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Originally written for the 1940 Yiddish film "Der vilner shtot khazn" (The Vilna City Cantor, aka "Overture to Glory"), these lyrics are by Moishe Oysher who sang the lead role. Composer Alexander Olshanetsky modeled the melody line to elide with a famous aria from the Polish opera "Halka."

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Unter beymer vaksn grozn, Ay-la-lay-lyu-lyu,
Un di beyze vintn blozn, Shlof zhe, zunenyu.
Zits, mayn kind, nit bay dem fentster, Vayl du kenst dem vint derfiln;
Un ikh vil nit, du, mayn shenster, Zolst kholile zikh farkiln.
Himl iz shoyn khmarne-shvarts, Punkt azoy vi do bay mir in harts.
Ay-lyu-lyu, ay-lyu-lyu,
Shlof zhe, mayn kind, oy, harts mayns, Ay-lyu-lyu, ay-lyu-lyu,
Blayb mir gezunt.

TRANSLATION:
Beneath the trees the grass grows, / Ay-la-lay-lyu-lyu, And the cruel winds blow, / So sleep, my little son.
Don’t sit by the window, my child, / Because you can feel the wind; And I wouldn’t want you, lovely one, / To catch cold.
The sky is already dark with clouds, / Just like here in my heart.
Ay-lyu-lyu, ay-lyu-lyu, / Sleep, my darling child, Ay-lyu-lyu, ay-lyu-lyu, / And stay well.

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from Yiddish Silver Screen, track released November 24, 2023
Vocals: Melissa Fogarty
Clarinet: Debra Kreisberg
Trumpet: Pam Fleming
Piano: Shoko Nagai
Double Bass: Saskia Lane

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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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