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Electric Bistu Sheyn

from Cradle Songs, Grave Songs by Brivele

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lyrics

Bay mir bistu sheyn
Bay mir hostu kheyn
Bay mir bistu ayner af der velt

Fil sheyne meydlekh hobn
shoyn gevolt nemen mikh
Un fun zey ale oysgeklibn
hob ikh nor dikh

Bay mir bistu git
Bay mir hostu “it”
Bay mir bistu tayerer fun gelt

Electric Lady, get way down
‘Cause tonight, gonna do what we want
Ooh, you shock it, shake it, baby
Electric lady, you're a star
You got that classic kind of crazy
But you know just who you are
You got the look the gods agree
they wanna see
All the birds and the bees
Dancing with the freaks in the trees
Watch the water turn to wine
Outer space and out your mind
Ooh, shock me one good time

Translation:
To me, you are beautiful
You are charming, you are one of a kind
To me, you are good, you’ve got “it”
You are more precious than money
Many pretty girls wanted me
But I only want you

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from Cradle Songs, Grave Songs, released May 1, 2021
Attributions:
“Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn,” lyrics by Jacob Jacobs and music by Sholom Secunda. Composed for the 1932 Yiddish language comedy musical I Would If I Could (in Yiddish, Men Ken Lebn Nor Men Lost Nisht, "You could live, but they don't let you"). Popularized in 1937 by The Andrews Sisters.

“Electric Lady” by Janelle Monáe, released on her 2013 album The Electric Lady.

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Brivele Seattle, Washington

A discontented punky-klezy trio of Yiddishists.

Brivele is:

Stefanie Brendler (accordion, vox, glockenspiel, slide whistle)
Maia Brown (banjo, vox)
Hannah Hamavid (violin, ukulele, vox)
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