CD004-12
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Contents
Title of Collector
Gedenk
Title
Gedenk
First Line
Gedenk, az nor in libe ligt dos glik
Performer
cf Tr 10+11 - probably Benzion Witler
Instrumentation
vocal (male), piano, accordion, bass, clarinet (?), ...
Composer
Author
Genre
Yiddish Song
Language
Yiddish
Song Text
Gedenk, az nor in libe ligt dos glik
Di libe vert ayn oygnblik
In kimt shoyn keyn mol mer tsurik –
Gedenk dus git!
Gedenk: hosti dus glik in dayne hent:
ver nisht farshikert, nisht farblendt,
Nisht laykht dus pater, nisht farshvendt -
Gedenk, gedenk!
Glik nisht valgert zikh in gasn
S’iz nisht far yeydn mentsh
Glik miz G’t aleyn tsipasn
Dertsi miz men zayn gebentsht.
Gedenk: hot G’t dir glik amul geshenkt,
Nokh vus es hot dayn harts gebenkt –
Oyf linke veygn zikh nisht lenk:
Gedenk, gedenk!
Eynmul nor iz glik ba mir dershinen
Ven ikh hob dikh - dikh! - ge?kent. (?)
Bloyz - nor di! - di nor brengst mir freydn,
Bay dir fridn, vi in gan-eydn
Ven di …? fin mir gants vayt avek
Volt dan mayn leybn nisht gehat kayn tsvek.
Gedenk: az nor in libe ligt dus glik
Di libe vert ayn oygn blik
Un kimt shoyn keyn mol mer tsurik
Gedenk dus git:
Gedenk: hosti dus glik in dayne hent:
ver nisht farshikert, nisht farblendt,
Nisht laykht dus pater, nisht farshvendt -
Gedenk, gedenk!
Glik nisht valgert zikh in gasn
S’iz nisht far yeydn mentsh
Glik miz G’t aleyn tsipasn
Dertsi miz men zayn gebentsht.
Gedenk: hot G’t dir glik amul geshenkt,
Nokh vus es hot dayn harts gebenkt –
Oyf linke veygn zikh nisht lenk:
Gedenk, gedenk!
Übersetzung / Translation
Duration
2:50 min
Year
Comment
Tango
