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                                                                                                                      Lomir Zikh Iberbetn Also known as a  Samovar(Kettle)        
                                                                                                 
Music Rubin Oak(unkown)  Lyrics -Unknow; Arrangement Ira B. Arnstein; 
                                                                                             Singers
Kiev Jewish theater group(Ukraine)

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   The song was written as a conversation between two lovers. In this song they are trying to make up. Samovars are powerful symbols of the endurance of the Jewish family throughout centuries of Eastern European history.  A lot of Jewish people immigrated to the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, to escape from the pogroms and these songs arrived with them. There are unlimited accents and personalization that may define any given piece, but they are also subject to many possessions of common features.
On February 19, 1989 Samovar, Kiev Jewish theater performed this song in Kiev, the capitol of Ukraine

Yiddish
Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn,
Shtel dem samovar.
Lomir zikh iberbetn,
Zayzhe nit kayn nar.

Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn,
Koyf mir a por marantsn.
Lomir aikh iberbetn,
Lomir geyn tantsn.

 Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn,
Voszhe shteystu bay der tir?
Lomir zikh iberbetn
Gib a kuk oyf mir.

 Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn,
Shem zikh,  Etl-Dvore!
Lomir zikh iberbetn,
Di tsayt iz an aveyre.

 Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn,
Koyf a por pistashkes.
Lomir zikh iberbetn,
Shenk mir dayne laskes.

 Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn,
Genug shoyn zayn vi  goyim.
Lomir zikh iberbetn,
Lomir shraybn tnoyim.

  


English  
Let's make up, make up,
Heat the samovar.
Let's make  up,
Don't be a fool.

Let's make up, make up,
Buy a couple of oranges  for me.
Let's make up,
Let's go dancing.


Let's make up, make up,
Why do you stand at the  door?
Let's make up,
Look at me.


Let's make up, make up,
You should be ashamed, Etl-Dvore.
Let's make up,
It's a sin to waste the time.


Let's make up, make up,
Buy some pistachios.
Let's make  up,
Grant me your favors.

 Let's make up, make up,
Let's stop acting like  strangers.
Let's make up,
Let us get engaged.