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Lyrics
Get up buddy come in everybody
Bride n' groom in love n' got the bug
You're my pain and you're my drug
Come on here and give me a hug
We are friends forever
We are friends forever
Happy couple hug and kiss and buckle
Say I do and take the plunge
Lord I thank you so so much
Oh my baby I love you bunch
You are mine forever
You are mine forever
Bring whatever hand in hand together
Come on children brother sis
Heaven bring us joy and bliss
Oh my baby give me a kiss
I am yours forever
I am yours forever
Bring whatever hand in hand together
Come on all and look at this
Heaven brought us joy and bliss
Oh my baby give me a kiss
I am yours forever
I am yours forever
Behind the song
The song’s story
The youngest daughter's wedding
Forever borrows its melody from Di Mizinke Oysgegebn, a wedding song by Mark Warshawsky, who wrote both the older words and music. The title celebrates marrying off the youngest daughter, a milestone for the parents as well as the newlyweds.
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Make the circle bigger
In the older text, the host wants a larger dancing circle and a generous celebration, including guests with little money. The Mlotek Collection preserves this expansive spirit. The tune carries the joy of a family gathering that has room for others.
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A different wedding story
Walter J. Kin wrote new English lyrics for Forever, rather than translating Warshawsky's text. The inherited melody now carries a couple's promise. This is not an Olga Anikina adaptation: the connection lies in the tune and its wedding life.
Our recording & notes
About this recording
Forever uses Di Mezinke Oysgegebn, the wedding melody credited to Mark Warshawsky in the release. Walter J. Kin wrote original English words for it, rather than translating the Yiddish lyric.
The song passes between friends, a wedding couple and a wider circle of family. Hugs, kisses and a raised glass turn its repeating promise of forever into a communal toast.
Why we consider this song Jewish or Jewish-themed
Its Jewish connection, for us, begins with the named Yiddish wedding melody. We keep that musical inheritance while letting new English words address anyone celebrating love and friendship.
The lyric’s welcome is deliberately wider than one community. We see that openness as compatible with a Jewish source, not as a reason to erase or hide where the tune came from.
Credits & source
- Source melody
- Di Mezinke Oysgegebn (the Mezinka), by Mark Warshawsky
- English lyrics
- Walter J. Kin (RIGLI); original words, not a translation
- Arrangement and production
- Walter J. Kin (RIGLI)
- Performance
- RIGLI and the Riglis Band
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