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It's dark outside -- where have you gone?
A song collected by Ruth Rubin from a Yiddish singer originally from Grodno, Lithuania. This version arranged by our dear friend Olga Amelkina-Vera.
It is dark outside. It's dark outside and late at night. There isn't a hum, not a stir, not a bird is on the wing in the street.
Where were you? I want to have a word with you.
Where were you? I want to be together.
Come on out, my sweet darling. I stand here waiting in the street, I'm alone and bewildered.
Come on out, I want to talk to you.
Come on out, I want to walk with you.
Oh your lovely face and your black little eyes, your sweet mouth and pretty white teeth.
Where have you been? I want to have a word with you.
Come on out, I want to be together.
(translation from www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Ii19xXtIM)
lyrics
אין דרױסן איז פֿינסטער
Indroysn iz finster,
Indroysn iz finster, s'iz spet baynacht
Men hert kay zhum, kayn shorkh, Kayn feygele flien oyf der gas.
Avu bistu geven?
Kh'vil mit dir tsvey verter redn,
Avu bistu geven?
Kh'vil mit dir tsuzamen geyn.
To kum aroys tsu mir,
mayn tayere zis lebn,
Ikh shtey un vart in gas, ikh veys aleyn nit farvos,
Kum zhe aroys,
kh'vil mit dir tsvey verter redn,
Kum zhe aroys,
kh'vil mit dir tsuzamen zayn.
Oy dayn sheyn ponim,
mit dayne shvartsinke ochkelekh,
Oy un dayn moyl mit dayne sheyne vaysinke tseyn.
Avu biztu geven?
Kh'vil mit dir tsvey verter redn,
Kum zhe aroys,
kh'vil mit dir tsuzamen zayn.
credits
from Love Songs,
released March 19, 2020
song learned from a field recording by Ruth Rubin
arranged by Olga Amelkina-Vera (olgaamelkinavera.com)
The Nightingale Trio is village harmonies, birdsong lullabies, and moonlit round dances. They reignite the flame of women's folk music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
supported by 4 fans who also own “In Droysn Iz Finster (It's Dark Outside)”
One of my favourite musical discoveries in a while. These musicians are seriously talented. I can’t help imagining that there would have been a whole significant subculture of Yiddish psych rock like this in a different, kinder universe. For now, this is a window into that world that might have been. And I love every second of it. Audrey
The freak-folk collective's debut is full of rich, haunted vocals and experimental melodies derived from more traditional idioms Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 9, 2021
Bright and skipping songs that foreground the sound of the banjo and fingerstyle guitar in music that feels timeless. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 5, 2020
Maer, from Switzerland, debut with a haunted (and haunting) folk song that will warm you heart as it sends shivers down your spine. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2022
supported by 4 fans who also own “In Droysn Iz Finster (It's Dark Outside)”
This might be my favourite of Heilung. They've improved a bit on their later releases but their debut is still much meaner, and darker. Maria's amazing voice obviously steals the show but I also quite like Kai's too, especially on the live performance. In fact I'd say get LIFA over this IMO.
The spoken word bits are really cool to hear proto-germanic in use but for relistening purposes they are going to be a bit obtrusive. Nevertheless the proper music here is on continual repeat for me. Rabbit