Rebbe Nachman's classic tale inspired me to compose this melody. Not only is this my favorite story, but the "Simple One" is my favorite character. It's the story of the underdog. Wherever he goes, people are smarter, stronger and more talented than he is. He's the brunt of endless ridicule and disparagement. He has one major virtue - simple emuna. Rebbe Nachman shows us where that takes him. See the lyrics below in English and in Hebrew.
Credits:
Guitar, arrangement: Guy Tzvi Mintz
Violin: Daniel Ahaviel
Melody, Lyric, native Israeli flutes: Rabbi Lazer Brody
English
Iโll tell you a story from old, about a simple person with a plain mind. Despite that fact that people ridiculed him, by virtue of his innocence and integrity, he became the Viceroy of the kingdom.
People call me simpleton
But that just suits me fine
I donโt look at other folks
Iโm happy with whatโs mine
So what if they have a high IQ
And Iโm not very smart
They complain all the time
But Iโm happy with my part.
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Everyone makes fun of me
But I really do not care
Itโs better to be a simple guy
Than some high-brow debonair.
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ืขืืจืืช
ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืื, ืขื ืืืฉ ืชื ืขื ืฉืืื ืคืฉืื. ืืืจืืช ืฉืืืื ืืขืื ืื, ืืกืืคื ืฉื ืืืจ, ืืืืืช ืชืืืืืชื ืืืฉืจืืชื, ื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื.
ืื ืืขืฉื ืฉืื
ืืื ืืขืฉื ืฉืื
ืืื ืื ื ืืกืชืื
ืืืืืจ ืขื ืืืจืื
ืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื
ืืื ื ืชืืื ืืจืื
ืื ืชืืื ืืชืืื ื ืื
ืืื ืชืืื ืืื...
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ืื ืืขืืื ืฆืืืง ืขืื
ืืื ืื ืจื
ืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืช ืชืืื
ืืื ืืืืืช ืืื!ย
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ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืฆืช ืืงืจ
ืืื ื ืืืื ืคืจืืกื
ืืื ืจืืืฃ ืชืขื ืืืื
ืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืชืืื
ืืื ืืฃ ืคืขื ืื ืืจืืฆื
ืืื ืืฉ ืืกืชืคืงืืช
ืืืื ืชืืื ืืืืื
ืื ืื ื ืชืืื ืืืกืื!
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ืื ืืขืืื ืฆืืืง ืขืื
ืืื ืื ืจื
ืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืช ืชืืื
ืืื ืืืืืช ืืื!ย
