Enjoy this song about taming one’s desires, based on Hayom Yom 25 Adar II

Excerpted from “Generation Seven – The Legend (2024).”

Full show available for download at https://yttl.org/dvd

Lyrics:

It looks so good

I know I could

In all likelihood

I know I would

(I mean)

Why should I not

I like it a lot

If it’s not forbidden

Then I’ll give it a shot

Cookies, ice cream cake

A marinated stake

Hustling, guzzling every moment I am awake

It’s just how my life is

I give in to my taivos

See it, gotta eat it

Tell me, why should I not try this?

Listen my friend

You gotta transcend

A chossid knows his gashmius

Is means to an end

Here’s how to grow

You just say “No!”

Face that taivo with some gaivo

Get it to go!

Chorus:

וואס מען טאר ניט טאר מען ניט

און וואס מען מעג דארף מען ניט

Just because you could

It doesn’t mean you should

Iskafya is a taivo you withstood (-x2)

Know that a desire

Is a chance for reaching higher

To control our Beheima we aspire

Know that a desire

Is a chance for reaching higher

Now let’s hear this song once more from the choir

It looks so good

I know I could

In all likelihood

I know I would

Why should I not

I like it a lot

If it’s not forbidden

Then I’ll give it a shot

A luxury car

A hand-rolled cigar

Fashion with a passion, spending cash in a bar

A private jet

And don’t forget

The latest model gaming set

I’ll take whatever I can get

If it’s permitted – you bet!

Listen, my friend

You gotta transcend

A chossid knows his gashmius

Is means to an end

Here’s how to grow

You just say “No!”

Face that taivo with some gaivo

Get it to go!

וואס מען טאר ניט טאר מען ניט

און וואס מען מעג דארף מען ניט

Just because I could

It doesn’t mean I should

Iskafya is a taivo I withstood (-x2)

I know a desire

Is my chance for reaching higher

To control my Beheima I aspire

I know a desire

Is my chance for reaching higher

Let’s give it up for the Tomchei Temimim Choir!