http://music.metafilter.com/1810/Di-Mama-iz-Gegangen/ Comments on MeFi Music post Di Mama iz Gegangen Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:01:13 -0800 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:01:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://music.metafilter.com/1810/Di-Mama-iz-Gegangen Yiddish standard, performed for voice and ukulele. <br /><br /> The lyrics: Di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn noch koyln, Hot zi mir gebracht a yingele fun Poyln. Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns, Mit di shvatse eygalach, ketsale du mayns. Di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn noch kroyt, Hot zi mir gebracht a yingele fun boyt. Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns, Mitdi vayse tseyndelach, ketsale du mayns. Ich hob gegesn mandlen, ich hob getrunken vayn, Ich hob gelibt a yingele, un kon on ir nit zayn. Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns, Mit di shvartse heralach, ketsale du mayns. Roughly translated, it is the tale of a young Jewish girl confessing to her cat her desire that her mother come back from market with a boyfriend for her. post:music.metafilter.com,2008:site.1810 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:30:38 -0800 Astro Zombie ukulele yiddish http://music.metafilter.com/1810/Di-Mama-iz-Gegangen#8792 <a href="http://sparberfans.blogspot.com/2008/02/song-di-mama-iz-gegangen.html">Video for the song</a>, and some explaination. comment:music.metafilter.com,2008:site.1810-8792 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:01:13 -0800 Astro Zombie http://music.metafilter.com/1810/Di-Mama-iz-Gegangen#8836 Ha, this is cool man. I've never really been exposed to any yiddish that's actually in sentences, so thanks! I like it. comment:music.metafilter.com,2008:site.1810-8836 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:52:31 -0800 snsranch