My Sister Khaye

no words necessary

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Music

Tags:

• חוה
• אלברשטיין
• יידיש
• chava
• alberstein
• yiddish
• klezmatics

[jubal3075]

This is an awesome performance which always makes me weep. This should be better known. Chava Alberstein is amazing!!

[Alia251987]

Beautiful, thank you so much for sharing.

[pitzirun]

My name is also Chava and I love Chava Alberstein. I just happen to listen to this song on youtube (and cry a bit of course...). I have it on a CD called"Di Krenitse", The Well in English. The little booklet that comes with it contains the lyrics in Yiddish and English. It's very long. Here's part of it: My sister Khaye, her eyes were green, My sister Khaye, her braids were black- Sister Khaye, it was she who raised me, In the house on Smotshe Street, with tumble-down steps.

[MsChanale]

sadly there are still many 'schwester khaya' (life in hebrew) in the world today, who die without ever knowing play and peace, they might be called hayaht (life in arabic).

[aarfeld]

3. Mayn shvestr Khaye mit di oygn grine, a daytsh hot in Treblinke zi farbrent. Un ikh binin di yidishe medine, der same letster vos hos zi gekent. Far ir shraybt ikh oyf yidish mayne lider, in teg di shreklekhe fun undzer tsayt. Bay got aleyn iz zi a bas-yekhide, in himl zitst zi bay zayn rekhter zayt.

[aarfeld]

2. Un Khaye iz geblibn mit di brider, un zi hot zey gekormet un gehit, un zi flegt zingen zey di sheyne lider, far nakht ven klyne kinder vern mid. Mayn shevester Khaye mit di grine oygn, mayne shevster Khaye mit di longe hor, dis shevster Khaye vos hot mikh dertsoygn, iz nokh nisht alt geven keyn tsending yor. Zi hot geroymt derlangt dos esn, zihot getsvogn undz di kleyne kep, nor shpiln zikh mit undz hot zi fargesn, di shevster Khaye mit di shvartse tsep.

[aarfeld]

@sumodosani:Here is the Yiddish in Roman characters, which is what I think you meant:

Mayn shvester Khaye mit di grine oygn, mayn shevster Khaye mit di shvartse tsep, di shevester Khaye vos hot mikh dertsoygn, oyf smotshe-gas in hoyz mit krume trep. Di mame iz avek fun shtub baginen, venoyfn himl hot ersht koym gehelt. Zi iz avek in krom arayn fardinen, dos bidne-drobne groshedike gelt. 

[sumodosani]

Can somebody write the lyrics of this song in English(Roman alphabet).I want to know the word to word of what is she singing.

I can find English subtitles

but I would love to know the exact words in English Alphabet.

[Sarvananda]

I listen to this any time I want to cry.

[porkupine666]

The fact I don't speak or understand Yiddish makes this song even more beautiful and somewhat mysterious, even if Chava has given a marvellous yet simple explanation of it. I am a goy but I want to be damned for ever if i won't do anything in my power to prevent another Shoah from happening. No more Khaye's ever again!

[IPv6people]

Can someone please post this beautiful live performance again, but then with a better audio quality. This one is heavily distorted, which makes it hard for me to fully enjoy.