Shpil zhe mir a lidele in yiddishdervekn zol es freyd un nit keyn khideshaz ale groys un kleyn zoln kenen dos farshteynfun moyl tzu moyl dos lidele zol geyn: : :Shpil shpil klezmer shpilveyst dokh vos ikh meyn un vos ikh vilshpil shpil shpil a nigdl far mirshpil mit hartz un mit gefil: : :A lidele on ziftzen un on trernshpil azoy az ale zoln hernaz ale zoln zen ikh leb un zingen kensheyner nokh un beser vi geven: : :Shpil shpil klezmer shpilveyst dokh vos ikh meyn un vos ikh vilshpil shpil shpil a nigdl far mirshpil mit hartz un mit gefil: : :Lomir zingen s`lidele tzuzamenvi gute fraynd vi kinder fun eyn mamenmayn eyntziker farlang s`zol klingen fray un frankin alemens gezang oykh mayn gezang Play me a song in the jewish spiritit should awake pleasure instead of griefthat all old and young could understand itfrom mouth to mouth it should be sung: : :Play play musician playabout my thoughts and desiresplay play play a tune for meplay with heart and soul: : :A song without sighes and tearsplay so that all should hear itthat all should see me still alive and singingmore beautifully and even better than was: : :Play play musician playabout my thoughts and desiresplay play play a tune for meplay with heart and soul: : :Let's sing this song togetheras good friends as children of one mothermy only wish isthis song should sound freely in all songsBorn in Berspils,Latvia in 1914, by the age of 7, Misha Alexendrovich was known throughout Europe as "The Wonderkind" and was invited by the great Benjamino Gigli to Milan to become one of this last disciples.Alexandrovich become of the most popular artists in the Soviet Union, having sold more than 20,000,000 records while pursuing his career as Cantor. From 1945 to1971, he was prohibited from practicing his profession as Cantor since religious activity was prohibited in the Soviet Union. In this period, however, he was "permitted" to give private concerts for Stalin and Krushchev. In the early 1970s, he was permitted to leave the Soviet Union, and became Chief Cantor of the Great Synagogue of Ramat Gan in Israel and performed to sold out audiences in concerts throughout the world.http://faujsa.fau.edu/jsa/collection_album.php?collection=alexandrovich