AZ ES VERT MIR SHVER

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Composed by: Giselle Claudia Webber, Yiddish Assistance: Asia Fruman. Arranged by: Orkestar Kriminal. (c) SOCAN, 2024. Recording Engineer: Mark Lawson, at Studio Madame Wood, in Montréal.Mixing Engineer: Mark Lawson, at Mt. Ineffable, in Montréal. Mastering Engineer: Ryan Morey at Ryan Morey Mastering in Wakefield, QC. Produced by: Mark Lawson and Orkestar Kriminal.

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
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אַז עס װערט מיר שװער

פֿאַרשפּאַרט, פֿאַרשפּאַרט, פֿול מיט בענקעניש
אָן קוליעס פֿון לעבן װערט מײַן פֿאַרלאַנג אַן אָנשיקעניש
צו װאָס די פּאַניק, עס האָט ניט קאַ’ זינען
כ’האָב ניט קאַ’ ברירה, מיז איך כאַפּן אַ טיפֿן אָטעם
ס’איז בעסער צו לײַדן אַלײן װי אין אײנעם
אַז עס װערט מיר שװער, קומען אָן לופֿטבילדער
אַ שיכּור פֿאַרשפּאַרט אָן בראָנפֿן
קען דאָך זען אַ פּאָר זעונגען
איך פֿרעג זיך: פֿון װאַנען שטאַמען מײַנע רעיונות
אַן אָרט פֿון ליבע צי אַן אָרט פֿון מורא?
אױב דער פּחד באַװעגט מיך, דאַן װעל איך
נאָר אַנטלױפֿן פֿון די אמתן פֿונעם בורא
מע מאַכט זיך האַרץ כּדי זיך אומצוקערן אױפֿן גוטן דרך
אַן עכטער גיבור קערט איבער די װעלט אין זיך אַלײן
אַז עס װערט מיר שװער, קומען אָן לופֿטבילדער
אַ שיכּור פֿאַרשפּאַרט אָן בראָנפֿן
קען דאָך זען אַ פּאָר זעונגען

AZ ES VERT MIR SHVER

Locked up, locked up, full of longing
Without life’s crutches, my desire becomes a nuisance
What’s the use of panicking, it doesn’t make sense
I have no choice, I gotta take a deep breath
It's better to suffer alone than all together
When the going gets rough, mirages appear
A drunk, locked up without booze, just might have a few visions
I ask myself: where do my thoughts come from –
A place of love or a place of fear?
If fear is what drives me,
Then I'll just end up fleeing from the truths of the Creator
One plucks up courage to get onto the right path
True heroes turn the world around within
When the going gets rough, mirages appear
A drunk, locked up without booze, just might have a few visions

credits

from ORIGINALI, released March 15, 2024
Giselle Claudia Webber: vocals, Sam Minevich: guitar/bouzouki, Lisa Gamble: musical saw/baglamas, Christos Smirnios: drums, Brigitte “Briga” Dajczer: fiddle, Julian Selody: saxophone/clarinet, Li Kouri: accordion, Tyler Parent: upright bass, Margaret Diane Donavan: trombone, Eli Camilo: trumpet/back-vocals, Anna Frances Meyer: flute/back-vocals, Etienne Barry: keys.

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Orkestar Kriminal Montreal, Québec

Along with their Yiddish gangster repertoire, Orkestar Kriminal has absorbed the Rebetika Mortika hash den anthems of the 1930s Greek underground. They can also be found performing in Khmer, Spanish, Danish, Romani, Ladino, Russian, Vietnamese, Hebrew or whatever other tongue might attract them. So long as the tune is catchy and a little shady, they'll give it their best shot! ... more