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                                                                              Shabes, Shabes, Shabes
                                                                
Music , Lyrics - Mordecai Gebirtig  (1877–1942)

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The translation of the word Shabbat from Hebrew is "rest" or "cessation".  According to Exodus 20:11 King James Version (KJV):"For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."
 On this day Jews remember the traditional creation of the heavens and the earth in six days and the Exodus of the Hebrews, and look forward for coming of Messiah. As we learned the Torah  and all Jewish traditions set to music, the song Shabes was no different. This song was written
by Mordechai Gebiritig, the greatest Jewish composer and writer of all time! 
 The  Shabes table was one of the most musical places in Jewish Eastern Europe. Jews sing this song at home right before the kidesh, a Shabes blessing chanted over a cup of wine that marks the beginning of the meal.  Shabbat is considered by  Jews to be the most priceless tradition!


Yiddish
Shabes, shabes, shabes, shabes, shabes
Zol shayn yidish shabes
shabes  zol zein, shabes zol zein
Shabes oyf der gantser velt 

Mames....
Zol shayn yidishe mames
Mames zol zayn
Shabes zol zayn 
Shabes oyf der gantser velt 

un vayter mit: 
Tates
Bubes
Zeydes
Yontef 

Sholem, sholem sholem sholem, sholem
Zol zayn brider sholem
Sholem  zol zayn
Yontef zol zayn
Zeydes zol zayn
Bubes zol zayn
Tates  zol zayn
Mames zol zayn
Shabes oyf der gantser velt  Nazis