Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 2000-12-07 20:18
Well, I'm no Yiddish maven:), but here goes:
Doina, the "oi" is prounounced as in "join" or oily"
Freylekh, the "kh" has a sound similar to the German "ch", as in "ach" (back of the tongue scrapes the roof of the mouth), so pronounce as "fray - lach"
Dreydlekh, pronounce as "dray'd - lach"
Chassidic, prounounce as "chass - id - ic", with the accent on the "id"
The accents in the other words are on the first syllable.
I believe a doina is a long wailing solo. A freylekh is a happy dance tune. I don't know what a dreydlekh is, but to "drey" is to fool around and a dreydl (dray - dle) is a spinning top. Chassids are a group (actually several groups) of Orthodox religious Jews who are not only deeply religiously observant, but adhere to dress and customs of 17th century Eastern Europe from whence they originate (although they have modern appliances, cars, medicine, etc). Many klezmer tunes originated from Chassidic prayer melodies.
Hope this helps.
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