"" (; also known as "") was written by
S. Ansky (pseudonym of Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport), in 1902. This
Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...
song became the anthem of the
socialist
Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ...
General Jewish Labour Bund
The General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia (), generally called The Bund (, cognate to , ) or the Jewish Labour Bund (), was a Jewish secularism, secular Jewish Socialism, socialist party initially formed in the Russian Empire ...
in the early 1900s.
The source of its melody is unknown.
Bundists
Bundism () is a Jewish socialist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century that aimed to promote working class politics, secularism, and foster Jewish political and cultural autonomy. As a part of that autonomism, it also sought to ...
sing this song virtually every time they meet.
For example, it was sung at the 100th anniversary (1998) of the General Jewish Labour Bund in Paris,
Marek Edelman
Marek Edelman (; 1919/1922 – October 2, 2009) was a Polish Jewish political and social activist and cardiologist. Edelman was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Long before his death, he was the last one to stay in the ...
's funeral, and the 50th anniversary (2009) reunion of
Camp Hemshekh
Camp Hemshekh (; "continuation" Literally: Camp "Continuation") was a Jewish summer camp in the United States, established in 1959 by Holocaust survivors who were active in the General Jewish Labour Bund in Eastern Europe. The camp was sponsored b ...
. The song exhorts Jews to unite, and to commit themselves body and soul to the defeat of the Russian Tsar and of capitalism.
Lyrics
See also
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S. Ansky
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General Jewish Labour Bund
The General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia (), generally called The Bund (, cognate to , ) or the Jewish Labour Bund (), was a Jewish secularism, secular Jewish Socialism, socialist party initially formed in the Russian Empire ...
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List of socialist songs
References
External links
A recording of "Di Shvue"
Music and words of "Di Shvue"Yiddish and english of "Di Shvue"
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Songs in Yiddish
Bundist songs
Russian anthems
Political party songs
1902 songs