Mekhutonim geyen – The in-laws are arriving. A Besere Velt with Lorin Sklamberg and Polina Shepherd

Part of Singing For A Better World with A Besere Velt - Boston Workers Circle's Yiddish chorus concert on 16 May 2021. If you want to see the whole concert (about 90 minutes): https://www.circleboston.org/abetterw... Mekhutonim geyen – The in-laws are arriving (Yiddish) Words after Mark Warshawshky, music and choral arrangement by Saul Berezovsky, adapted by Derek David Part of 150 Voices project: Russian and Yiddish folk and art songs and newly composed originals sung by five choirs in the UK and USA and a duo of two international cultural activists: Siberian-born singer, composer and choir leader Polina Shepherd and the lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics Lorin Sklamberg. https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/proj... Di mekhutonim geyen shoyn Lomir zikh freyen, shat nor, shat Der khosn iz gor a parshoyn Shpilt a lidl dem khosns tsad Ay, ay, ay, tshiribam... Dem khosns shvester Freydl-kroyn Dreyt zikh vi a dreydl, shat nor, shat Nemt zi arayn in redl shoyn Shpilt a lidl dem khosns tsad. Ay, ay, ay, tshiribam... Ot geyt der feter Mindik-koyt Vos hobn mir gezindikt, shat nor, shat Er blozt zikh vi an indik royt Shpilt a lidl dem khosns tsad. Ay, ay, ay, tshiribam... The in-laws are already here, Let’s rejoice, hush now, hush! The groom is a real gentleman, Play a little tune for the groom’s family. Ay, ay, ay, tshiribam… The groom’s sister Freydl Spins like a top, hush now, hush! Let her into the circle already, Play a little tune for the groom’s family. Here comes Uncle Mindik Did we upset him? Hush now, hush! He puffs himself up like a red turkey, Play a little tune for the groom’s family. שוין לאָמיר זיך פֿרייען שאַט נאָר, שאַט דער חתן איז גאָר אַ פּאַרשוין שפּילט אַ לידל דעם חתנס צד ...אײַ, אײַ, אײַ, טשיריבאַם דעם חתנס שוועסטער פֿרײדל־קרוין דרייט זיך ווי אַ דריידל שאַט נאָר, שאַט נעמט זי ארײַן אין רעדל שוין שפּילט אַ לידל דעם חתנס צד אָט גייט דער פֿעטער מינדיק־קויט וואָס האָבן מיר געזינדיקט, שאַט נאָר, שאַט ער בלאָזט זיך ווי אַן אינדיק רויט שפּילט אַ לידל דעם חתנס צד