Un du Akerst

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Yiddish text by Chaim Zhitlowsky (1865-1943). Zhitlowsky's text, written in 1891, was based on his translation of a poem by German poet Georg Herwegh (1817-1875). The poem "Bundeslied," was written for the General Federation of German Workingmen in 1863. English translation by Stefanie Brendler.

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Un du akerst un du zeyst,
Un du fiterst un du neyst.
Un du hamerst un du shpinst
Zog, mayn folk, vos du fardinst?
You plow the fields, and sow the grain,
mending all your clothes again;
after work, there’s still chores to do,
oh my dears, what’s left for you?

Kling-klang, kling-klang!
Klapt der hamer mit zayn gezang!
Kling-klang, kling-klang!
Tserayst di keytn fun shklafntsvang!

Vebst dayn vebshtul tog un nakht,
Grobst undz ayzn fun der shakht,
Brengst di shefe undz arayn,
Ful mit tvue un mit vayn.
Weave your loom both night & day
And dig the iron from the clay;
the grain and wine we harvest dear,
abundance throughout the year.

Nor vu iz dayn tish gegreyt?
Nor vu iz dayn yomtev-kleyd?
Nor vu iz dayn sharfe shverd?
Velkhes glik iz dir bashert?
So where is your table set?
And where is your best outfit?
And where is your sharpened sword?
Bashert! What joy is yours?

We make these treasures but not to keep;
Instead we wear these chains and weap.
Shafst undz oytsres on a shiyer,
Altsding - nor nit far dir;
Un far zikh hostu in noyt
Nor geshmidt a shvere keyt…

Kling-klang, kling-klang!
Klapt der hamer mit zayn gezang!
Kling-klang, kling-klang!
Tserayst di keytn fun shklafntsvang!

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from What Joy is Yours, released May 29, 2022

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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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