Re: Another lyrics question

[Sylvia Schildt <creativa...>]

Thank you, Trudi,


That confirms it.  The imagery in the song is also typically Manger.  As
poet/lyricist he was definitely a one off - no one quite like him --
childlike and folkloric images, seemingly simple, achingly profound. This
group of songs is early Manger, yet already so Manger.

Sylvia Schildt
Baltimore, Maryland




on 12/22/03 6:35 PM, Trudi Goodman at goobietheg (at) hotmail(dot)com wrote:

The website, www.imdb.com <http://www.imdb.com>  lists Itsik Manger as the
lyricist for the film Yidl Mitn Fidl.

Trudi Goodman 




>From: lucy_fisher (at) timemagazine(dot)com
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject: Another lyrics question
>Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:42:36 -0000
> 
>Does anyone have the Yiddish lyrics to a song from Yidl mitn Fidl. It's the one
they sing in a courtyard once Tauba has joined them. The English translation
goes something like this:
> 
>Ladies and gentlemen, can you tell me
>Why the violin sounds so sad? How can all that feeling fit in a little fiddle?
>The answer is, the fiddle learns it from the player.
> 
>Lucy Fisher 
> 
> 
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