Voices of a people

By Ruth Rubin

Subjects: Folk music, Translations into English, Yiddish poetry, English poetry, Music, Folk music, history and criticism, Folk songs, jewish, history and criticism, Translations from Yiddish, History and criticism, Yiddish Folk songs, Jews, Jews, music

Description: "A 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."--BOOK JACKET.