Jose Gutman

DOS IDISHESTOLTZ

JEWISH PRIDE

You must remember this,DIMUSTZIJDERMANEN

A bris is still a bris,AS A BRIS ISDOJ A BRIS UND

A chai is just a chai.A JAI IS DOJA JAI

Pastrami still belongs on rye,UND PASTRAMIGEHERTTZURYE

As time goes by.AS DI ZEIT GUEITARIBER

With holidays in view,AS SE CUMT TZU YOM TOV

A Jew is still a Jew,A YIDIS DOJAYID

On that you can rely.OIF DEN KENST DU FARTROIEN

No matter if we eat sushiA FILLEAS MEN EST SUSHI

As hours slip by.AS DI SHOIENGUEIN ARIBER

Old shtetl customs, never out of date.

DIALTESHTETEL MINUGUEN, GEIN NIT FORIBER

All those potatoes mother has to grate.

ALE DI BARBULES DI MAME DARFNOJRAIBEN

Honey, tsimus, latkes, chopped liver on our plate

HONIK, TZIMES, LATKES, GUEFILTE FISH

Guefilte fish, chopped liver, schmaltz and a

shpritz,

UND GUEHAKTE LEIBER SCHMALTZUND A SHPRITZ

The best that gelt can buy

DOS BESTE VOSGUELT KENKOIFEN

Some would send us to perdition,

ASAJVOLTEN UNS BAGRUBEN

But we’re strengthened by tradition,

OBER MIR ZENENFARSHTARKT BY TRADITZIE

That no one can deny.

UND DOS KEN KEINERZAJNISCHTUPZUGEN

We roam, but we recall our birthright,

MIR VANDERN, OBER MIR DERMONENZJJVU MIRZENEN GEBOIRN

As time goes by.AS DI ZEIT GUEITARIBER

Dreidels and chocolate, never out of date.

DREIDLS UNDCHOCOLAT, GUEIENENNISHTAUSDER MODE

Ancient Jewish stories that we all relate.

DIALTEIDISHE MAISES MIRALLEDERZEILEN

Blue-and-white gift wrap, everything that’s great?

VAIS UND BLUMIR VIKLEN EIN ALS VUS IS TAIER

And festive chazerai!

UNDIOMTEVDIKEJAZERAI

It’s still the same old Torah,

ES IST DOJ DI ALTE TOIRE

It’s still the same menorah,

UND DI ALTE MENOIRE

We’ve latkes still to fry.

UND DI LATKESMIR DARFEN BRUTN

It’s at yomtov when we feel most blessed,

ES IST IOMTEVVEN MIR FILMER ZAIJ GEBENSCHT

As time goes by.

AS DI TZEIT GEIT ARIBER