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A song from the 1938 film Mamele starring Molly Picon, who also wrote the lyrics. Abraham Ellstein wrote the music.

lyrics

A bisl zun a bisl regn
A ruik ort dem kop tsu leygn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

A shikh a zok a kleyd on lattes
In keshene a dray fir zlotes
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

Di luft iz fray far yedn glaykh
Di zun zi shaynt far yedn eynem orem oder raykh

A bisl freyd a bisl lakhn
A mol mit fraynt a shnepsl makhn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

A bisl zun a bisl regn
A ruik ort dem kop tsu leygn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

A shikh a zok a kleyd on lattes
In keshene a dray fir zlotes
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

Di luft iz fray far yedn glaykh
Di zun zi shaynt far yedn eynem orem oder raykh

A bisl freyd a bisl lakhn
A mol mit fraynt a shnepsl makhn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

Eyner zugt ashires
Eyner zugt gevires
Aynemen di gantse velt
Eyner meynt dos gantse glik
Hengt nor op in gelt
Zoln ale zikhn
Zoln ale crikhn
Nor ikh trakht bay mir
Ikh darf dos oyf kapores vayl dos glik shteyt bay mayn tir

(violin solo)

A bisl freyd a bisl lakhn
A mol mit fraynt a shnepsl makhn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklekh zayn

______________________________

A little sun, a little rain
A quiet place to rest one's head
As long as you're healthy, you can be happy

A shoe, a sock, clothing without patches
In the pockets three or four zlotes
As long as you're healthy, you can be happy

The air is free for everyone equally
The sun, it shines for everyone, poor or rich

A little joy, a little laughter
A time with friends to drink some schnapps
As long as you're healthy, you can be happy

Some seek riches
Some seek power
To rule the whole world
Some think that all the happiness
Depends upon money
Let them all search
Let them all crawl
I think to myself,
I have no use for all that because happiness is at my door

credits

from Wandering Laughter, released March 9, 2020
Taiward Wider: Guitar and vocals
Cecilia Vacanti: Violin
Alexander LaCava: Accordion

Recorded at Chillhouse Studios in Charlestown, MA July 2019
Engineered by Sean Bonney-Burrill

Photos by Nicole Kwan

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Wandering Laughter Boston, Massachusetts

Klezmer trio Wandering Laughter is a lively collaboration between cellist Taiward Wider fiddler Cecilia Vacanti and accordionist Alexander LaCava. Based in the city of Boston, all three attended Berklee College of Music. Wandering Laughter plays music that is by turns heartfelt and invigorating. Just a few Yiddish troubadours spreading mazl (luck) freyd (joy), and of course gelekhter (laughter). ... more

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