FALSH

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Music by: Lisa Gamble, Words by: Johnny Nawracaj. 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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FALSH

Chwalił się skryba, Menachim Yolous
Że wokół Tory się kręcił interes
Pismo Święte, niezły biznes
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh
Naprawiał Tory znalezione
Po zagładzie ocalone
Przynajmniej tak się wydawało
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh

די מעשה האָט אַ מוסר-השׂכּל
פֿאַרטרױ ניט אָן קאַ’ שװינדל

Szukając przygód, na pomysł wpadł
Wystarczy wierzącym sprzedać fałsz
Za pamięć traumy kasę brał
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh
Za to poszedł siedzieć skryba,
Całe cztery lata chyba
Najpierw wiara potem zdrada
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh

די מעשה האָט אַ מוסר-השׂכּל
פֿאַרטרױ ניט אָן קאַ’ שװינדל

Łowca Tory nieuczciwy
Pisał sam w pokoju cichym
Wielki wyczyn, siwy dym
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh
Każdy zwój ma swoją pamięć
Trzysta tysięcy osiemset pięć
Ile liter, tyle zdrad
Łowca Tory godność kradł
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh

FALSH

The scribe, Menachim Yolous, was showing off
That business was rolling around the Torah
The Holy Scripture, not a bad business
Alef beys gimmel daled falsh
He fixed found Torahs
Made whole after annihilation
At least that’s how it seemed
A, B, C, D, fake

This (Torah) story has a moral,
Don’t put your faith in a fake.

Looking for adventure, he had an idea
It’s enough to sell a fake to the faithful
Taking cash for the remembrance of trauma
A, B, C, D, fake
The tribe did time for all this
A whole four years maybe
First comes faith, then betrayal
A, B, C, D, fake

This (Torah) story has a moral,
Don’t put your faith in a fake.

The dishonest Torah hunter,
Wrote alone in a quiet room
Massive effort, grey smoke
A, B, C, D, fake
Every scroll has it’s own memory
Three hundred thousand, eight hundred and five
As many illusions as there are letters
The Torah hunter stole dignity
A, B, C, D, fake

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