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Der Shmayser / ד​ע​ר ש​מ​ײ​ַ​ס​ע​ר

from Zelik / ז​ע​ל​י​ק by Benjy Fox-Rosen

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Ver s'hot felder,
Ver s'hot velder,
Ver s'hot a droshke,
Un ikh hob nor tsores, dales,
A balbeysl moshke.

Hey, ferdlekh flit zhe yogt zhe,
Shlept zhe di parshoynim:
Moshken revekh muz men brengen,
Andersh vet nisht loynen.

Ver s'hot shof
Un ver s'hot rinder,
Ver s'hot gor tekher,
Un ikh hob a vayb un kinder,
hoyzn ful mit lekher.

Ver s'zitst af shtuln, benklekh,
Un ver in foteln,
Un ikh zits af moshkes kelnye
Trayb tsu di hoteln.

Zukh a porets zikh a khone,
A mlune zukh a latkhn,
Muz ikh hern, zen un shvaygn,
Tsu mol nokh zayn der shadkhn.

Brent der frost, brot di zun,
Tsi s'geyt a regn,
Ikh muz shtendik umetum
Zukhn naye vegn.

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Some have fields,
Some have forests,
Some have a wagon,
And I have only troubles, poverty,
And a boss, Moshke.

Hey horses, fly, pull,
Shlep the people:
Moshke needs his profits,
Or I don’t earn.

Some have sheep,
Some have cattle,
Some have only rags,
And I have a wife and children,
And pants full of holes.

Some sit on stools, benches,
And some in easy chairs,
And I sit on Moshke’s coach
Driving to the hotels.

A rich man looks for a hooker,
A crook looks for a hideout,
I must hear, see and be silent,
And sometimes be the matchmaker.

The frost burns, the sun roasts,
It may even rain,
I must always
Look for new ways.

Translated by Benjy Fox-Rosen with thanks to Sonia Gollance and Itzik Gottesman

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from Zelik / ז​ע​ל​י​ק, released September 1, 2021

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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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