It's July 4th, 1987, and it was a couple of years ago, when you were a baby, like Noam is now, that your Abba wanted your Zayde and me to make a tape for you of the lullabies that Zayde used to sing to him and your Aunt Libbe and Uncle Jay; and other Yiddish songs we used to sing together, and Zayde and I thought that was a very nice idea. We made up a list of songs we would like to sing to the tape, and we started to gather the words and music together to help us remember all the right words. But we took too long getting everything read. Then last year Zayde died without ever having made that tape for your, and your Abba and I feel very sorry about that. Now I should realize that it's better to sing whatever I can remember without putting off preparing the tape so you will have a record of those songs and lullabies our family use to enjoy very much. I remember how Zayde used to lie on the bed in the bedroom your Abba and Jay, and Libbe shared when they were very young, especially on Shabbes, and sing a special lullaby for each of them and then he would sing other ones for all of them and other songs we liked. Now I'm going to try to sing some of these songs alone as well as I can remember them. I'm sure you'll share this tape with your brother Noam and your cousin Nora when they're old enough, and Annie may be interested in it too.
The CD:
General introduction to the lullabies
Intro to the tape
On singing Yiddish to Babies
Shluf Shluf Shluf intro
Song 1: Shluf Shluf Shluf
Shluf Shluf Shluf outro
Mein Libbele intro
Song 2 Mein Libbele
Mein Libbele outro
Someday maybe you'll learn Yiddish
Meirke Mein Zun intro
Song 3 Meirke Mein Zun
Meirke Mein Zun outro
Zhamele intro
Song 4 Zhamele
Zhamele outro
Yankele intro
Song 5 Yankele
Leynt Mir Ma A Mysse intro
Song 6 Leynt Mir Ma A Mysse
Genzelach intro
Song 6 Genzelach
Mayn Yingele intro
Song 7 Mayn Yingele
Yugnt Hymn intro
Song 8 Yugnt Hymn
Partizaner Lid intro
Song 9 Partizaner Lid
Sdremlen Feygl intro
Song 10 Sdremlen Feygl
Zog Nit Keynmol intro
Song 11 Zog Nit Keynmol
General Outro