Israeli Dance Shir Al Etz - Oyfn Weg shteyt a Boym

Mirjam and Hage' ulah while showing the beautiful Israeli Dance to an old Chassidic Song "Oyfn Weg shteyt a Boym" (here in Hebrew) at an Open Air Event in Berlin (Mother Earth Festival 2006)

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Film & Animation

Tags:

• Israel
• Jiddish
• Yiddish
• Orient
• Dance
• Folklore
• Chassidisch

[luizamoony]

Thanks for this beautiful video, Hageulah. Would you please pass me the lyrics of this song, if you have it? Thanks again, and a hug from faaaaaar away São Paulo, Brazil.

[Hageulah]

Sent me an Email with your Email-Account and

I' ll sent you the yiddish Lyrics of this Song "Shir Al Etz" or "Oyfn Weg shteyt a Boim..." Mirjam

[Nadav34]

this song sounds better in the original language, Yiddish, and not this zionist-nazi language.

[Hageulah]

Yes, we know this Dance with Yiddish Song-Text and love to dance it very much. But Hebrew isn't a "Zionist-Nazi-Language"! It's the spoken Language in Israel. Yiddish is an old Language of the Ashkenazi.

[bluemarkus]

hey amazing the song exists also in hebrew. I´m gonna add t his to my berry sakharof song album. i wonder if this is a 60s or 70s recording, the reverb on the vocals gives it away... or they made it sound like an older recording...

[chorepse]

Wonderful Hebrew Song of an old Yiddish Nign.

And the Dance is really amazing! Bravo Hageulah!

[buddmar]

I love this song ... a sweet charming Yiddish lullaby.

[avginkel]

Although I am glad Yiddish is still spoken by the Hasidim, I don´t think the unique Yiddish culture can ever be refound in whatever modern Klezmer bands or events like this one. I see Yiddish as a grandfather. Keep his memory alive even after death, laugh and cry over him, but don´t change his appearence more than necessary. This to prevent Yiddish culture from degenerating into a pop phenomenon. Mazzel un broches.

[avginkel]

I like the Yiddish version more, despite the nice dance they have put here. By the way, you cannoy call this song Hasidic. It is a 19th century lullaby from Eastern Europe. Its yiddish lyrics have a very profound meaning.