1.  Close your little eyes,
Here come birds
And circle around
The head of your cradle 
Our luggage in our hand,
The house in ashes and embers;
We are going to, my child,
Seek good fortune.
 
2.  God has closed down the world,
And everywhere it’s night,
It waits for us
With shudders and fear,
We’re both standing here
In difficult, difficult hours
And we don’t know where
The road is taking us.

3.  They pursued us practically naked 
From our house,
In darkness
They chased us into the field,
And storms, hail and wind
Accompanied us, my child,
Accompanied us to the precipice
Of the world.

Accordion, Ben Gown, Cello, Diana Parmeter
Sound engineer, Paul Levitt

Mach Tzu Die Eygelech by David Beigelman 1877-1942 of the Lodz ghetto

Here is a sneak preview from a recent rehearsal of Zachary Mayer’s newest arrangement of the song ‘Yisrolik’  written by the composer and writer Leyb Rozenthal who perished in the Holocaust.
Translation
So, come and buy my cigarettes,                      
Sweet’ner and other good things.
Try my bargains, I won’t be underbid.
A life for a penny,
My profit’s even less.
You must know me- 
the ghetto dealer kid.
 
Refrain
I’m called Yisrolik-
Your kid from the ghetto.
I’m called Yisrolik-
Hefty, tough, and strong.
I’m always broke and yet, oh,
I can muster
A whistle and a song!
A coat without a collar,
Pants made from a sack;
I have galoshes but no shoes inside.
No one better holler,
No one give me flak.
Don’t laugh at me- you see, I have my pride!
 
Refrain
I’m called Yisrolik-
Your kid from the ghetto.
I’m called Yisrolik-
Hefty, tough, and strong.
I’m always broke and yet, oh,
I can muster
A whistle and a song!

But that’s not how I started
Out in this tough place.
Mother, father made me a loving home.
But now I’m brokenhearted,
It’s no joke to face-
I’m left like the wind in the field, alone.
 
Refrain
I’m called Yisrolik-
And when no one sees me,
Quietly I wipe away a tear.
Of grief I’ve had my part.
Let’s not talk about it-
Why remember
And grieve my heavy heart.

Yisrolik Rehearsal May 22, 2021 Arrangement By Zachary Mayer

Orchestral piano by Lisa Swerdlow. Home of My Ancestors.
© Lisa Swerdlow Music 2019
♫ lisaswerdlowpiano.com/
#SCFIRST

Home of My Ancestors

Spotify

It's Nice To See You Smile Again.

An original Hanukkah song with lyrics by Bob Levy & Music by Dennis Livingston. Vocals by Jinny Sagorin with Doug Hammer on piano.

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Bless Our Home At Hanukkah

Fun interactive songs for young children and toddlers, pre-K, kindergarten and older.   Songs about the weather, brushing teeth, peekaboo, teddy bears , sun fun and more... 

Do What I Do

Bob's birthday

What are you doing the rest of your life?

❂ POWER MOVEMENT MEDITATION ❂

Welcome to this movement meditation. We will be guided by our intuition, our inner guide, accepting all parts of ourselves. Take a moment to honour yourself, to acknowledge how far you have come, and where you are in this moment in time. You have followed your warrior spirit to be here. You are exactly where you need to be. By following this inner voice, we nourish our soul in each moment.

You are unfolding and constantly arriving in real time. You are movement. You are change. You are the transformation. You have the capacity to expand in any direction when grounded in honour, determination, authenticity, acceptance and pure aliveness.

May the warmth of your spirit keep your presence aflame. May you answer to that voice within and follow it with courage and trust.

❂❂❂

track list
Abundance - Lisbeth Scott
Solar Plexus - Beautiful Chorus
Shanti (Goldcap Remix) - Rapossa
Homoom (El Mundo & Zazou Remix)- Wisqo
Vida - Mose
Veiled Grey - Christian Loffler

❂❂❂

introducing your gf
your gf is a sister Scorpio duo, comprising of Georgina and Francesca. your gf is the merging of divine love and pure passion of movement, sound and imagination. We move to remember who we are. We move for healing, liberation and embodiment. We invite you to join us on our journey of dance, music and story.

May you flow through life with ease, grace and love.

Power Movement Meditation

❂ CREATE MOVEMENT MEDITATION ❂

Welcome to this movement meditation. We will be guided by our center of creative expression, our inner artist, accepting all parts of ourselves. You have full permission in this moment - and in every moment- to be free to create and express anything with love, with compassion and with presence. This is how we nourish our soul.

What do you wish to experience more of? What do you want to create in your life? What is your unique expression of life? Dance your reality into existence. Create your masterpiece.

Your expression, your truth, your essence is necessary to this world. This is why you are here. Infinite possibilities await. So what are you here to create? Do not doubt. We see you. We are listening to you. We believe in you. We are here for you. Shine the divine. The divine that you are, pure and true.  May you shine in the light of truth. May we all shine.

❂❂❂

track list
5 Hz Theta - Creativity & Intuition - Kev Thompson
Throat Chakra - Beautiful Chorus
Ascension - Sangeet
Magma (Mira Berlin Remix) - Christopher Schwarzwalder
Ereignies - Gorje Hewek, Izhevski
Versailles - Christian Loffler
Assperg - Gregor Schwellenbach

❂❂❂

introducing your gf
your gf is a sister Scorpio duo, comprising of Georgina and Francesca. your gf is the merging of divine love and pure passion of movement, sound and imagination. We move to remember who we are. We move for healing, liberation and embodiment. We invite you to join us on our journey of dance, music and story.

May you flow through life with ease, grace and love.

Create Movement Meditation

A Lewis Capaldi Song. Cover by Jarryd Nurden.

Hold Me While You Wait - Jarryd Nurden.MP3

The translation to the verses of this sweet lullaby are listed here: 

Sleep my baby, my sweet comfort, 
Sleep my lovely son.
Hush my child, my precious darling,
Hush, my little one.

Mother sits beside your cradle
Crooning tearfully.
Some day, you will understand
What these tears mean to me.
 
Your daddy’s in America
A thousand miles away,
You are still a tiny baby,
What more can I say?

In the weekdays, so they tell me,
They eat white bread, son,
Chicken broth, I’ll make for you there,
Sleep now, little one.

Till that blessed moment comes
The days are sad and long.
Sleep is such a soothing comfort,
Sleep my son, grow strong.

Accordion, Ben Gown,  Cello, Diana Parmeter

Shlof Mayn Kind (Sleep My Child)words by Shalom Aleichem

ZOLA is a Billboard award-winning songwriter, vocalist and recording artist.   ZOLA's original music, spanning genres that include jazz, blues, pop, world and children's music too, has been released on a number of CD’s, and she received critical acclaim for her show, “Here With You”, performed at the world renowned Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, USA.    

ZOLA has recently returned to her childhood hometown, Cape Town, South Africa after living in the USA for over twenty years.  

ZOLA’s musical career, both locally and overseas, includes live performances, stage productions, voiceovers, commercial work for hire (in film, corporate and private sectors) as well as children’s educational entertainment.    

Visit www.zola.us to read more and subscribe to her Youtube channel for her musical updates!