Fifth Night from Eight Nights by Rabbi James Stone Goodman with Brothers Lazaroff, featuring Will Soll's Klezmer Conspiracy
Tracklist
| 5. | Fifth Night | 4:19 |
Lyrics
Eight angels came to me on eight nights
Each one told a story*****
On the fifth night
The angel spoke out of a thatch of black beard
reminded me to walk daily without my shoes through the grass.
He told this story:
a young man left home traveled to a faraway land where he learned the art of making menorahs. When he returned home he went to work. He worked alone covering the menorah with a large cloth -- even the father had not seen it.
When he was done he asked his father to gather together the townspeople in the square. He unveiled his work -- everyone was silent. His father approached each person individually asking what they thought about the menorah. Each one saw a defect -- each a different defect.
The father told his son, what one person praised another person cursed.
That's what I learned, said the son, each defect is in the eyes of the person who sees it. I fashioned a menorah entirely out of defects, I made the menorah out of flaws. Now I will begin its repair.
When you find a flaw, he said, you find your own flaw.
Credits
Rabbi James Stone Goodman - Readings, writings, Oud and Percussion
Brothers Lazaroff:
Jeff Lazaroff - Guitars, Octave 12, Vibes, Vocals
David Lazaroff - Guitars, Drum Programming and Samples, Omni-Chord Pedal Steel and Vocals
Grover Stewart - Drums, Percussion, Samples, and Vocals
Teddy Brookins - Bass and Vocals
Mo Egeston - Fender Rhodes, Synth, Melodica
Klezmer Conspiracy:
Will Soll - Tenor Banjo, Mandolin
Dana Hotle - Clarinet
Shlomo Ovadya - Percussion
The Vaad- Drum Programming and Loops
Paco Proano- Sound Design
Words: James Stone Goodman
Music: Traditionals arranged by Brothers Lazaroff
