Jewish Folk Songs, Vol. 2

Mark Olf

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Mark Olf (1905–1987) was a composer and singer of Yiddish and Hebrew songs. He emigrated from Russia to the U.S. with his family when he was in his early teens; he later recorded some of the songs he had heard as a child, toured the country performing, and taught music at the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side, Queens College (CUNY), and the University of Rhode Island. On this recording-–one of four he made for Folkways Records—he sings well-known Yiddish folk songs, accompanying himself on guitar. Yiddish, which incorporates German, Hebrew, and Slavic elements, was the primary secular language of the Jews in Eastern Europe. Liner notes provide English translations, English transliterations of the Yiddish, and the original Yiddish texts.

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101	Az Men Fort Kayn Sevastopol	Mark Olf	2:01
102	Die Mame Kocht Varenikes	Mark Olf	1:30
103	A Cholem	Mark Olf	1:43
104	Zits Ich Mir Oyfn Benkele	Mark Olf	1:25
105	Der Fisher	Mark Olf	2:37
106	Tayere Malke	Mark Olf	2:07
201	Schlof Mayn Kind	Mark Olf	2:43
202	Genzelech	Mark Olf	1:33
203	Vos Dos Meidle Vil	Mark Olf	1:50
204	Tum Balalaika	Mark Olf	2:09
205	Di Mizinke Oisgegebn	Mark Olf	1:32
206	Bin Ich Mir a Schnaiderl	Mark Olf	2:10
207	Reizele	Mark Olf	3:13

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Jewish Folk Songs, Vol. 2

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