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Mayn Rue Platz

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Mayn Rue Platz (My Resting Place) is a reinterpretation of well known Yiddish poem & melody by Morris Rosenfeld, one of the 'Sweat Shop Poets' of early 20th century New York. Sung by Francesca Ter-Berg and arranged by Fran & Flora and Sam Beste, the poem and song both tell the true story of a factory worker who died in a fire, singing to his lover from the afterlife. The words capture the dismal life of the factory worker which is contrasted with the beauty of their shared dreams.

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Nit zukh mikh vu di mirtn grinen
Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
Vu lebns velkn bay mashinen,
Dortn iz mayn rue plats.

Nit zukh mikh vu di feygl zingen.
Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
A shklaf bin ikh vu keytn klingen,
Dortn iz mayn rue plats.

Nit zukh mikh vu fontanen shpritsn.
Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
Vu trern rinen, tseyner kritsn,
Dortn iz mayn rue plats.

Un libstu mikh mit varer libe,
To kum tsu mir, mayn guter shats,
Un hayter oyf mayn harts di tribe
Un makh mir zis mayn rue plats

Translation

Don't look for me where myrtles are green.
You will not find me there, my beloved.
Where lives wither at the machines,
There is my resting place.

Don't look for me where birds sing.
You will not find me there, my beloved.
I am a slave where chains ring,
There is my resting place.

Don't look for me where fountains spray.
You will not find me there, my beloved.
Where tears flow and teeth gnash,
There is my resting place.

And if you love me with true love,
So come to me, my good beloved,
And cheer my gloomy heart
And make sweet my resting place

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from Unfurl, released February 15, 2019
Voice and Cello - Francesca Ter-Berg
Violin - Flora Curzon
Piano and Electronics - Sam Beste
Produced and Mixed by Sam Beste
Mastered by Peter Beckmann

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Fran & Flora London, UK

Violinist Flora Curzon and folk/experimental cellist Francesca Ter-Berg combine aspects of traditional string music from Eastern Europe with original compositions and experimental electronics.

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