"Sha, Shtil, Makht Nisht Keyn Gerider!" (''Shh, hush, don’t make any noise''; yi, שאַ, שטיל, מאַכט נישט קײן גערידער) is a
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
folk song
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, written and composed by unknown authors. In
World War II, the song was adapted and sung during the
Holocaust.
Lyrics and translation
The song depicts the atmosphere in a
hasidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...
community. The melody starts with an
augmented second, which is typical of the so-called
gypsy scale.
History
According to an eye-witness account, the words to the original melody were adapted during police actions in the Holocaust as follows: “Sha, shtil, makh nit keyn gerider,/ S’iz in lager a kontrol vider./ Sha, shtil, makh nit keyn gevald,/ Di kontrol kumt aher bald./ Un az di kontrol kumt iz dokh vey un vind, / Men darf in lager nit zen keyn kind.” (Shh, hush, don't make any noise, the guard is coming again; shh, hush, don't make a clamor, the guard is coming soon. And when the guard comes, it's woe to us — no child in the camp should be seen.)
The Israeli Yiddish metal band
Gevolt
Gevolt is an Israeli metal band, founded in 2001. The band is known as the pioneers of Yiddish metal. They were the first band who combined traditional Yiddish music with metal.
History
The band was formed in Israel in 2001 by Anatholy Bonder ...
has recorded ''Sha, shtil'' on its album
AlefBase
AlefBase is the second album by the Israeli metal band Gevolt. Released on 25 March 2011, the album was the first full-length metal album in Yiddish language. All tracks are based on Yiddish folk songs such as Tum Balalayke and Zog Nit Keyn Mo ...
.
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References
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External links
Sha, Shtil, Makht Nisht Keyn Gerider!
The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Ciddish Song Collection
The Burning BushVersion for balalaika and orchestra
with Anastasiya Tyurina
Anastasiya Tyurina (born 27 September 2001) is a Tajikistani swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 73rd with a time of 31.15 seconds and failing to advance out of the heats.
In 2 ...
Songs in Yiddish
Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
Anti-fascist music