Live audio of Eli Berman's song "Mame Loshn Motion" from her master's thesis GOLEMATRIARK. Performed April 4 2023 at Dartmouth College. Written, composed, and sung by Eli Berman. Tracks self-produced entirely from samples of Berman's voice. Additional vocals by Richel Cuyler and Charles Peoples III. Trumpet by Aani Kisslinger.

Full video: https://youtu.be/l0CuAt56_BE?si=dXZBeIiSkDxaE0IT

Lyrics:

Voices of prayer,
Voices of dance,
Voices of drum,
Voices of trance. 
Can you hear us?
Shmues (chat) with us…
Come to us…

Vos makhste volkn, (What’s up storm clouds)
Mames fun shtromn? (Mother’s of currents)
Vos hern aykh itzt, (What do y’all hear now) 
Mothers of currents? 
What do y’all hear now?
What’s up there storm clouds?
Brumen un shrayen, (Growling and screaming)
Electricryin’. 
Brumen un shrayn, (Growling and screaming)
HaShomayim. (The heavens) 

Forever tethered to the dirt,
Shaking up the shoots,
Oscillating through generations
From the root.
Breathing in and out,
Blushing with your touch.
Move us mama loshn, (mother-tongue) 
Motion of the ocean. 

Di kumendike kinder (The coming children)
Zenen do in taykhik. (Are there in the river)
Children of the future 
Dancing on lightning. 
Di kumendike kinder (The coming children)
Zenen do in volkn. (Are there in the clouds) 
Children of the future 
From the bottom of the ocean.

Leaping out the water
To weep 
Along the shore,
Up and down the creek.
Leaping out the water
To shriek 
Along the shore, 
Up and down the creek.

Forever tethered to the dirt,
Shaking up the shoots,
Oscillating through generations
From the root.
Breathing in and out,
Blushing with your touch.
Move us mama loshn, (mother-tongue) 
Motion of the ocean.

We’re Yiddishe (Jewish) musicians
Bringing ammunition 
Against assimilation. 
This ain’t a superstition.
Mother tongue potion,
Take a sip, it’s kosher.
Mama loshn, (mother-tongue)
Motion of the ocean 

Di kumendike kinder (The coming children)
Zenen do in taykhik. (Are there in the river)
Children of the future 
Dancing on lightning. 
Di kumendike kinder (The coming children)
Zenen do in volkn. (Are there in the clouds) 
Children of the future 
From the bottom of the ocean.

Leaping out the water
To weep 
Along the shore,
Up and down the creek.
Leaping out the water
To shriek 
Along the shore, 
Up and down the creek.

Vos makhste volkn, (What’s up storm clouds)
Mames fun shtromn? (Mother’s of currents)
Vos hern aykh itzt, (What do y’all hear now) 
Mothers of currents? 
What do y’all hear now?
What’s up there storm clouds?
Brumen un shrayen, (Growling and screaming)
Electricryin’. 
Brumen un shrayn, (Growling and screaming)
HaShomayim. (The heavens)

Forever tethered to the dirt,
Shaking up the shoots,
Oscillating through generations
From the root.
Breathing in and out,
Blushing with your touch.
Move us mama loshn, (mother-tongue) 
Motion of the ocean.

Mame Loshn Motion (live)

Eli Berman [she/they] 
Vocalist, Composer, Producer, Sound Artist, DJ Boichik 🗣💥🌷