Moishe Oysher Sings "The Shepherd's Dream" דעם פּאַסטוכס חלום in 1938 Movie 'Yankl der Shmid'

"The Shepherd's Dream" ("Dem Pastuchs Cholem") is a popular 1938 Yiddish folk fable written by Odessa born pianist & composer Jacob Weinberg,and recorded by legendary cantor and ייִדיש film star Moishe Oysher.Moishe performs it here in his hit movie 'Yankl der Shmid' ('The Singing Blacksmith').In a scene set inside a pub in a shtetl in Ukraine.The song tells the story of a poor shepherd who falls asleep in the fields and has a vivid nightmare that his flock has scattered and is lost. He wakes up in a panic, calling out for his sheep, only to realize with great relief that it was just a dream and they are safely resting beside him.The imagery of a lonely shepherd dreaming in the pastoral fields is a deeply embedded motif across Eastern European and Hasidic folklore. It often serves as an allegory for spiritual longing, a wandering soul, or God watching over the Jewish people.The song's arrangement incorporates a soulful blending of cantorial phrasing, Yiddish theatrical style and a Eastern European waltz, with an instrumental backing of piano and accordion. "משה אוישער זינגט "דעם פּאַסטוכס חלום פֿונעם פֿילם "יאַנקל דער שמיד“ פֿון 1938 Мойше Ойшер виконує пісню на їдиші «Сон пастуха» З фільму 1938 року «Янкель-коваль» Biography of legendary cantor,singer & Yiddish movie star Moishe Oysher: grokipedia.com/page/moishe_oysher #yiddishmusic #yiddishsongs #klezmer #moisheoysher #jewishcinema #jewishmusic #songsaboutanimals #songsaboutfaith #judaism