Mamenu Including an Elegy to the Triangle Fire Victims, Yiddish-American song
Summary
"Mother dear." Appears to be a song whose lyrics were quickly augmented to reflect a tragic event. "Oh, the sorrows of mothers who struggle, and the anguish of orphans left alone. Woe for those victims who perished, and for their families desolated in grief." The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire occurred at Washington Place and Greene Street in New York City on March 25, 1911; 146 garment workers, mostly young women, lost their lives. Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)
Tags
Date
01/01/1911
Contributors
Rumshinsky, Joseph -- 1881-1956 (composer)
Shor, A. (Anshel) -- 1871-1942 (lyricist)
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain