Voices of a People: The Story of Yiddish FolksongUniversity of Illinois Press, 2000 - 558 pages The seminal work of Ruth Rubin, a pioneering collector, singer, folklorist, writer, and crusader for the vanishing legacy of the Yiddish world, Voices of a People remains the only general introduction to Yiddish folksong. A priceless collection of song texts in Yiddish and English, as well as a selection of tunes Rubin transcribed, this volume brings the Jews' ancient, itinerant culture alive through children's songs, dancing songs, and songs about love and courtship, poverty and work, crime and corruption, immigration, and the dream of a homeland. Rubin's notes and annotations weave each text into the larger story of the Jewish experience. Noted scholar Mark Slobin provides a new foreword that includes a biographical sketch of Rubin and an assessment of her contributions over a lifetime of collecting, absorbing, and disseminating Yiddish folksong. |
Table des matières
213 | 13 |
At the Cradle | 43 |
IV | 97 |
V | 122 |
Customs and Beliefs | 128 |
VIII | 199 |
IX | 230 |
Of Literary Origin | 250 |
To America | 342 |
XIV | 368 |
XV | 399 |
RECRUITMENT | 423 |
Dancing Songs | 462 |
Appendix I | 485 |
Map of the Pale of Settlement | 523 |
533 | |
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