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C Minor Bulgar
02:53
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Fifth Floor Khosidl
03:18
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Sheyn vi di levone, likhtik vi di shtern
Fun himl a matone bistu mir tsugeshikt
Mayn glik hob ikh gevinen
Ven ikh hob dikh gefinen
Shaynst vi toyznt zinen
Host mayn harts baglikt...
[Complete lyrics in Yiddish with transliteration and English translation in the liner notes]
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Yosl, Yosl
00:56
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Farlangen [Longing]
01:19
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Fort in vald a yidish meydl,
un es grint in gantsn land.
Zitst in alker'l a meydl
mitn ponim tsu der vant.
Vos iz, meydl, dayn farlangen?
S'iz a shod far yeder trer.
Di vos iz avekgagangen
Vet tsurik nit kumen mer.
[Complete lyrics in Yiddish with transliteration and English translation in liner notes.]
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Ken O'Hara Freylekh
02:47
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Fiselekh [Happy Feet]
01:50
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In dem beys hamikdash in a vinkl kheyder
Zitst di almone bas-tsion aleyn.
Ir ben-yokhidl yidele vigt zi kseyder,
Un zingt im tsum shlofn a lidele sheyn...
[In the sacred Temple, in a corner of the room
Sits the widow, a Daughter of Zion herself.
She rocks her only son who lies in the cradle
And sings him to sleep with this sweet little song...
Complete lyrics, in Yiddish, with transliteration and English translation, in liner notes]
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Oy Tate [Oh Father]
02:33
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Zhok a la Dave
01:15
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Steve's Bar Mitzve
01:50
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Bessarabian Hora
02:14
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Kostakowsky Sirba
03:48
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Volokh
01:58
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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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