Tum Balalaika - Lively Yiddish Folk Song - [With English Subtitles] - Sung By Marc Berman

Of the many Yiddish songs, "Tum Balalaika" is perhaps the most famous. It is an up-tempo, anonymous and much beloved folk song. The ballad tells of a young man who is having difficulty in deciding which of two girls to marry. He wants to pick one without shaming the other. So, instead of telling the "runner-up" of his decision directly, he asks her three riddles. The answers will explain what he is doing. Jewish music has taken many forms. Genres include cantorial music, klezmer, Yiddish songs, Hebrew songs, Israeli songs, Yiddish Theater songs, Ladino songs, Synagogue music and many others. Tum Balalaika is firmly established as one of the most celebrated Jewish songs in any genre.