Re: [Cz-L] Djankoye Yiddish Ukrainean song

From: jerry yosi <eshet1_at_netvision.net.il>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:53:53 +0300
To: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>, CZERNOWITZ-L <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Reply-to: jerry yosi <eshet1_at_netvision.net.il>

It' a Russian song adapted to Yiddish that refers to the Jewish
agricultural settelments which were founded by the Soviets in Crimea during
the 20ies of the last century. There is much more to tell about this
episode.
 Yosef Eshet

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From: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
To: "CZERNOWITZ-L" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:45 AM
Subject: [Cz-L] Djankoye Yiddish Ukrainean song

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9LnkxTwt2k&feature=player_detailpage
>
>
> Az men fort kayn sevastopol, Iz nit vayt fun Simferopol, Dortn iz a
> stantsie faran. Ver dar zuchn naye glikn? S'iz a stantsie an antikl In
> Dzhenkoye, dzhan, dzhan dzhan
>
> Refrain Hey dzhan, hey dzhankoye Hey dzhanvili, hey dzhankoye Hey
> dzhankoye, dzhan dzhan dzhan
>
> Enfert yidn af mayn kashe, Vu'z mayn bruder, vu'z Abrasher? S'geyt ba
> im der trakter vi a ban Di mume Leye ba der kosilke Beyle ba der molotilke
> In dzhankoye...
>
> Ver zogt as yidn konen nor handlen Esn fete yoych mit mandlen, Nor
> nit zayn kayn arbetsman? Dos konen zogn nor di sonim - Yidn, shpayt zey on
> in ponim Tut a kuk af dzhan dzhan dzhan
> When you go to Sevastopol Not too far from Simferopol There's a little
> depot there Why seek your luck elsewhere? It's a special kind of depot. In
> Zhankoye, zhan zhan zhan
>
> Refrain Hey zhan, hey Zhankoye Hey zhanvili, hey Zhankoye Hey
> Zhankoye, zhan zhan zhan
>
> Jews, answer my question Where's my brother Abrasha? He who
> rides his tractor like a train Aunt Leah is at the mower Bella is working
> the thresher In zhankoye...
>
> Who says that Jews can only be traders And eat fat soup with
> soup nuts But cannot be workingmen? Only our enemies can say that - Jews,
> let's spit right in their faces, Simply look at zhan, zhan, zhan
>
>
>
> Old song from Crimea came to my mind
> Hardy
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