Hauntingly Beautiful Yiddish Song - Shpielberg

Shpielberg performs Arum Dem Fayer featuring Svetlana Kundish and Mendy Cahan. Shpielberg is Daniel Hoffman - violin, Tal Kuhn - contrabass, Eli Preminger - Trumpet, Yair Salzman - drums, and Ira Shiran - accordion.

Arum dem fayer Around the campfire

Mir zingen lider We sing songs

Di nakht iz tayer The night is sweet

Me vert nit mider We don't get tired

Un zol der fayer And if the fire

Farloshn vern Goes out

Shaynt oyf der himl The heavens shine

Mit zayne shtern With their stars

To kroynt di kep So crown our heads

Mit blumen-kranstn With flower garlands

Arum dem fayer Around the fire

Mirn freylekh tantsn We'll dance happily

Vayl tants un lider Since dance and songs

Iz undzer lebn Are our life

Dernokh in shlof And then in sleep

Khaloymes shvebn We spin dreams

[davidlenga]

It's so heartwarming to listen to these iconic Yiddish songs of yesteryear. I know them so well and enjoyed them for 93 years...

[agiremack]

I am Hungarian and I enjoy music no matter where it is from, Jewish, Arab, Turkish French, Italian soo on, if its good it is good!

[MegaFount]

Tragically, Hitler and the Nazis pretty well destroyed Yiddish culture. It was a vibrant culture full of great writers, musicians, philosophers, painters, and wonderful salt of the earth people.

It is truly a blessing to keep this language alive. A mitzvah to keep it alive with a rendition of this wonderful song. It moves me so much because I feel a strong connection to my ancestral roots in Poland, Ukraine and Russia. This song rendition has so many layers of meaning and artistic merit.

The spirits of the dead are freed by this soulful music. Yasha koyech!

[bobilaforce]

Beautiful! My respect and love for the great Jewish people. It touchs my heart. Greetings from Serbia

[vanadour]

Superbe! avec toutes mes pensées aux copains et amis juifs qui ont contribué à bâtir ma façon de penser et de vivre. Mon enfance en alsace dans les années 50 avec les grand-mères qui fredonnaient en yiddish lors des gouters de 4 heures que nous partagions, nous les goys avec tant de plaisir, en nous délectant des talents des pâtissières. Mon ami Alex qui de Pologne, en marchant embraqua à Odessa pour rallier l'armée anglaise en Egypte alors qu'il n'avait que 16 ans. Repose en paix Alex .Moshe & sa future épouse rescapés de la Shoah, hébergés avec d'autres enfants par les bonnes soeurs à Pau, embarquant en 1945 pour Israêl où il fit carrière dans l'armée etc...Shalom à toutes & à tous.

[martinfrits]

As Afrikaner Boer who recently discovered my Ashkenazim heritage, I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the music, strinking into somewhere deeper than my meagre soul. Thank you for playing, rendering

[ninabusujeva]

Божественное исполнение, голоса звучат ангельски,

[brendadrew]

Many wonderful Yiddish songs are sad and hauntingly beautiful! My husband's grandmother was born in Kiev and came to the states in the late 1800s and sang all the old Yiddish songs and had them recorded as well. Also love Klezmer music! My husband's great uncle was Leon Blank, an actor in the Yiddish theater on the lower East Side of Manhattan who knew Molly Picon who played Yenta in the great movie, Fiddle on the Roof. Thanks for sharing, gorgeous!

[jackieshmueli]

How beautiful !as a kid 65 years ago we sang this around a campfire in Hout Bay South Africa.With love and thanks from Israel !

[Broniarydzewski]

Beautiful, growing up in Poland, we had Jewish summer camps and learn this song. Brings memories ❤💙

[ЕлизаветаПоллак]

Спасибо ☺️, очень классная музыка и отличное исполнение 👍❤️😀🌺🩸 просто огонь 🔥 Вы молодцы 👏, хочется слушать бесконечно 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[choclinda]

Oh! This is so beautiful it melts my heart as I think of my wonderful Mother. May she Rest In Peace.

[timacrow]

OK, I'm a punk rocker and this is not my style, but that gorgeous babe has an awesome voice. :) I like this.
And the guy who sings with her has an awesome coat!

[harmonyherb]

It made me cry. Brought back memories of my mom and dad and the whole family circle. Thank you for sharing, you have done a mitzvah.

[azmike]

The song was beautiful & that lady has an amazing voice!!

[lisasabeneth]

my father talk Yiddish great music 🎶 bella voice heartening and beautiful ❤
i love remembering 😢 his belong Jewish culture 👍

[marciajacobs]

So beautiful! Gorgeous singing and graceful dancing! What more do you want!

[eliasresches]

Cuantos recuerdos, nostalgias que esta canción me trae, mis padres la cantaban junto con amigos, es emblemática y llena de esperanza

[joalexsg]

Thank you so much for this amazing performance of such a treasure of secular Yiddish culture. It´s a gem, no doubt about it and the voices perfectly match the tune, with a special mention to the female vocalist, who is utterly superb. Danke sheyn/todah rabah. Greetings from Brazil.

[BytomGirl]

We sang it in Poland in summer camp .. such old memories...