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Hert zikh aynet, mayne libe mentshn,
Ay, hert zikh aynet vos ikh vel aykh fregn do!
Ay, vi kumt es aza veytik,
In a kleynem, kleynem fidl?
[Listen up, my dear people,
Listen to what I am going to ask you here!
Oh, how does so much pain
Come out of such a tiny fiddle?]
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A Glezele Yash
03:11
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Ven ikh nem a bisele yash, oy-oy,
Finklt alts un glantst;
Kh'gib a varf di puste flash, oy-oy,
Un ikh gey a tants!
Oy-oy, tsuker-zis
Halt mir bay di hent;
Flekhtn beygelekh di fis,
Di neshome brent!
Vos mir shviger, ver mir vayb, oy-oy,
Veys ikh zey di shlek!
Mitn ershtn kelishik vayn, oy-oy
Shvimen zey avek.
Oy-oy, tsuker-zis
Brider, kumt in kon
Lomir vaysn vind un vist
Vos a kabtsn kon.
Vos mir dayges, ver mir zorg, oy-oy,
Shtrof nit far di reyd
Gib mir, gotenyu, af borg, oy-oy
Khotsh a tropn freyd
Oy, tate, tsuker-zis
S’redele zikh dreyt
S’kostn tsores halb umzist
Shpring tsezesterhayt
Ven ikh nem a bisele yash, oy-oy,
Bin ikh gor nit der
Kh'gib a varf di puste flash, oy-oy
Un ikh gey a sher!
[When I drink a little wine, everything sparkles and shines.
I throw away the empty flask, and I do a dance.
Oh sugar-sweet, hold me by the hand.
Feet braiding bagels, the soul’s on fire!
Mother-in-law? Wife? Who cares?
They’re only trouble!
With my first glass of wine, they just swim away.
Oh sugar-sweet, brothers ante up:
Come into the circle,
Let’s show what a poor man can do.
Why worry? What trouble?
May my words not be punished.
Lord, lend me just a drop of joy!
Oy tate [father] sugar-sweet, the circle is turning.
Troubles half-price for free, jump until you burst!
When I take a little drink, I’m not the same.
I throw away the empty flask, and I dance a sher (scissor step)]
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Noiresque
05:30
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Weary Sun Tango
02:49
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YIDDISH lyrics:
S’hot di zun oysgemidt zikh,
Mitn yam zikh gezegnt.
Nisht geven vos tsu fregn, / Di libe’z oys.
Es bafalt mir an umet.
Fun di reyd oysgetserter
Un ikh her dayne verter
Mit shmerts un vey.
Hot nit kayn fardros beys der tsesheydung.
Beyde zaynen shuldik – du un ikh.
TRANSLATION to English:
The sun has grown weary, / Said goodbye to the sea.
There was nothing left to ask, / The love’s gone out.
A sorrow befalls me. / Wasted from the talking, / I hear your words with pain and woe.
There should be no resentment in this parting. / Both of us are guilty—you and I.
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Revery in Hijaz
07:10
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Mellow Manna
05:12
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East Hapsburg Waltz
03:35
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When Gomer Met Molly
04:05
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Isle of Klezbos New York, New York
NYC-based ISLE of KLEZBOS approaches tradition with irreverence and respect. The soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-women’s klezmer sextet has toured from Vienna to Vancouver since 1998. Repertoire ranges from rambunctious to entrancing: neo-traditional folk dance, mystical melodies,Yiddish swing & retro tango, late Soviet-era Jewish drinking song, re-grooved standards, & genre-defying originals. ... more
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