Sheyn vi di levone,
Likhtik vi di shtern,
Fun himl a matone
Bistu mir tsugeshikt.
Mayn glik hob ikh gevinen,
Ven ikh hob dikh gefinen,
Du shaynst vi toyznt zinen,
Hostu mayn harts baglikt.
Dayne tseyndelekh,
Vays vi perelekh,
Mit dayne sheyne oygn,
Dayne kheyndelekh,
Dayne herelekh --
Host mikh tsugetsoygn.
Sheyn vi der frimorgn,
Kishef vi der ovnt,
Der zunengold iz farborgn,
Ven du bist nit bay mir.
Dayn kheyn hot mikh gehoybn,
Ven ikh hob dikh getrofn,
Oyb du vest in mir gloybn,
Vet dos lebn zayn a shir.
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Beautiful as the moon,
Radiant as the stars,
Heaven sent you
As a gift to me.
I won good fortune,
When I found you,
You shine like a thousand suns,
You have made my heart happy.
Your little teeth,
Like little pearls,
With your beautiful eyes,
Your charms,
Your hair --
Have drawn me in to you.
Beautiful as the dawn,
Enchanting as the evening,
The sunshine is hidden,
When you are not with me.
Your grace lifted me up,
When I found you,
If I had all your faith,
Life would be a song.
credits
from The Thread | די פאָדעם,
released October 19, 2019
Sheyn Vi Di Levone / Beautiful as the Moon
Lyrics: Chaim Tauber, Jonathan Cannon
Melody: Joseph Rumshinsky (Sheyn Vi Di Levone), Joey Weisenberg (Karcigar Nign)
English translation from “Great Songs Of The Yiddish Theater” by Norman Warembud, adapted by Kirsten Lamb and Jonathan Cannon
Internationally-recognized klezmer ensemble Ezekiel’s Wheels brings passion, virtuosity, and joyfully contagious energy to an engaging contemporary perspective on traditional Jewish music.
supported by 10 fans who also own “Sheyn Vi Di Levone”
One of my favourite musical discoveries in a while. These musicians are seriously talented. I can’t help imagining that there would have been a whole significant subculture of Yiddish psych rock like this in a different, kinder universe. For now, this is a window into that world that might have been. And I love every second of it. Audrey
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