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G Harmonic Minor 3

from Space Klezmer by YID!

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lyrics

Der rebe iz punkt vi a yidishe mame:
Zayne kh’sidim, zayne nokhgeyerz
Zenen vi mishpokhe,
Vi zayne eygene kinderlekh.

Ven er zingt, zingen zey;
Ven er lakht, lakhn zey;
Ven er veynt, veynen zey;
Ven er shloft, shlofn zey;
Un ven er tantst, tantsn zey!
Varfn zey avek zayere tegteglekhe tsores:
Der koshmar fun doykhek-parnose,
Funem oremen hoyz-gezind,
Fun hungerike vayb un kinderlekh -
Un farlirn zikh in ekstatishe tantsn…
Lekoved dem Rebn Eylimeylekh,
Lekoved dem Oybershtn,
Platsn zey shiyer fun libe!

In vilder hislayves, shrayt oys yedere neshome:
Ven mir viln veynen, lakhn mir!
Ven mir viln shtarbn, lebn mir!
Ven mir viln be’emes
Farshteyn dos lebn,
Muzn mir oyfhern trakhtn,
Oyfhern prubirn un…
Kapitulirn!
Zikh opgebn tsu der muzik!

(A Yiddish version of the English “Old King Cole”. Poem and music by Moshe Nadir (1885-1943)

The Rabbi is just like a Jewish mother:
His Chassidim, his followers
Are like his family,
Like his own little children.

When he sings, they sing;
When he laughs, they laugh;
When he weeps, they weep;
When he sleeps, they sleep;
And when he dances, do they dance!
They throw away their daily cares:
The nightmare of lack of money,
Of poverty-stricken households,
Of hungry wife and children -
And lose themselves in ecstatic dances…
In honour of Rabbi Elimelech,
In honour of the Lord above,
They almost burst with love!

In wild rapture, each soul cries out:
“When we want to cry, we laugh!
When we want to die, we live!
When we truly want
To understand life,
We must stop thinking,
Stop trying, and….
Give ourselves up!
Give ourselves up to the music!”

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from Space Klezmer, released April 5, 2018

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YID! Melbourne, Australia

This wild ensemble infuses traditional Yiddish tunes with new takes from across genres, including elements of EDM, Weimar Republic Cabaret, Free Jazz, Indie-pop and Big Band influences.Add late ‘70s funk to drive the bus well over the edge.
Daring Unique Hipsters, grandparents, children, everyone in between; all people find something to dance, cry and laugh to during a YID! performance. ... more

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