Daloy Politsey

In Ale Gasn The first two verses of the combined song come from In Ale Gasn. In Ale Gasn by itself was a labour song that calls for a strike and/or industrial action, a common occurrence at the time in Imperial Russia; especially within the Jewish population. The earliest scribed versions of the song appear in two different collections of Yiddish folk songs from Kyiv from 1933 and 1934 respectively. Daloy Politsey The rest of the song, including its refrain, come from Daloy Politsey. The song itself was first scribed around the time of the 1905 Revolution, and specifically calls for the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas. Originally the song was sung with a leader singing verses (often improvised) and a chorus speak-singing the refrain in a call and response format. == Use in contemporary political activism ==

Geoff Berner recorded a version of the song, mostly sung in English bar the refrain of "Hey, hey, daloy politsey!", with the added addition "It means the same thing now as yesterday. Out of your houses into the streets, everybody say fuck the police!" to said chorus. The song talks of the death in police custody of Ian Bush, as an example of police brutality; thus linking back to the origins of the song and its meaning. Following the Ibiza affair in 2019, the Austrian Bundist Isabel Frey composed a version of the song during and for the subsequent protests. She sang the song, which included the chorus: "Hey, hey, down with HC and down with the new OVP. Get out on the streets despite the snow and rain. Today is Strache's last day." at a protest in May 2019. which in turn led Police Scotland to visit the cafe's founders Morgan Holleb and Joe Isaac's home. Holleb was subsequently charged with breach of the peace, and Glasgow police seized one of the tote bags from Pink Peacock as evidence. After the seizure, which was publicised in local media and on Pink Peacock's Twitter account, the café sold out of the bags. The British "neo-Bundist" Jewish Socialists' Group sent a statement of solidarity to Pink Peacock, highlighting the origins of the phrase from the song and its use in against "antisemitism and state repression in Tsarist Russia". == Recordings ==

• Soundtrack to Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists, arr. Zalmen Mlotek with unknown, 1980 Recording [first known recording] • In Love And In Struggle: The Musical Legacy Of The Jewish Labor Bund, featuring Zalmen Mlotek, Adrienne Cooper, Dan Rous with The New Yiddish Chorale and The Workmen's Circle Chorus, 1999 Recording [translates some verses into English] • Fayvish, Yiddpop featuring Alan Bern & Paul Brody, 2010 Recording • Victory Party, Geoff Berner, 2011 Recording [in English] • Este Infierno, Bestiärio (Band), 2015 Recording [in Spanish] • A Little Letter, Brivele, 2018 Recording [additional verses in English] • Millennial Bundist, Isabel Frey, 2020 Recording [additional verses in German] • Zing!, Rajtaraj, 2021 Recording • Venti, , , and , 2021 Recording == Lyrics ==

Yiddish original Additional verses In some recordings, an English verse (along with the Yiddish verses) is sung: In a modern cover of the song, another verse in English is added to at the end instead of the aforementioned one: == References ==