The Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson "Shnirele, Perele"

[viewercjg]

A Fantastic Rendition!!!

[TH89]

Look at the warmth + kindness in their faces :)

[SanDiegoSunriser]

Makes me wanna learn Mamaloshen...

I likealot!!!

Maybe I'll see you guys in SanDiego...

[MrQueentut898]

Interestingly, they vary the lyrics, from "this is the truth, moshiach will come this year", to "this is the truth, we need moshiach this year". Less bold, but unarguable.

[jutubik1]

thanks for the video!

yesterday i've seen Klezmatics performing live in my city, and it was really something.. amazing performance, so much emotion.. really a performance to remember!

[SueHom1]

I agree, I also prefer their earlier Cds

[mxgirl918]

I like how Jewish music sounds so soulful and unique. Can someone give a brief translation of what he's singing?

[613maccabee]

@mxgirl918 Ribbons, pearls, golden flags the Messiah, son of David, is above us he holds a goblet in his right hand and gives his blessing to the whole earth. Amen, amen, this is the truth the Messiah will come this year. If he comes by riding, good years are ahead. If he comes by horse, new times are ahead. If he comes by foot, every Jew will be settled in the land of Israel.

[FilipAleksandryjski]

It is so good to know, how fine is man's soul, which is able to create such a beauty... Bravo! Bravi! Brava! Bravissimo!

[besswuzherre]

BEST BAND IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! really good video also

[AphroditeEros33]

<3 BEAUTIFUL! really amazing! it gives me goosebumps! Thank you sooo much for posting & sharing*^o^* <3

[LaughingatpainUSAway]

Great

[johnpinzutu]

Amazing song, amazing performance.

But hey ? Frank playing bass clarinet right in the middle of a sax chorus @ 3:08 ?

oups ! ;o)

[Aynekerie]

Is there someone who has the live version of this song?? xD

Amazing song!

[thevaleruislip]

@Aynekerie Errr - this is a live version?

[yosoysahidleon]

im from mexico, im just starting to check out what is this music about, this was absolutely maginificent, everything, the lyrics and the music, the interpretation and the force, the musicians and the voices. Im speechless..... for real.

[robottohero]

I was looking for lyrics for a longtime, big thanks for posting it!!!

[chaimke7]

fit for the seder. this was originally from 17th c hagadda

[Klassenlatte]

Ok, this is for free, but the sound quality is so poor. Thou wonderful song performed by an adorable creative klezmer band, which is quite authentic (not like those good-German-guys-likes-klezmer­-band stuff... ;-))

[hamadah4]

Still my favorite Klezmatics-song! Incredibly beautiful!

[chaimke7]

ma'aminim bnei ma'aminim

[tikkunsoulam]

This song is SOOOOOO beautiful. Thank you so much Klezmatics!!!!!!!!! Cantor Joshua Nelson, Cantor Lorin and Cantor Frank London You all are fabulous. May the Mashiach come this year!!!!!!

[melechmechaya]

This is absolutely soul numbing. Klezmatics, thank you!

[glugluinuit]

Can anybody tell me what the song talks about?(or translate it in english, please?)

[chaimke7]

@glugluinuit it is based on the last of the 13 principals of maimonadies (Rambam)

I Believe in perfect faith the coming of The Mesiah son of King David although he may tarry I await his coming every day. This is in the background whilst the lead singer is anouncing the imminent coming of messiah son of David come and gather brothers and sisters and greet him together in Israel

[glugluinuit]

@chaimke7 Thank you very much! A nice present for me! Beautiful song!

Ciao!

[jaymagic54]

Ribbons, pearls, golden flag-- Messiah Son of David Sits at a place of honor He holds a goblet in the right hand-- makes a blessing on the entire world. Amen and Amen, this is reality: Messiah will come this year. He will come driving-- there will be good years. He will come riding-- there will be good times. He will come on foot-- The Jews will stand firm in the land of Israel.

[glugluinuit]

Thank you so very much!

Best wishes!

[jaymagic54]

@glugluinuit You are very welcome. I translated the Yiddish very accurately, but the English seems dry-- it can't capture all the emotion and cultural meaning of the words. Also, you might be interested to know that the music borrows heavily from cantorial forms used in the synagogue for the deepest , most heart-felt and holiest prayers. It sent chills down my spine and brought tears to my eyes.

Thanks for your interest, and best wishes to you as well.

[glugluinuit]

I understand you. I call it "consolation of the heart"... "Who sings well prays twice". I hope you understand my spaghetti-english :-)

[chaimke7]

@jaymagic54 thanks for your translation for the yiddish.tranlating the hebrew doesn't loose its feeling tho' that is the bit the african cantor is singing can you recognise it. Ani Maamin b'emuna shelama b'viat Hamoshiach Af al opi sheyita'amaya Ani Maamin. That is the bit that gives me chills me out and dries my tears.

[jaymagic54]

I got the "ani ma'amin" passage from Rambam that Nelson sang, and noted that you had already translated it and explained its role in the piece really well. With a 500 character limit, I had to stick to the Yiddish, which I thought was what Glugluinuit was asking be translated. I note you picked up nicely on the "shvester", "brider", "menshen" lyric, but it's so Jewishly subtle (overtones of the arbeiter ring, nu?) I just went with "Jews" (as the original lyric is "yidn").

[chaimke7]

yes your right ala yidn, but here we should be emphasising the global redemption so lets translate it 'alla menchen' all mankind.

[jaymagic54]

You're suggestion is very good. It is consistent with, "halt er a becher . . . macht a broche oyfn gantze land." (By the way, I was tempted to translate that as "makes kiddush for the world" but figured that would be too obscure for non-Jews). My only reservation is that "menshen" isn't all mankind, but only those who evince menshlikeit. Then again, perhaps in moshiach's tzeitn, everyone will be a mensh. Mirtz Hashem. . .

[chaimke7]

please can you transcript the words in yiddish

[jaymagic54]

Shnirele, Perele, goldine fon, Moshiach ben dovid sitzt oybn on. Halt er a beker in der rechter hant, Macht a broche oyfn gantze land. Omeyn v'omeyn dos is vor, Moshiach vet kummen heintks yor. Ven er kumen tzu forn-- veln zein gute yorn. Veln er kumen tzu raytn-- veln zein gute tzeitn. Ven er kumen tzu gain-- Veln alle mentshen in eretz Yisroel einshtayn.

[chaimke7]

@jaymagic54 chag sameach. Moshiach Now. I hoped you sang it at the seder

[etzhaim]

God, what a performance!

[rurrufin]

es verdad! sin joshua nelson me gusta más. estuve ayer en el concierto de helsinki, guuuauuu, a dank, a groser dank, klezmatics!!

i also prefer without the otherwise magnificent voice of joshua nelson. yesterday i was int their concert in helsinki: splendid concert, a joy!

[tikkunsoulam]

Wow!!! This song is AMAZING!!!! I love the combination of Cantor Joshua Nelson and Lorin Sklansberg and the whole group together. Is this song on CD, I would love to purchase this version

[Flylittle]

Wow.. I saw them last year performing with Joshua Nelson and I´ve got to say that they´re amazing.

The voices, the wonderful musicians, everything was perfect and also it was very interesting to see that original mix between gospel and klezmer.

[BigBadJooDooDaddy]

Surprised by the level of musicianship -- expected more.

[dasGagaTier]

One of my favourites. But I like it better without this guest singer. I feel in this version they actually overplay it a bit. The verses are somewhat too protracted. When they come to the final hymnic chorus, I feel relieved...

It must have been some 15 years ago that first attended one of their concerts and heard that song live. They really blew me away

[avremke24]

ס'געפעלט מיר זעהר

[gregori75]

super, pomyslec ze jakby nie ten kutas Hitler to mielibysmy takie zespoly tez u nas.

[IceDaMasta]

This one is my most favourite... best of all... beautiful... strong....

[Maarlens]

cudownie !

[owmenpol]

Tu Mieczu, mi nie musisz mówić, że שנירעלע פערעלע jest cudowna w wykonaniu Klezmeticsów. Mam jako dzwonek na komórce :D

[Maarlens]

hahaha Halina wie lepiej !

Halina ma to również na komórce :D

שנירעלע פערעלע = teściowa jak perełka w wolnym tłumaczeniu :D

[greenaether]

Nic dodać nic ująć :)

[khadath4]

Nagyon szép dal!

[paaatkaa]

Najpiękniejsza piosenka jaką kiedykolwiek słyszałam :)

[1SirOswald1]

Klezmatics, YES! I got my first cd 6 years ago and I still have it and many more. Great band :)

[Kiannabella]

I agree with Bubbiekel, why should we argue with each other? Seems pretty silly. With all the negativity going on in the world right now, lets try to find something positive to post, shall we?

[bubbiekel]

How can you listen to the Klezmatics and Joshua make heavenly sounds and then argue about semantics. I suggest you all chill, put your feet up and enjoy!

[tikkunsoulam]

I agree with you Bubbiekel that s why I wont be addressing these racists anymore. Enjoy the music!!!! I apologize for wasting time on things that really dont matter. LOVE is what its all about. God Bless You!!!

[AaaaToJa]

Beautiful. Love it<3

[tovsa85]

beautiful song!

[PrinceItal]

These Klezmatics are really incredible!

Everybody should aat least once see one of their concerts!

Love & Respect

Jean

[CKLYYOMA]

Amazing!

[tikkunsoulam]

Joshua Nelson sings, Ani ma amim be emoonah shelemah beviat hamashiach veh af al pi she yitma may-a im kol zeh ani ma-amim,im kol zeh acha kay-lo bechol she yavo

I believe in perfect faith the coming of the Messiah and though he tarry, I shall await his coming. 13 articles of faith as written by the great philospher/Rabbi/teacher

Maimonodies

[tikkunsoulam]

The Ancient African Language of Canaan

Commonly misnomered "Hebrew".

Hebrew/Canaanite/Phonecian/Ara­maic

Languages mistakenly called Semetic, but actually originated in North Africa, East Africa and eventually spread to the middle east, not the other way around.

[doublealufwaffe]

BLACK JEW POWER!!!!

[bobthe345]

As a language, Hebrew belongs to the Canaanite group of Semitic languages. Hebrew (Israel) and Moabite (Jordan) are Southern Canaanite while Phoenician (Lebanon) is Northern Canaanite. Canaanite is closely related to Aramaic and to a lesser extent South-Central Arabic. Whereas other Canaanite languages and dialects have become extinct, Hebrew has survived.

[tikkunsoulam]

Actually, the word SEMETIC IS A MISNOMER. COMING FROM A FALSE BIBLICAL BELIEF THAT SHEM IS THE RACIAL FATHER OF THE HEBREW. CHECK IT OUT ON WIKEPIA. THE IS ALSO THE REASON WHY PEOPLE INCLUDING HITLER ERRONEOUSLY ASSUME JEWS ARE RACE. REGARDLESS OF THE PRESENT MISTAKEN LABELING, THE LANGUAGE KNOWN AS HEBREW STARTED IN AFRICA AND SPREAD OUTWARDS AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. -SO CALLED HEBREW IS A MODIFICATION OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS. CHECK IT OUT.

[bobthe345]

Hebrew is the mother tongue of numerous generations of my family. Egiptian belong to another division of Semito-Hamitic languages. Etimologically Aramaic stands btwn Hebrew and Arabic (similar to both). Hyerogliphics is just a writing system and no language could derive from the abjad. For instance, Yiddish uses the Hebrew abjad being Indo-European language. Persian uses Arabic abjad being Indo-European (Arian) as well. So, don't mix apple-jam with concrete.

[bobthe345]

Hebrew Israelites are comedy gold!

[tikkunsoulam]

Comedy Gold? Im not a Hebrew Israelite, I am Jewish, and I know enough about languages to know that the word you used again, Semetic, is a misnomer. It does not exist although its use continues to be used. If you took the word Semetic away you would have Hamitic. Ham is the Father of all beings. CHam in Hebrew means warm or hot. The Canaanites are a descendant of Ham not SHem. Stop making the same old boring mistakes. Its getting old. The Torah is clear on this.

[tikkunsoulam]

Actually what is not funny, is your refusal to accept knowledge. I have been a linguist for 25 years, reading Torah, Rashi Texts, Aramaic, Amharic, Geez, And old Hebrew from the Samaritan era, and you are wrong. There is no such thing as a Semite. This is why the Lemba, Africans in SOuth Africa with the COhen Haplobe marker. Its not semetic, its African. Check it out. The truth shall set you free.

[bobthe345]

The closest people to the modern Jews are Kurds (genetically). They speak Indo-European (Arian) language. So, you tend to mix concrete with apple-pie again.

[tikkunsoulam]

Wrong again, Modern Ashenzani Jew are descendants of the people known as the Khazars that converted to Judaism around 700CE. The Khazars themselves, were a mixture of several Caucasion groups. The elite group accepted Judaism and later normal social classes. Their language of commerce, being traders, was high German, which explains where Yiddish comes from. When their Kingdom fell, the people flocked to other countries. This explains why there are basicly no Jews in Germany before the year 1000

[tikkunsoulam]

I went to Cologne Germany to study this. The only Jews in Europe were those left from the disbanded Roman empire. Most Jews were Sephardic and Mizrachim, the center of Judaism was in Persia. After the conversion of Khazars, it mysteriously switched to EUrope, Kiev to be exact. I visited this area as well. ALl this to say, there is no Jewish Race. BUT the Klezmatics is an amazing group arent they? The Yiddish language is testiment to the ancient <Khazars and there conversion to Judaism.

[bobthe345]

Ashkenazim have a significant Eastern Mediterranean element which manifests itself in a close relationship with Kurdish, Lebanese, Syrians, and Assyrians. This is why the Y-DNA haplogroups J and E are so common among them. There are no traces of European and Khazar ancestry among Ashkenazim. Jewish Y-DNA tends to come from the Middle East, and that studies that take into account mtDNA show that Ashkenazim are not related to neighboring non-Jewish groups maternally. Don't repeat Islamic crap.

[tikkunsoulam]

The Ashkenazim have an element of mediterranean genetics because these people are the ones who mixed with when they converted to Judaism. There is no such thing a Jewish people, racially. There is no marker that one can view to qualify someone as a Jew. The only thing on the marker that would allow for such is the Kohen haplo marker. Its highest concentration is in the Lembe, a black African group in Southern Africa: I met them. And the Cohenim where black. They were commanded not to mix......

[tikkunsoulam]

Moses and the Kohenim were Africans, Black African that passed on the religion of Monotheism to the Hurrians and Hyksos who invaded Egypt and later left to be absorbed by the local Canaanite population. Remmember the whole world was black until someones genes mutated. This is not racist propaganda, its just the truth. Africa is the birth of Everything. Can you tell me what happended to the 1,000,000 Ethipian Jews slaughtered by Musselini? NO you cant because yu dont want to. You are the racist.

[bobthe345]

Now I understand, you are relatively educated Sub-Saharan African bitterly ashamed to be of the African ancestry. That's why you try to manipulate the facts to support your faulty agenda of the Black Dominance. So, who is the racist?

[CrawlingAxle]

You wasted your time in Cologne.

Mamosh narishkeit. Had you learned in yeshiva instead of Cologne, youd know this. Lubavitcher Rebbeim who could trace their leniage to King David were descendants of Khazars?

Plus, genetics confirms that Ashkenazic Jews and Sephardic Jews are closer to each other than to nations surrounding them.

Think about it — all that time spent in Cologne, Germany, on foolishness. All that time you couldve used for something positive.

[tikkunsoulam]

what ever CRAWLINGAXLE you're wrong. But you can believe you are King David himself all I care.

[CrawlingAxle]

Oh. You are wrong. What a compelling argument! How did I not think of this myself?

I dont believe in anything. Why believe if you can know?

[tikkunsoulam]

You can't know something that does not exist and is not true. But you have the right to believe in what ever you want. And on that note, on this subject, lets both agree to disagree and in the words of artists who are performing, anachnoo yecholim lehaskim sheh ha mashiach yavo. We can agree that mashiach ben Dovid will come this year. He will make all plain.

[tikkunsoulam]

Oh by the way, I graduated from Yeshiva University. 2001

[Internetsearcher2]

And then Joshua (Laban) ends

wellen alle mensjen, wellen alle mensjen, wellen alle mensjen, wellen alle mensjen, in ertez israel eyn stheen, it sound prophetic and it is, first the jidn, then wellen alle menschen eyn sthehen, um alle dank zu bringe zu Israel's Vater, und den Sohn seiner Liebe, Mashieach ben Av ha Gadol, Av ha Kadosh, Aw ha Kawod.May He soon be seen in the ones that Know Him.

[Internetsearcher2]

Then comes the first part again

Laban: Alle bruder,alle schwester, alle bruder, alle schwester,alle bruder bruder schwester, schwester,fester,fester fester,

Ai vet er kumen zu foaren,Ai wellen zayn gute joahren.

Sjachor: Oni Ma Oni be emunot sjel e-hema ,be bejot masjieach,

Laban: Ai vet er kommen zu rayten Ai wellen sein gute zeiten,

Sjachor: Ji Od vanti shanti ma mea, Ikona ani ma'amien

Laban: Ai vet er konnen zu gehen,

Shachor: itkafech achakelo mechon jom sje jawo

[Internetsearcher2]

Shnirele perele, gilderne foahn Meshieagh ben Dovid zitst oybn on. Er halt a begher in der rechter hand, Macht a broghe oyfen gantsen land. Oy, omeyn veomeyn, dos iz woar, Meshieagh wert kommen hayntiks yoar! Oy, omeyn veomeyn, dos iz woar, Wir darfen Meshieagh hayntiks yoar! Oy'vet er kumen tsu foaren - Ai'wellen zayn gute yoaren, Oy'vet er kumen tsu raytn - Ai'wellen zayn gute tsayten. Ai'vet er kumen tsu geyhen - Ai'wellen allen (jidn) menschen in erets-yisroel eynshtehen!

[figyelo07]

csodálatos...

[circumflexa]

az, az ilyet miért nem törlik, mint a tücsök+hangyamesét...

[simrthis]

Perfect and very authentic work. I really love this song and The Klezmatics. Josh' Nelson was also fantastic!

[tisoy909]

Is this Muslim or Jewish, cant really tell the difference?

[Agileonyx]

whoever gave this guy a thumbs down is pretty ignorant, it seems an honest question, and also most jewish music is HEAVILY influenced by arab-Islamic music,( as was much of the rest of the world's music) so that makes the distinction quite hard.

[soletoface]

The language is Yiddish.

[tersha8]

This is awesome.

[justwatchinglistenin]

interesting mix.

[tikkunsoulam]

actually, I am wearing my yarmulke, if i wasn't black, you might have identified as such. racism will cease when mashiach comes!!! You might want to get rid of that chametz before psssover, naiive one.

[hamadah4]

Wow!!! This is one of the best musicvideos that i have seen sofar! What musicality and emotion and spirit! Also perfect in image and sound!! Can't stop watching it over and over. 5 stars!

[WLADm]

Completely amazing performance, sounds significantly better than on CD recording - that music is definitely meant to be performed life. I deeply love Klezmatics, but as a matter of fact, I don't really understand the deriction it's been lately developing - just prefer its old repertuar, such songs like this one. Regards

[snooze89]

I've seen The Klezmatics recently in Aosta: absolutely amazing!

[mdtier]

asher: this song has got a lot of neshume. and they made it into a great piece of music. there is nothing wrong with appreciating that.

cheylach leoraysoh

[mdtier]

asher: this song has got a lot of neshume. and they made it into a great piece of music. there is nothing wrong with appreciating that.

cheylach leoraysoh

[asher99]

If you want to hear these words from people who actuaully want them fulfilled listen the music of Avrohom Fried

[gmlch]

beautiful! klezmatics are so wonderful, and this is a particularly good one.

[aaby2]

Klezmatics are great. I heard them in the beautiful Central Synagouge in Copenhagen.

[halmbal]

Klezmatics rock - they are truly amazing! Their concert in the Central Synagogue in Copenhagen on the 9th of October 2007 was a masterpiece, a gem, a once in a lifetime experience!!

[aaby2]

I totally agree. The concert at the Central Synagogue in Copenhagen was amazing.

[plymouthdavid]

i love them all aaah humanity i'd love to see them live the most amazing music

as a fiddle player myself i love you alice

[markhynes94]

absolutely brilliant i saw them at the edinborough festival at the fruit market and they were so unique and the sound and atmosphere were brilliant

[SusanKoppelman]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video. One of the best experiences of my life was attending a Klezmatics concert at the U of Arizona about ten years ago. I was overcome with such a melange of emotions I could barely breathe. This is a wonderful performance and new to me. Thank you.

[marishka11]

the best group of the world !!!!!!

I LOOOVE KLEZMS

marie from france

[feelleeb]

Ikh farstej nisht ale verter ober I feel that it's a powerful song. Vraiment très chouette.

[yabba234]

genial! I love it!! wunderschön :)

[BrunoJovi]

ta conmadreeee!!! exelente

[helaine625]

Absolutely gives me the CHILLS... I never get tired of this band, this song, or this video!

[Ghaniya]

Absolutely amazing! Thank you very much for sharing this video with us! :)

[makbeth25]

amazing & beautiful

[no5eyparker]

Beautiful!

Psalm 83!

[irishspirit]

wow! you know this language? ... :)

[shortmonster]

One of my favorite Klezmatics songs. Thanks for sharing!