JEWDYSSEE-

THE BAND

J E W D Y S S E E C R A F T S C U LT U R A L H I S T O RY W I T H PA RT Y- R O C K I N G B E AT S I N A W AY, T H AT H A S N E V E R B E E N AT T E M P T E D B E F O R E - A N D T H E R E S U LT IS A POWERFUL BALANCE OF YIDDISH MELODIES AND CLUB RHYTHMS. I T S T H E WAY O F C E L E B R AT I N G M U S I C A L Y I D D I S H K A I T I N T H E M O S T V I V I D WAY: T H E Y I D D I S H WAY O F L I F E I N T H E 2 1 . C E N T U RY !

JEWDYSSEE-

THE LIFESTYLE BLOG

OUR LIFESTYLE BLOG COMBINES ALL ASPECTS OF MODERN JEWISH I D E N T I T Y: R E L I G I O N , M U S I C , P O L I T I C S , C O O K I N G A N D M U C H M O R E I N ONE SINGLE HUB. THE BLOGGERS OF THIS FREESTYLE THINK TANK ARE C O M P L E T E LY F R E E I N R E G A R D S T O T H E I R V E R Y O W N A P P R O A C H . I T S T H E WAY O F S H A R I N G A N D D I S C U S S I N G T H E L AT E S T DEVELOPMENTS IN THE JEWISH WORLD IN ORDER TO CREATE A NEW PUBLIC SPHERE.

ADON OLAM
ADON OLAM, ASHER MALACH, BTEREM KOL YTZIR NIVRA. L E T N A A S A H V C H E F T Z O K O L , A Z A I M E L E C H S H M O N I K R A . VACHAREY KICHLOT HAKOL, L V A D O Y I M L O C H N O R A . V H U H AYA , V H U H O V E H , VHU YIHYEH BTIFARA. V H U E C H A D , V E Y N S H E N I L H A M S H I L L O , L H A C H B I R A . B L I R E I S H I T, B L I TA C H L I T, V L O H A O Z V H A M I S R A H .

MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE

THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE WHO REIGNED BEFORE ANYTHING WAS CREATED. WHEN ALL WAS MADE BY HIS WILL HE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS KING. AND WHEN ALL SHALL END HE STILL ALL ALONE SHALL REIGN. H E W A S , H E I S , A N D H E S H A L L B E I N G L O R Y. AND HE IS ONE, AND THERES NO OTHER TO COMPARE OR JOIN HIM. WITHOUT BEGINNING, WITHOUT END AND TO HIM BELONGS DIMINION AND POWER.

CHIRIBIM CHIRIBOM
W H E N T H E R A B B I F I N A L LY D E C I D E D T O TA K E A W I F E , THE CHASIDIM GATHERED TO SEE THE FORTUNATE ONE. THEY ASKED THE RABBI: WHAT DOWRY WILL YOU GIVE HER? AND THE RABBI ANSWERED: I WILL GIVE HER WHAT SHE HASNT GOT YET CHIRIBIM CHIRIBOM CHIRIBIM BOM BOM BOM BOM BO BOM CHIRIBIM CHIRIBOM CHIRIBIM BOM BOM BOM BOM BO BOM E V E RY D AY H E P R AY E D T O G O D A B O V E , E V E RY D AY S H E C O O K E D H I M N O D D L E S A N D S E W E D H I S S O C K S . EVERY NIGHT HE HELPED HER CLOSE THE SHUTTERS AND THE CHASIDIM HEARD HOW HE SINGS TO HER CHIRIBIM CHIRIBOM...

B E LT Z , M AY N S H T E T E L E B E LT Z
SO WHEN I RECALL TO MYSELF MY CHILDHOOD YEARS, JUST LIKE A DREAM. IT SEEMS TO ME HOW DOES THE LITTLE HOUSE LOOK, WHICH USED TO SPARKLE WITH LIGHTS? DOES THE LITTLE TREE GROW STILL, WHICH I PLANTED LONG AGO? B E LT Z , M Y L I T T L E T O W N O F B E LT Z THE LITTLE HOUSE WHERE I SPENT MY CHILDHOOD! EVERY SHABES I WOULD RUN WITH ALL THE OTHER CHILDEN TO SIT UNDER A LITTLE GREEN TREE, TO READ BY THE RIVER BANK

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BEI MIR BIST DU SCHEJN

K H V E L D I R Z O G N , D I R G L AY K H T Z U H E R N . A Z D U Z O L S T M I R L I B E D E R K L E R N . V E N D U R E D S T M I T D I O Y G N V O LT I K H M I T D I R G E F L O Y G N V U D U V I L S T. V E N D U H O S T A B I S E L E S E Y K H L . U N V E N D U VAY T Z T D AY N N A R I S H N S H M E Y K H L . VENDU TANTST VI INDIANER BIST AFILE A GALITSIANER Z O G I K H : D O S A R T M I K H N I T. BEI MIR BIST DU SCHEJN, BEI MIR HOS TU HEYN, B E I M I R B I S T D U E Y N E R O Y F D E R V E LT. B E I M I R B I S T D U G I T, B E I M I R H O S T U I T , BEI MIR BIST DU TAY E R E R F U N G E LT.

I W I L L S AY T O Y O U S O T H AT Y O U W O U L D H E A R I L O V E Y O U WHEN YOU SPEAK WITH YOUR EYES, I W O U L D F LY W I T H Y O U W H E R E V E R Y O U W I S H - I D O N O T C A R E W H E R E . WHEN YOU HAVE A BIT OF SENSE AND WHEN YOU SHOW YOUR CHILDLIKE LITTLE SMILE WHEN YOU ARE WILD AS AN INDIAN EVEN IF YOU WERE A GALITZYANER, I S AY: I T D O E S N T B O T H E R M E . T O M E , Y O U A R E L O V E LY. T O M E , Y O U A R E C H A R M I N G . T O M E , Y O U A R E T H E O N LY O N E I N T H E W O R L D . T O M E , Y O U A R E L O V E LY. T O M E , Y O U A R E C H A R M I N G . T O M E , Y O U A R E M O R E P R E C I O U S T H A N M O N E Y.

TUMBALALAIKA
S H T E Y T A B O C H E R , S H T E Y T U N T R A C H T, T R A C H T U N T R A C H T A G A N T Z E N A C H T. VEMEN TSU NEMEN UN NIT FAR SHEMEN, VEMEN TSU NEMEN UN NIT FAR SHEMEN. TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA. M E Y D L , M E Y D L , C H V E L B AY D I R F R E G E N , VOS KAN VAKSN, VAKSN ON REGN? VOS KON BRENEN UN NIT OYFHERN? VOS KON BENKEN, VEYNEN ON TREREN? TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA. NARISHER BOCHER, VOS DARFSTU FREGN? A SHTEYN KEN VAKSN, VAKSN ON REGN. LIBEH KEN BRENEN UN NIT OYFHERN. A HARTS KON BENKN, VEYNEN ON TREREN.

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A Y O U N G L A D I S T H I N K I N G , T H I N K I N G A L L N I G H T. W O U L D I T B E W R O N G , H E A S K S , O R M AY B E R I G H T. SHOULD HE DECLARE HIS LOVE, DARE HE CHOOSE, A N D W O U L D S H E A C C E P T, O R W I L L S H E R E F U S E ? TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA. MEYDL, MEYDL TELL ME AGAIN, WHAT CAN GROW, GROW WITHOUT RAIN? WHAT CAN BURN FOR MANY YEARS, WHAT CAN LONG AND CRY WITHOUT TEARS? TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALA, TUMBALALAIKA. S I L LY Y O U N G L A D , W H Y A S K A G A I N ? ITS A STONE THAT CAN GROW, GROW WITHOUT RAIN. ITS LOVE THAT CAN BURN FOR MANY LONG YEARS, A HEART THAT CAN YEARN AND CRY WITHOUT TEARS.

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GLIK
I K H S H T E Y AT S I N D U N T R A K H T, V O S FA R A S H TA R K E M A K H T, DER SHIKTSAL HOT OYF YEDN MENTSHN. OT MAKHT ER TSIKH A SHPAS, OT VERT ER BALD IN KAS, ER KEN DIKH SHTROFN UN OYKH BENTSHN. VEN ZIZ ON MIR GEVEN, V E N I K H V O LT N O R G E K E N T, D AY N M O D N E M S H I K T S A L D O FA RT R E T N . V O LT I K H D I K H Y E T S T B A F R AY T, D AY N L E B N O Y K H B A N AY T, U N FA R D AY N G L I K V O LT I K H G E B E T N . GLIK DU BIZT GEKUMEN TSU MIR, O B E R A B I Z L T S U S H P E Y T. G L I K D U H O Z T G E N U M E N U N FA R S H A F T M AY N H A RT S A Z O Y F I L F R E Y D . KHVIL YETST GORNIT KLERN, VOS DER MORGN VET BRENGEN FAR MIR. A Z O Y L A N G I K H H O B K H O T K H E Y N M O M E N T, D O S G L I K Y E T S T I N M AY N E H E N T, UN IKH TANTS DEM LETSTN TANTS MIT DIR.

GLIK
NOW I STAND AND THINK, WHAT A STRONG POWER, FATE HOLDS OVER EVERYONE. ONE MOMENT IT MAKES A JOKE, T H E N I T Q U I C K LY T U R N S T O R A G E , IT CAN DAMN YOU AND ALSO BLESS YOU. IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I F O N LY I C O U L D C H A N G E Y O U R S T R A N G E FAT E , I WOULD SET YOU FREE, RENEW YOUR LIFE AS WELL, A N D F O R Y O U R H A P P I N E S S I W O U L D P R AY. HAPPINESS, YOUVE COME TO ME, BUT A BIT TOO LATE. GOOD FORTUNE, YOU HAVE ARRIVED A N D F I L L E D M Y H E A R T W I T H S U C H J O Y. I DO NOT WANT TO THINK NOW WHAT FATE WILL BRING ME TOMORROW, SO LONG AS I HAVE AT LEAST ONE MOMENT WHEN FORTUNE IS IN MY HANDS, AND I GET TO DANCE THE LAST DANCE WITH YOU.

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S H L O F Z H E M I R S H O Y N YA N K E L E M AY N S H E Y N E R , DI EYGELAKH DI SHVATSINKE MAKH TSU. A YINGELE VOS HOT SHOYN ALE TSEYNDELEKH, M U Z N O K H D I M A M E Z I N G E N AY LY U LY U NA NA NA NA NA... A YINGELE VOS HOT SHOYN ALE TSEYNDELEKH, UN VET MIT MAZEL BALD IN KHEYDER GEYN. UN LERNEN VET ER KHUMESH UN GEMORE, Z O L V E Y N E N V E N D I M A M E V I G T I M AY N ? NA NA NA NA NA... N U S H L O F Z H E M I R M AY N K L U G E R K H O S N B O K H E R , D E RVAY L L I G S T U I N V I G E L E B AY M I R . SVET KOSTN FIL MI UN MAMES TRERN, BIZVANEN SVET A MENTSH AROYS FUN DIR! NA NA NA NA NA...

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LULLABY

GO TO SLEEP ALREADY MY BEAUTIFUL YANKELE, CLOSE YOUR LITTLE DARK EYES. A LITTLE BOY WHO ALREADY HAS ALL HIS TEETH, STILL NEEDS HIS MOTHER TO SING HIM A LULLABY?! NA NA NA NA NA... A LITTLE BOY WHO ALREADY HAS ALL HIS TEETH, AND WITH LUCK HELL GO TO CHEDER SOON, HE WILL LEARN TORAH AND TALMUD, SHOULD CRY WHEN HIS MOTHER ROCKS HIM TO SLEEP?! NA NA NA NA NA... SO GO TO SLEEP MY CLEVER YOUNG GROOM, MEANWHILE YOU ARE IN YOUR COT AND STILL WITH ME. IT WILL COST YOUR MOTHER MUCH HARD WORK AND MANY TEARS TILL YOU BECOME A MAN. NA NA NA NA NA...

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ADON OLAM

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY WALERA GOODMAN VIOLIN BY JASHA KOPEL TRUMPET BY PHILLIP SINDY WORD & MUSIC TRADITIONAL A R R A N G E D B Y VA L E R I S C H I L L E R & M AYA S A B A N EDITION CHE*CHE ENTERPRISE / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING GERMANY GMBH

CHIRIBIM CHIRIBOM

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY WALERA GOODMAN T R O M B O N E B Y T I L S C H N E I D E R W O R D & M U S I C : A L E X A N D E R O L S H A N E T Z K Y, J A C O B J A C O B S & S A M M Y G A L L O P B Y W B M U S I C C O R P.

B E LT Z , M AY N S H T E T E L E

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY GAD BARUCH HINKIS TROMBONE BY TIL SCHNEIDER TRUMPET BY OSCAR KLIEWE WORD & MUSIC: SHOLOM SHOLEM SECUNDA, JACOB JACOBS, SAUL CHAPLIN & SAMMY CAHN B Y C A H N M U S I C C O . / W B M U S I C C O R P.

BEI MIR BIST DU SCHEJN

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY GAD BARUCH HINKIS TROMBONE BY TIL SCHNEIDER TRUMPET BY OSCAR KLIEWE GUITAR LIAD VANOUNOU W O R D & M U S I C T R A D I T I O N A L A R R A N G E D B Y M AYA S A B A N EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING GERMANY GMBH

TUMBALALAIKA

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY WALERA GOODMAN VIOLIN BY ANDREJ BUSCH ACCORDION BY WOITEK KRISTOF TRUMPET BY OSCAR KLIEWE W O R D & M U S I C : VA L E R I S C H I L L E R & M AYA S A B A N (C) EDITION CHE*CHE ENTERPRISE / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING GERMANY GMBH

Z O L Z AY N M I T M A Z E L

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY MICHAEL EHNINGER WORD & MUSIC: ALEXANDER OLSHANETSKY & BELLA MYSELL YABLOKOFF M U S I C S A L E S C O R P. MIT FREUNDLICHER GENEHMIGUNG DER BOSWORTH MUSIC GMBH, BERLIN

GLIK

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY WALERA GOODMAN TRUMPET BY PHILLIP SINDY WORD & MUSIC TRADITIONAL A R R A N G E D B Y M AYA S A B A N E M I M U S I C P U B L I S H I N G G E R M A N Y G M B H

YA N K E L E

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTIONBY GAD BARUCH HINKIS TROMBONE BY TIL SCHNEIDER TRUMPET BY TIL SCHNEIDER CLARINET BY FLORENT MANNANT W O R D & M U S I C : B E N S A L O M O & M AYA S A B A N E M I M U S I C P U B L I S H I N G G E R M A N Y G M B H

HAVANAGILA

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY URSULA 1000 & WALERA GOODMAN SAXOPHON BY OLEG ROOL ROVNER WORD & MUSIC: DIE GREENE KOSINE SCHWARTZ & PRIZANT B O O P A L E S G I M E N O & M AYA S A B A N URSULA 1000 MUSIC INC / KAMMEN-J-J-MUSIC CO / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING GERMANY GMBH

FISELEKH TSUM TANTSN

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY GAD BARUCH HINKIS TROMBONE BY TIL SCHNEIDER TRUMPET BY OSCAR KLIEWE YIDDISH TRANSLATION OF CABARET WRITTEN BY JOHN KANDER & FRED EBB ALLEY MUSIC CORP (BMI) / TRIO MUSIC COMPANY (BMI)

CABARET

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION BY MICHAEL EHNINGER WORD & MUSIC TRADITIONAL A R R A N G E D B Y M I C H A E L E H N I N G E R & M AYA S A B A N EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING GERMANY GMBH H I N E M A T O V A U S D E M F I L M J U D E N G A S S E E I N C A R S T E N D E G E N H A R D T F I L M BLANCKE DEGENHARDT SCHTZ FILMPRODUKTION GMBH 2012

HINE MA TOV

R A P S A D O N O L A M , B E LT Z M AY N S H T E T E L E & H AVA N A G I L A B Y B E N S A L O M O MASTERED BY TIM ROYKO PA I N T I N G S B Y A L I S A P O P L AV S K AYA ILLUSTRATION BY CARINA BECKER L AY O U T B Y S I K E T & H E S E R PHOTOS BY ROBERT RATHNOW DESIGN BY MARKUS GNTHER

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