Turkish folksong Üsküdar'a gideriken in Yiddish from Jerusalem

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Music: traditional, Yiddish lyrics: Aleksander Fisz,
Vocal: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk / Music production, mix, clarinets, electric saz, bass, beats - Ittai Binnun / Qanun - Yaron Menashe / Oud - Niro Abekasis, drumms: Ivan Ceresnjes
Video filming and edition: Hanani Horovitz, Video creative production: Inbal Dekel Goldberg, Video concept/production: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk
Styling: Rachel Soussan&Inbal Dekel Goldberg, Make up: Idit Ayala Alagem.

First Yiddish version of the famous song from the Ottoman Empire 'Üsküdar'a gideriken' filmed in Jerusalem. We also used here the original record in Turkish of Safiye Alya - legendary diva of Turkish music from 30's.

Lyrics in Yiddish:
I. In a pub in Machane Yehuda market, in the city of Jerusalem,
A clarinet is blowing, o Lord!
It plays the blues so beautifully!

ref: But playing in love with you,
Is what I like the most,
I like it even more,
then all the clarinets on earth!

II. In Musrara neighborhood one can learn to sing Turkish music
Where singing the right ornament is of a highest importance.

ref: But playing in love with you is what I like the most,
I like it even more then all the trills and tunes on earth!

III. When you pass by a tea house,
You can listen to Fairouz,
Not far from Damascus Gate
In the city of Jerusalem

ref: But playing in love with you
Is what I like the most,
More then all the gates of all the palaces on earth!