Vilne
from Grand Hotel Cosmopolis by Geoff Berner
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Vilne, shtot fun gayst un tmimes
Vilne, yidishlekh fartrakht
Vu es murmlen shtile tfiles
Shtile soydes fun der nakht
Oft mol ze ikh dikh in kholem
Heys gelibte Vilne mayn
Un di alte Vilner geto
In a nepldiker shayn
Vilne, Vilne, undzer heymshtot
Undzer benkshaft un bager
Akh, vi oft es ruft dayn nomen
Fun mayn oyg aroys a trer
Vilner geslekh, vilner taykhn
Vilner velder, barg un tol
Epes noyet, epes benkt zikh
Nokh di tsaytn fun amol
´Kh ze dem veldele Zakreter
In zayn shotn ayngehilt
Vu geheym es hobn lerer
Undzer visndursht geshtilt
Vilne hot dem ershtn fodem
Fun der frayheyts-fon gevebt
Un di libe kinder ire
Mit a tsartn gayst balebt
Vilne, Vilne, undzer heymshtot
Undzer benkshaft un bager
Akh, vi oft es ruft dayn nomen
Fun mayn oyg aroys a trer
Vilner geslekh, vilner taykhn
Vilner velder, barg un tol
Epes noyet, epes benkt zikh
Nokh di tsaytn fun amol
_____________________________
Vilna, city of spirit and sincerity
Vilna, pensive in its Jewishness
Where quiet prayers murmur
Quiet secrets of the night
I often see you in my dreams
Dearly beloved Vilna of mine
With the old Vilna ghetto
Sparkling in the fog
Vilna, Vilna, our hometown
Our longing and desire
Oh, how often does your name
Call a tear forth from my eye
Vilna laneways, Vilna rivers
Vilna forests, hill and dale
Something haunts me, something’s longing
For the days that used to be
I see the Zakrete wood
Where teachers would secretly
Quench our thirst for knowledge
Wrapped in its usual shade
Vilna wove the first thread
Of the flag of freedom
And aroused a tenderness of spirit
In her beloved children
Vilna, Vilna, our hometown
Our longing and desire
Oh, how often does your name
Call a tear forth from my eye
Vilna laneways, Vilna rivers
Vilna forests, mountain and valley
Something haunts me, something’s longing
For the days that used to be
Vilne, yidishlekh fartrakht
Vu es murmlen shtile tfiles
Shtile soydes fun der nakht
Oft mol ze ikh dikh in kholem
Heys gelibte Vilne mayn
Un di alte Vilner geto
In a nepldiker shayn
Vilne, Vilne, undzer heymshtot
Undzer benkshaft un bager
Akh, vi oft es ruft dayn nomen
Fun mayn oyg aroys a trer
Vilner geslekh, vilner taykhn
Vilner velder, barg un tol
Epes noyet, epes benkt zikh
Nokh di tsaytn fun amol
´Kh ze dem veldele Zakreter
In zayn shotn ayngehilt
Vu geheym es hobn lerer
Undzer visndursht geshtilt
Vilne hot dem ershtn fodem
Fun der frayheyts-fon gevebt
Un di libe kinder ire
Mit a tsartn gayst balebt
Vilne, Vilne, undzer heymshtot
Undzer benkshaft un bager
Akh, vi oft es ruft dayn nomen
Fun mayn oyg aroys a trer
Vilner geslekh, vilner taykhn
Vilner velder, barg un tol
Epes noyet, epes benkt zikh
Nokh di tsaytn fun amol
_____________________________
Vilna, city of spirit and sincerity
Vilna, pensive in its Jewishness
Where quiet prayers murmur
Quiet secrets of the night
I often see you in my dreams
Dearly beloved Vilna of mine
With the old Vilna ghetto
Sparkling in the fog
Vilna, Vilna, our hometown
Our longing and desire
Oh, how often does your name
Call a tear forth from my eye
Vilna laneways, Vilna rivers
Vilna forests, hill and dale
Something haunts me, something’s longing
For the days that used to be
I see the Zakrete wood
Where teachers would secretly
Quench our thirst for knowledge
Wrapped in its usual shade
Vilna wove the first thread
Of the flag of freedom
And aroused a tenderness of spirit
In her beloved children
Vilna, Vilna, our hometown
Our longing and desire
Oh, how often does your name
Call a tear forth from my eye
Vilna laneways, Vilna rivers
Vilna forests, mountain and valley
Something haunts me, something’s longing
For the days that used to be
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from Grand Hotel Cosmopolis,
released November 1, 2019
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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia
Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more
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