibya
Koyt Far Dayn Fardakht [2016]
words: Yankev Glatshteyn [1956]
melody: Modzhits hasidic tradition

דער אײנהאָרן
Der eynhorn – The unicorn
words: Tzina Schulman [2017]
melody: RDLL [2019]

אַ מיראָפּאָליער משל
A miropolyer moshl – Miropol parable
words: RDLL [2019], translated from Sara Marcus' [1999] adaptation of Sh. An-sky [1913-16]
melody: Sara Marcus [1999]

אָן צאָרן, אָן ליבע
Without sorrow, without love – On tsorn, on libe
words: RDLL [2018], adapted from Carlos & Enrique Mejia Godoy, "Un Tiro 22" [1979]
melody: Carlos & Enrique Mejia Godoy, "Un Tiro 22"

ליד פֿון מאָנטײַנע גובערניע
Lid fun montayna gubernye – Song from Montayna governorate
Orsinian folksong [before 1848]
words: RDLL [2020-21], adapted from Ursula Le Guin [1952-79]
melody: J. A. Seazer, "Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku" [1997]

ליד פֿון צונטער־פּושקע
Lid fun tsunter-pushke – Song from the tinder-box
words: RDLL [2022], adapted from Aaron Kramer, "Songs from The Tinderbox, #8" [1952]
melody: Mordekhai Gebirtig [c. 1938]

די יינגסטע שװעסטערס ליד
Di yingste shvesters lid – The youngest sister's song
words: RDLL [2021-22], adapted from Roz Kaveney, "The Ballad of the Mob" [2021]

די מױערן פֿון ראַקאַװאַ
Di moyern fun rákava – Walls of Rákava
Orsinian folksong [before 1848]
words: RDLL [2021], adapted from Ursula Le Guin [1952-79]
melody: RDLL [2021]

רױטע יאַגדעס
Royte yagdes – Red berries
Orsinian folksong [before 1848]
words: RDLL [2021], adapted from Ursula Le Guin [1952-79]
melody: RDLL [2021]