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Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn,
Flegt er nor mit got zikh krign.
Vunder iber vunder hot mit im getrofn,
Ven er hot gezungen ot aza min nign:
Tshiri-bim-bam-bam...
[There once was a poor man
Who would fight only with God.
Wonder upon wonder would encounter him
When he sang this very kind of tune:
Chiri-bim-bam-bam...]
[Complete lyrics in Yiddish with transliteration and English translation in the liner notes]
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Traveling Dreydls
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Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl, gemakht bin ikh fun blay,
To lomir ale shpiln in dreydl eyns-tsvey-dray...
[Yiddish, transliteration and English translation in liner notes]
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Mayn Rue Plats
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Pick a Pocket or Two
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Baltic Blue
05:26
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Striver's Sher
01:39
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Muzikalisher Tango
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Mainly Rumanian Finale
07:15
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From "Libes-shmertsn" [Love-Pangs]
Libes-shmertsn, rayst in hertsn
S'iz a gefil, oy, a tayer,
S'brent in hertsn a fayer.
From "Shvartse oygn hobn fayer" [Dark Eyes Have a Fire]
Shvartse oygn hobn fayer,
Dayne Zaynen shvarts.
Host gevorgn heyse funken
In mayn meydish harts...
[More lyrics, in Yiddish with transliteration and English translation, in the liner notes]
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Metropolitan Klezmer New York, New York
METROPOLITAN KLEZMER, established in 1994, brings eclectic exuberance to Yiddish musical genres from all over the map. Performing vibrant versions of lesser-known gems from wedding dance, trance, folk, swing and tango styles, as well as soundtrack material from vintage Yiddish films, they re-invent tradition with both irreverence and respect… an exhilarating journey! ... more
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