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Does anyone know the lyrics to this song?



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b.chadash  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 2:22 pm
This song used to be popular around 25 years ago.
I only remember a few words. Would love to get the rest of the words and maybe the source. TIA!

I remember, I remember
The way it used to be
when the sun was barely rising
And the boys to cheder ran
They no longer can,
I remember
Chorus: Like a day ago, a year ago, a life ago
So clearly, so dearly, so longingly
I remember, yet I forget
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amother
Wheat


 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 5:28 pm
Are you from toronto?
I am pretty sure this was from a high school play in Toronto
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  b.chadash  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 5:32 pm
No I'm not. This was performed in several places at the time. Monsey, Brooklyn, camps...
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  b.chadash  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 5:34 pm
I remember going to a Nshei play in Brooklyn in which they performed the Diary of Anne Frank. They sang the song there as well.
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hanna2010




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 9:04 pm
I remember I remember
The way it used to be
Seeing grandma lighting candles
On a summer Friday night
???? Light
I remember
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amother
Cerise  


 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 9:11 pm
I thought it originally came from Yentel and camps/schools changed the words... funny, I was just singing it yesterday (whatever I remembered)
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heidi




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jun 11 2018, 10:23 pm
b.chadash wrote:
I remember going to a Nshei play in Brooklyn in which they performed the Diary of Anne Frank. They sang the song there as well.

Weird, since Anne Frank wasn't even religious.
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amother
Burgundy


 

Post Tue, Jun 12 2018, 2:38 am
I went to Bais Kaila '94-'97 and we sang that song at a school play one of those years ...wow, I still feel like I just graduated so many years later! Anyone else feel like that? Where have the years gone?!
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  b.chadash  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 5:16 am
heidi wrote:
Weird, since Anne Frank wasn't even religious.


lol! It was a Nshei play in Brooklyn so they made the whole family religious
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iyar




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 5:29 am
b.chadash wrote:
lol! It was a Nshei play in Brooklyn so they made the whole family religious


Why am I not surprised?
Revisionist history, bais yakov style.
I'm not lol'ing.

This deserves its own thread but I have too much to say and I don't have time or patience to post a dissertation on the subject.
If there are any teachers here, please keep in mind that your first obligation to the precious children we entrust in your care is to speak the truth.
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  b.chadash  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 5:42 am
Does anyone have any other leads about the song lyrics??
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amother
  Cerise


 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 5:54 am
iyar wrote:
Why am I not surprised?
Revisionist history, bais yakov style.
I'm not lol'ing.

This deserves its own thread but I have too much to say and I don't have time or patience to post a dissertation on the subject.
If there are any teachers here, please keep in mind that your first obligation to the precious children we entrust in your care is to speak the truth.


Wow... you have issues about what? A play that’s based on a true story?
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Chayalle




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 7:33 am
I remember, I remember
The house where I was born
In the windows there were shutters
and they opened to the day
Going out to play, I remember

I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
Seeing Ima lighting candles
on a summer Friday night
Staring at the light, I remember

Like a day ago
A year ago
A life ago
So clearly
So vaguely
So dearly
So longingly
I remember...yet I forget

I remember, I remember
the way it used to be
how the sun was barely rising
when the boys to cheder ran
They no longer can, I remember

I remember, I remember
the way it used to be
In the country, in the summer
The company of friends
I was pretty then, I remember

Like a day ago.....

I remember, I remember
the world where I was born
I remember, I remember
the world where I was born,
There was music, there was sunlight
there was life on every street
Every dream was sweet, I remember....


Wow, can't believe I remember those lyrics....wonder if my fingers still remember it on the piano. Gotta try later. Thanks for bringing up the memory!
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amother
Seafoam


 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 8:12 am
You can always Google lyrics
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cbsp




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 10:23 am
amother wrote:
You can always Google lyrics


And what success did you have googling for this particular song?
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seeker




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 10:33 am
amother wrote:
Wow... you have issues about what? A play that’s based on a true story?

A play that claims it's a true story but "frumifies" it without specifying that it is now historical *fiction* perhaps?

When they first said this was from a play based on Anne Frank I figured it was some choir ensemble about the holocaust in general providing background for the story.
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LiLIsraeli




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 13 2018, 10:34 am
Chayalle wrote:
I remember, I remember
The house where I was born
In the windows there were shutters
and they opened to the day
Going out to play, I remember

I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
Seeing Ima lighting candles
on a summer Friday night
Staring at the light, I remember

Like a day ago
A year ago
A life ago
So clearly
So vaguely
So dearly
So longingly
I remember...yet I forget

I remember, I remember
the way it used to be
how the sun was barely rising
when the boys to cheder ran
They no longer can, I remember

I remember, I remember
the way it used to be
In the country, in the summer
The company of friends
I was pretty then, I remember

Like a day ago.....

I remember, I remember
the world where I was born
I remember, I remember
the world where I was born,
There was music, there was sunlight
there was life on every street
Every dream was sweet, I remember....


Wow, can't believe I remember those lyrics....wonder if my fingers still remember it on the piano. Gotta try later. Thanks for bringing up the memory!


I only remember the first few lines but I remember it slightly differently:

I remember, I remember
The place where I was born
There were shutters on the windows
And...
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  b.chadash




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jun 16 2018, 8:29 pm
Thank you so much Chayalle!!!! I've been trying to get the words to this song for years. And no, a Google search turned up nothing.
I wonder if this is recorded anywhere?
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amother
Yellow


 

Post Sat, Jun 16 2018, 8:38 pm
Wow..my mom thats close to 60 always sings it...makes sense?
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