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Forshpil (Introduction)

from Tutejsi - The Locals by Minsker Kapelye

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lyrics

(Yiddish followed by English)

Mir betn ayer vnimanye!
Di drayartike kompanye
Kumt af der bine
af a kurtse vayl, af a sho.
Mir veln shpiln far der gantser gmine
Mit nito keyn zoyre mine,
Glaykh biz ir filt zikh khorosho.

Mir zaynen a draytl, zelbe-drite,
A drayekh, nit a greyse grupe.
Nor di mekhayedike litvishe negines
Ken makhn a palats fun der posheter khalupe.

Sheyn visn gute mentshn,
Mit freyd zey zaynen fule
(Genug sheyn brider yentshn!),
S’vet kumen undz ge’ule.

Vos shteystu vi a geylem?
Vos makhstu zikh aleyn?
S’iz simkhe af dem eylem.
Shmeykhlt zhe, lakht zhe, greys un kleyn!

To klap zhe klezmer af zayn tsimbl,
Kneyp di strunes afn bas,
Shpil klarnetl, bloyz mayn tayer,
Freyt zikh yidn, tants zhe gas.

* * *
May we have your attention please?
A company of three is coming onto stage
For a short while, just for an hour.

We’ll play for the whole community
With no sour expression on our faces,
Until you feel really good.

We are a trio, a triad,
A three-piece band, not a big group,
But the delightful Litvakian tunes
Can even make a palace out of a shack.

All good people know already,
They are full of joy,
Enough weeping, brothers,
The redemption will come soon.

Why are you standng like an idiot?
What are doing over there alone?
It’s a celebration all over the universe.
Smile, laugh ye, great and small ones!

So, musician, strike at your dulcimer,
Pinch the strings on the bass,
Play, the clarinet, blow, my dear,
Cheer up, people, dance on the street!

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from Tutejsi - The Locals, released July 1, 2009

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Minsker Kapelye Minsk, Belarus

Minsker Kapelye is a klezmer trio (Dmitri Slepovitch, Hanna Kharchanka, Tatsiana Kukel. The band performs rare pieces of the Litvak Jewish tradition. The band's instrumentation combines cimbalom, clarinet, and cello.
Besides their 3 albums, the band is featured on the award-winning album Kalykhanki (Lullabies, 2007). The band worked with Paul Brody, Michael Alpert, Frank London, to name a few. ... more

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