Oy, dortn, dortn, ibern wasserl
Oy, dortn, dortn, ibern brik
Fartribn hostu mich in di waytene lender
Un benken benk ich noch dir tsurik
Oy, vifil ovntlech, tsusamen gesesn
Oy, vifil ovntlech, schpet in der nacht
Oy, vifil trerelech, mir hobn fargosn
Oy, bis mir hobn di libe tsusamengebracht
Oy, helf mir, Gotenu, oy Got in himl
Oy, helf mir, Gotenu, s'is mir nisht gut
Shoyn tsayt dray yorelech vi mir shpiln a libe
Un oysshpiln di libe konen mir nit
Oy, dayne oygelech, vi di shwartse karschelech
Oy, dayne lipelech, vi rosene papir
Un dayne fingerlech, vi tint un vi feyder
Oy, schraybn solstu ofte briv tsu mir
Over Yonder
Far away, across the water
Far away, over the bridge,
You've driven me to distant lands
And I long for your return.
How many evenings we spent together
How many evenings late into the night
And how many tears we both shed
Till we were reunited in love.
Oh God, help me, God in heaven,
Help me, dear God, things are not well with me.
For 3 years already we play out our love
Yet we can't fulfill our love.
Oh, your eyes, like black cherries,
And your lips like rose-coloured paper,
Your fingers like pen and ink
Oh write frequent letters to me.
credits
from Paper is White,
released February 1, 2021
Mixing and Mastering by Lucite Tokki
supported by 10 fans who also own “Oy, Dortn Dortn (Over Yonder)”
One of my favourite musical discoveries in a while. These musicians are seriously talented. I can’t help imagining that there would have been a whole significant subculture of Yiddish psych rock like this in a different, kinder universe. For now, this is a window into that world that might have been. And I love every second of it. Audrey
supported by 8 fans who also own “Oy, Dortn Dortn (Over Yonder)”
This is a richly layered composition- the music is wonderful- and the texts really work well with it. It feels like it's pushing Yiddish music forward while staying connected to the past.
I don’t have the gift of prophecy so I can’t predict the future- but I would not be surprised if years from now this will cunt among the classics of the repertoire of Yiddish music. Shamma Boyarin
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