As du kenst nit un weist nit nemt men sich nit unter
Summary
"If you cannot and know not, don't undertake it." from "The country girl."
Libretto: Boris Thomashefsky
Performed by Bernard Bernstein
"Don't meddle or intrude; it's not healthy. Just stick to what you really know."
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General)
From the operetta "Das dorfs meydel" (General)
Tags
Date
01/01/1911
Contributors
Altman, Hyman (lyricist)
Perlmutter, Arnold -- b. 1859 (composer)
Wohl, Herman -- 1877-1936 (composer)
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain