Lila samet

[Intro — clarinet doina, rubato, no meter]

[Verse 1]
Ikh hob gezen a land, vu mentshn geyen arum,
Ale ongeton in zartn-lila, in zartn-lila —
Lila samet, oy, lila samet,
Lila, lila, un lila samet.

[Verse 2]
A guter shnayder hot genumen mayn bashtelung:
A lila hitl un a mantl fun samet —
Lila samet, oy, lila samet,
Lila, lila, un lila samet.

[Instrumental break — clarinet and accordion, tempo shift, faster]

[Verse 3]
Shtotishe shmuts un vegn-shtoyb
Hot in eyn minut farshvartst mayn lila kleyd —
Lila samet, oy, lila samet,
Lila, lila, un lila samet.

[Verse 4 — muted violin enters, modulation to relative major]
Ikh hob geveynt fun tsar, vayl mayn kleyd iz farshpetst,
Nor der himl hot oysgeshpreyt a sametn baner —
Lila samet, oy, lila samet,
Lila, lila, un lila samet.

[Outro — clarinet doina returns, fade]


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