The European Jewish wedding, Yiddish-American song
Summary
Seventeen selections: "Gutte Woch" ("Good week, greeting at the conclusion of the Sabbath"); "Zmiros" ("Table hymns for Sabbath"); waltz; polka; quadrille; "Kozaczka" ("Russian Cossack"); "Bareiges Tanz" ("angry/quarrel pantomime"); "Scherele" ("scissors/square"); "Dobridzen" (Slavic circle); "Zum badekens" ("For the veiling of the bride"); "Kalle bazetzens" ("Seating and serenading of the bride"); "Zu der chuppe" ("To the wedding canopy"); "Unter der chuppe" ("Under the wedding canopy"); "Von der chuppe" ("From the wedding canopy"); "Mechetonem zu der wetczere" ("Wedding relatives go to the festival meal"); "Korohod" (Slavic group dance); and "Gutte nacht" ("Good night"). Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950. (General)
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