(Rock The) Belz

I'm a universalist. I believe in the family of man. I believe in
The brotherhood of man. I'm curious about my neighbor. I hope
He's curious about me. I sing Jewish songs... well actually I sing
In 21 languages and many... I sing of many cultures. But I sing
Jewish songs not because they are better songs than the songs of
My neighbor. I sing them because they're mine. And unless I sing
Them, that part of the culture will vanish and that wonderful
Meadow with proliferating flowers, with a profusion of flowers
Will have the Jewish flower missing. That's why I sing Jewish songs

Azir der man zikh
In mayne kinder yorn
Punkt vi a kholem
Virt mir ales klor
Vizeitoy dosht ibalekh
Oz hot geglanst
Ondos beymalekh
Vos ikh hob es farflanst

Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt
Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt

Every Friday night we're staying up too late
Can't get a ride from mom so you make the whole crew wait
Bonfire, pool party, PD days and spring breaks
Running through the forest, jumping in lakes
We were spoiled, upper middle class, living a life at ease
Worst case scenario, yo, we're skinning our knees
I think today, if I could, I would run back
But it's never the same when you try to come back

Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt

La captation, c'est loin d'être chill
Ça fait chier, quand j'grandissais
J'regardais des génocides à la télé

J'ai jamais oublié où j'vivais
Exaïre, Congo, j'me souviens
J'ai souvent rêvé d'y aller
Mon père me disait qu'c'était pas l'temps

J'ai jamais connu mes cousins ou mes grands-parents
Là-bas, le monde y'ont rien à manger
Y'ont pas d'argent, le monde s'font exploiter
C't'une tragédie, le SIDA qui s'propage
Les maladies, c'qui s'passe là-bas
C'est dix fois pire de c'qui s'passe ici
Ça m'fait d'la peine, mais ici, c'est rien d'que
J'viens d'là-bas, y'a plein d'problèmes
J'sais pas c'qui s'passe

Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt
Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt

Desh stub iz alt
Farvaksn mit groz
Der dakh tsifalt
Di fenster on los
Der ganik iz krum
Tsi boign di vent
Ikhol oshoymer
Shoymer gol nit erkent

Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt
Oy, oy, oy, Belz
Mayn shteytle Belz
Mayn heymale dort
Vuy khob mayne kindrishe yorn farbragt