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Yidl Mitn Fidl

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The title song from the 1936 Polish film Yidl Mitn Fidl starring Molly Picon as Yidl. Words by Itzik Manger, music by Abraham Ellstein.

lyrics

Iber felder vegn
Oyf a vagn hey
Mit zun un vint un regn
Forn Klezmer tsvey
A khidish oy a khidish
Zog ver zaynen zey?

Zey zaynen Yidl mitn fidl
Arye mitn bas
Dos lebn iz a lidl
To vozhe zayn in kas?
Hey, Yidl, fidl, shmidl
Hey dos lebn iz a shpas!

A tsig shteyt oyf der lonke
Un mekht troyrik meh
Hey du tsig, du shoyte
Troyrik zayn is feh!
Shoklt er dos berdl
Take take feh

Yidl mitn fidl
Arye mitn bas
Dos lebn iz a lidl
To vozhe zayn in kas?
Hey, Yidl, fidl, shmidl
Hey dos lebn iz a shpas!

A foygl flit "Gut morgn,
Gut morgn, a gut yor
Di troyer un di zorgn
Tsu ale shvartze yor!"
Dem vint a lakh in ponim
Yidl, yidl for!

Zey zaynen Yidl mitn fidl
Arye mitn bas
Dos lebn iz a lidl
To vozhe zayn in kas?
Hey, Yidl, fidl, shmidl
Hey dos lebn iz a shpas!

Yidl mitn fidl
Arye mitn bas
Dos lebn iz a lidl
To vozhe zayn in kas?
Hey, Yidl, fidl, shmidl
Hey dos lebn iz a shpas!

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Over fields and ways
On a hay wagon
With sun and wind and rain
Go two Klezmer musicians
A surprise, a surprise
Say, who are they?

They are Yidl with the fiddle
Arye with the bass
This life is a song,
So why be angry?
Hey, Yidl, fiddle, shmidl
Hey, this life is a joke!

A goat stands in the meadow
He makes a sad "meh!"
Hey, you goat, you fool
To be sad is feh!
He shakes his little beard
Really, really feh!

Yidl with the fiddle
Arye with the bass
This life is a song,
So why be angry?
Hey, Yidl, fiddle, shmidl
Hey, this life is a joke!

A little bird flies "Good morning!
Good morning and good year!
The sadnesses and troubles,
May they have a black year!"
The wind laughs in our faces
Yidl, yidl forward!

They are Yidl with the fiddle
Arye with the bass
This life is a song,
So why be angry?
Hey, Yidl, fiddle, shmidl
Hey, this life is a joke!

Yidl with the fiddle
Arye with the bass
This life is a song,
So why be angry?
Hey, Yidl, fiddle, shmidl
Hey, this life is a joke!

credits

from Wandering Laughter, released March 9, 2020
Taiward Wider: Cello 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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