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Yiddish Folk Songs

Ruth Rubin
Yiddish Folk Songs

Ruth Rubin (1906 – 2000), a preeminent authority on Yiddish folk song, was successful as an author, concert singer, and folk song collector, with four albums in the Folkways catalogue. Although she recorded Hebrew songs also, most often she sang in Yiddish, the primary secular language formerly spoken by the Jews of Eastern Europe. On this recording, she sings 18 Yiddish folk songs, a cappella, from her personal repertoire.

Liner notes provide detailed information about each song, as well as the lyrics in both English and Yiddish.

Track Listing

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101
Ruth Rubin
02:10
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102
Ruth Rubin
01:35
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103
Ruth Rubin
02:03
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104
Ruth Rubin
01:58
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105
Ruth Rubin
02:29
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106
Ruth Rubin
01:48
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107
Ruth Rubin
00:41
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108
Ruth Rubin
01:33
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109
Ruth Rubin
02:01
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110
Ruth Rubin
02:22
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201
Ruth Rubin
02:36
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202
Ruth Rubin
01:47
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203
Ruth Rubin
01:27
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204
Ruth Rubin
02:04
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205
Ruth Rubin
00:50
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206
Ruth Rubin
02:43
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207
Ruth Rubin
02:26
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208
Ruth Rubin
01:55