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Tick Tock

by Benjy Fox-Rosen

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1.
Oh, Hudl, Hudl, Hudl, What's with your strudel? It is tasty, I love it very much. I need no meat or tsimes, For everything else bores me. Oh, Hudl, Hudl, Give the strudel, Give it! I have a countryman his name is Dudl, He has a little wife, her name is Hudl, Hudl and Dudl are so in love. And his lovely with Hudl, Bakes an outstanding strudel, It is a delight Mama, and must go only in the mouth. Every friday when Dudl has the time, He comes home and he yells: Oh, Hudl, Hudl, Hudl, What's with your strudel? It is tasty, I love it very much. I need no meat or tsimes, For everything else bores me. Oh, Hudl, Hudl, Give the strudel, Give it! My countryman Dudl has a border, Who is very much in love with his Hudl, Because she cooks his supper very well. And the border, how he is smitten, And the supper refreshes him, And he devours Hudl with his eyes. And when she, Hudl, bring the tea to the table, He smiles and say to her the following: Oh, Hudl, Hudl, Hudl, your tea with your Strudel, It is delicious, I love it very much. It is so delightful, and it just melts in the belly, Oh Hudl, Give the strudel, Give it!
2.
Once upon a time there was a Jew and his wife, Poor as the world is big, They have daughters, two, But not even a groschen of money. Oy Gevald, where does one find the dowry, To marry off the daughters? Listen, just listen, what happened, This is not a laughing matter. A guest comes for the Sabbath, The open the door to him, And who was it, who could it be? Elijah the prophet. After havdole, he was quietly off, And left them with a blessing. Buckets of milk, rivers of wine, a sea of coins, Blessed them from their fate. The world became stingy to them, Those darn Jews. The great punishment came, For the sin they had committed; The milk and wine became rotten, From the coins, only a skull remained.
3.
The tree has green eyes, The night has black eyes, The sky has blue eyes, Under the tree, I'll take a nap. The day has crooked legs, The day has long legs, The fire has red eyes, Play me the new dance! The sack has heavy things, The father-in-law carries heavy stuff, The one who sits on the roof, Will play me the new dance.
4.
Tick Tock 06:19
Tick tock, tick tock beats my heart, I know what this mean, You are leaving, Malkele, Over the wide seas. Tick tock, tick tock, sounds my heart, I know the meaning of the sound, It will be without you, Malkele, Sad and sorry. You are already leaving, Malkele, Over the wide seas. Tick tock, tick tock beats my heart, Goodbye.
5.
When I marry off my first daughter, I am gonna be so happy. When I marry off my second daughter, I am gonna be so happy. When I marry off my third daughter, I am gonna be sad, left with an empty house.
6.
Translation from Ruth Rubin's “Jewish Life in the Old Country” Just as it is not good to wear a shirt for seven weeks, So it is not good To be a stranger away from home. I sit down, Alas, to my sewing, My heart is parched, I wish for a glass of tea. Oy, it is to weep, It is to weep over my your life. That I had to Go away from home. And my “baleboste” Must think me a fool, For when I ask for a cup of tea, She adds water to the samovar. My “baleboste” feeds me, And says: eat and remember! Then she tells all the neighbors That I eat like “after a sickness.” My mother feeds me and says: “Eat my dear child.” And in her heart she thinks: “May you be the stronger for it!” Perhaps you think That my “balabos” is better, When I ask him fro some pay, He stabs a knife into my heart!
7.
It’s good! It’s good! It’s good! The little Jews are shouting: it’s good! The enemy, the wild one Quick he does progress And everyplace he comes Becomes a mess. And the Jews yell: it’s good It's nice, it's fine, Couldn't be better! It’s good! It’s good! It’s good! The little Jews are shouting: it’s good! The enemy goes forward Spills blood and shame And each day he swallows Country after country. And the Jews yell: it’s good It's nice, it's fine, The more hear devours! It’s good! It’s good! It’s good! The little Jews are shouting: it’s good! The enemy gorges on countries He doesn’t want to stop His stomach cannot take Not even one more drop And the Jews yell: it’s good! And the Jews are glad: it’s good! It’s great! it’s fine! His gut is not clean. It’s good! It’s good! It’s good! The little Jews are shouting: it’s good! The enemy has already occupied half of Europe. Nobody can stop him. His innards are ready to burst. And the Jews yell: it’s good! And the Jews are glad: it’s good! It's great! It's fine! Nothing more can fit in. It’s good! It’s good! It’s good! The little Jews are shouting: it’s good! The enemy Is tired and sick He has over-eaten! Didn’t know when to quit. And the Jews yell: it’s good! And the Jews are glad: it’s good! It's great! It's fine! His end will soon come. Amen.

credits

released February 15, 2011

Benjy Fox-Rosen- vocals, upright bass

Avi Fox-Rosen- guitars, tenor banjo, background vocals

Michael Winograd- clarinet

Noah Kaplan- tenor saxophone

Carmen Staaf- accordion, piano, farfisa organ

Kenny Wollesen- drumset

Richie Barshay- vibra slap

Sxip Shirey- glass bowls, marbles, toys

Rima Fand- violin, viola, background vocals

Sarah Alden- violin, background vocals

Dan Blacksberg- trombone

Julie Dawson- french horn

Deborah Strauss- violin on 'Dray Tekhterlekh'

Myk Freedman- lap steel guitar


Produced and arranged by Benjy Fox-Rosen

Recorded January 2010 by Peter Karl @ Peter Karl Studios, Brooklyn

and February 2010 by Jason Lafarge @ Seizures Palace, Brooklyn

'Dray Tekhterlekh' recorded July 2009 by Don Godwin

Mixed by Don Godwin

Mastered by G&J Audio
Designed by teeteringbulb.com

For complete translations and more information please visit www.BenjyFoxRosen.com

Thank you for your support!

Copyright 2010 Benjy Fox-Rosen, All rights reserved.

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Benjy Fox-Rosen Vienna, Austria

Benjy Fox-Rosen (Los Angeles, 1984) is a singer, bassist and composer based in Vienna, Austria. Fox-Rosen has been commissioned to write works for choirs, artistic interventions, and audio-installations; he has produced two CDs of his own music, both of which were recognized by the Forward in the top-five Jewish music album of the year category. ... more

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