Tumbalalaika | Julie Benko
Фильм және анимация
"Tumbalalaika" is a Yiddish folk song which means "Play the balalaika."
Translation by Julie Benko
Musical credits below
www.JulieBenko.com
Shteyt a bucher, shteyt un er tracht
Tracht in tracht a gantze nacht
Vemen tzi nemen un nit farshemen
Vemen tzi nemen un nit farshemen
Once, long ago, there was a young man
Who stayed up all night devising his plan
He thought up a riddle second to none
She who could answer would be the one
(Chorus)
Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbalalaika
Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbalalaika
Tumbalalaika, shpiel balalaika
Tumbalalaika, freylich zol zayn
Maidl, maidl, ‘ch vil bay dir fregn
Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on reign
Vos ken brenen un nit oyfern
Vos ken benken, veynen on trern
Tell me, my beauty, tell me if you know,
What needs no rain and yet it can grow.
Tell me what can burn all through the year
Tell me what can yearn and cry without tears
Chorus
Narishe bucher, vos darfstu fregn
A shtein ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
Libe ken brenen un nit oyfern
A harts ken benken, veynen on trern
Oh, foolish boy, surely you know
A rock needs no rain, and yet it can grow
It’s love that can burn all through the years
And a heart that is yearning cries without tears
Chorus x2
CREDITS
Vocals: Julie Benko
Balalaika: Justin Poindexter
Piano/Arrangement: Jason Yeager
Bass: Danny Weller
Drums: Evan Hyde
Trumpet: Andy Warren
Clarinet: Kenny Pexton
Trombone: Ron Wilkins
Recorded at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn
Video by David Spadora, Eight Flow Studio
Пікірлер: 45
Julie, as a young, isolated Jew who struggles for connection, I just want to say this moved me to tears. Thank you. :) Please do more!
@ilyakaminsky466
5 ай бұрын
Hey, Rei! Make the aliah, comne to Israel - yio'll never feel isolated Jew! Have you ever been to Israel?
@guillermofabianenriques3788
3 ай бұрын
No estás sola, estamos aquí, solo anímate a venir, te esperamos
Best Tumbalalika I ever heard. Spine-tinglingly good! Amazing musicians and - wow! - what a woman! 💙💙💙
That's perfect. The best version of Tumbalalaika I've ever heard (I'm fond of Yiddish music so I've heard much).
This is masterful---both arrangement and performance!
This has been stuck in my head all morning. Absolutely love this.
one of the best ))) thank you Julia !😇
Неоднократно слушал чудесную еврейскую песню ,, Тум-балалайка,,-знаю историю создания прекрасного музыкального произведения... Решил написАть комментарий только потому, что мне интересны песни на идиш и иврит, хотя не владею ни идиш ни иврит, к сожалению. Во многом черпаю знания о языке у своего концертмейстера и друга-Амалии-еврейки по национальности. P.S. После просмотра художественного фильма ,, Сабина,,/2002год/песня стала ассоциироваться с именем светлой памяти Сабины Шпильрейн! На титрах фильма поет Faye Susan Nepon-Фей Сьюзан Непон-завораживающее лирическое сопрано. Спасибо за хорошее исполнение песни ,, Тум-балалайка,,. С уважением, Валерий Романов. Оперный певец.
@jujujuliebee
Ай бұрын
How interesting. I actually played the role of Sabina Spielrein in a musical theater piece about her life. I did see that movie, but don't remember the use of this song. It is a classic so makes sense they might think of it. Thanks for your fascinating comment!
Truly magical. I have played and sung this song hundreds of times over the years. Never experienced it like this before. She is wonderful and the musical arrangement and performance are superb.
@jujujuliebee
5 ай бұрын
thank you so much!! Jason did a truly incredible job with the arrangement :)
I spent a lot of time at jazz clubs in NY in the 90's😊 This is a masterpiece of arrangement and singing👏
BEAUTIFUL 👍👍👍👍
Beautiful
just what we needed! A sheinem dank, nathan!!
So good! I'm going to be humming this all day!
❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 Dankjewel G d bless you en Israël shalom xxxxx
Love this so much!!!
Amazing! Thank you for the joy you gave me this morning
Beautiful!
A sheynem dank,duzhe harno
Such a beautiful voice! Gorgeous!
this song is love it so much
Fabulous!
formidable interprétation de tumbalalaika
Just beautiful! Such a nice performance.
AMAZING
YEAH!!!!!!!
WoW ❤
❤❤❤❤🔥So schön Idisch gesungen! BRAVO!!!
Vos a gelibter
Unfortunately the automatic subtitles show the english part but only say "music" in the Yiddish parts :(
@jujujuliebee
5 ай бұрын
thanks for pointing this out, I went through and added the transliteration in the subtitles manually, hope this helps
@carlaober6052
5 ай бұрын
That's amazing, thank you so much! Interestingly now it's showing me only the Yiddish parts but not the English parts 😅 I don't know if it's a problem with my KZread or how I use it 😅 Amazing music!!
@jujujuliebee
5 ай бұрын
lol if it's not one thing...! i'll try to fix it!@@carlaober6052
@neiledwards9719
5 ай бұрын
The English lyrics are a very close translation of the original Yiddish.
¿Saben que relación tiene esta canción con el padre de LALO SCHIFRIN y como esto de algún modo terminó impactando en la letra de Misión Imposible? ¿La relación con esconder mensajes encriptados en las letras y acordes mientras estaba en ciernes el holocausto? ¿saben que hay una onomatopeya entre Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbalalaika y los disparos y tener que huir en dirección contraria? ¿o bien lo que dice huir o correr son los acordes?
@jujujuliebee
4 ай бұрын
no sabía nunca de esto! qué increíble y fascinante. gracias por decirme.
@guillermofabianenriques3788
3 ай бұрын
@@jujujuliebee Mi Bobe [abuela en Yiddish] fue una de esas adolescentes que se salvó escondiéndose con la ayuda de esta canción y como conoció el amor con mi Zeyde [Abuelo en Yiddish] Siempre lloro y me emociona mucho esta canción. Esta versión es hermosa, pero la versión que cantaban mi Bobe y mi Zeyde para mí es la que mas quisiera escuchar otra vez y jamás podre escuchar. Hay muchos judíos que llegaron a latino América Gracias a esta hermosa Canción, llena de secretos simples mejor guardados que a los oídos de todo el mundo.
Good onya..
Из слов понял только балалайка)))
@leon38m1
3 ай бұрын
естественно! язык не знаешь!
Kvelling
In idish perfavore .