MUST SEE: When a HAUNTING Ukrainian song is sung

"Stav Ya Pitu" is sung at a farbrengen - Chof Av 5731-August 11, 1971 Став я питу Translation: I started to drink on Friday, on Friday I had drunk, had drunk, my calf away. One must, must know, how to be merry, One must, must know, how to talk. Oh, how to give a just reckoning For the Master, the Lord, Oh, to justify oneself. But we drink, we drink, and we revel. And we drink wine like water, And we say together, “lechayim,” And you, O Lord, please hearken to us in heaven. The song is the lamentations of a poor farmer who goes to the tavern at the end of the week and drinks away his earnings. He then laments how he must eventually go home and explain to his wife ("Master, the Lord") what happened to their money. Chabad Chassidim sing the song as a metaphor for our struggle to fulfill our purpose and mission in life. We are all sent to this world for a divine mission but get distracted. We sing this song to remind ourselves that we all owe an account and reckoning of our choices to god, the true "Master, the Lord." Watch full-length videos of the Rebbe: https://go.jem.tv/YT (microdonation) FOLLOW US Facebook: @JewishMedia @JEMDailyVideo Instagram: @Jewish_Media Twitter: @JEMediaOrg YouTube: JewishMedia Website: JEMCentral.org TikTok: @Jewish_Media