“A Yid Darf Freylekh Zayn” (א איד דארף פריילעך זיין) is a traditional Yiddish Hasidic song of joy preserved in the Shtefanesht musical tradition of Eastern Europe.

The melody is also known as Nigun Simcha and Nigun Pressman. According to the Shtefanesht collection, it was remembered from the final Shavuot gathering of the Shtefanesht Rebbe in 1933. Its Yiddish refrain means “A Jew should be joyful.”

Melody: Traditional; composer unknown
Tradition: Shtefanesht / Ștefănești
Yiddish: א איד דארף פריילעך זיין
Alternative title: ניגון שמחה / Nigun Simcha

Source album: Kinoro Shel Mashiach – Nigunei Shtefanesht / כינורו של משיח – ניגוני שטפנשט

Jewish Sacred Music preserves historic Jewish prayer melodies, Hasidic songs, Yiddish religious music and traditional music from Eastern Europe.