א. וִיהִי בִימֵי מַמְלֶכֶת עֵץ חַיִּים lyrics

א. וִיהִי בִימֵי מַמְלֶכֶת "עֵץ חַיִּים", וַיָּקָם רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל לִהְיוֹת לְרֹאשׁ. וַיֵּלֵךְ בְּדַרְכֵי רַבּוֹתָיו מִבְּרִיסְק, וַיִּדְרֹשׁ אֶת הַחִלּוּקִים וְאֶת הַגְּדָרִים בְּאֵשׁ דּוֹלֶקֶת, וְאֶת כָּל בָּחוּר וּבָחוּר אָהַב אַהֲבַת נֶפֶשׁ, כְּאַהֲבַת דָּוִד וִיהוֹנָתָן.

A. Vihi bimei mamlechet "Etz Chaim", vayakam Rabi Shmuel lihyot l'rosh. Vayelech b'darkei rabotav m'Brisk, vayidrosh et ha'hilukim v'et hag'darim b'esh doleket, v'et kol bachur u'vachur ahav ahavat nefesh, k'ahavat David v'Yehonatan.

A. And it was in the days of the kingdom of "Etz Chaim", and Rabbi Shmuel arose to be head. And he walked in the ways of his rabbis from Brisk, and he expounded the distinctions and the definitions with a burning fire, and every single young man he loved with a love of the soul, like the love of David and Jonathan.

ב. וְגַם רַבִּי לֵוִי נָתַן אֶת קוֹלוֹ בַּשִּׁעוּרִים, וַיִּהְיֶה דּוֹרֵשׁ לְכָל בָּחוּר אֶת תּוֹאַר שְׁמוֹ: "כִּי BOM אַתָּה!", אוֹ "כִּי LOWLIFE נבזה אַתָּה!". וַתֵּרַע נַפְשׁוֹ בַּבַּחוּרִים הַשִּׁכּוֹרִים, כִּי אָמַר: "NUDE הֵמָּה, וְאֵין מַחְסוֹר לְרָעָתָם!".

B. V'gam Rabi Levi natan et kolo ba'shiurim, vayihi doresh l'chol bachur et to'ar sh'mo: "Ki BOM ata!", o "Ki LOWLIFE nivze ata!". Vateira nafsho ba'bachurim ha'shikorim, ki amar: "NUDE heima, v'ein machsor l'ra'atam!"

B. And also Rabbi Levi gave his voice in the lessons, and he would demand from every young man his title: "For you are a BOM!", or "For you are a despicable LOWLIFE!". And his soul was distressed by the drunken young men, for he said: "They are NUDE, and there is no lack to their evil!"

ג. וַיָּקָם רַבִּי טַיְילוֹר הַמַּשְׁגִּיחַ, וַיְהִי מַטִּיל קְנָסוֹת עַל הַמִּשְׁתּוֹלְלִים. וַיֹּאמֶר בְּלִבּוֹ: "בִּזְכוּת עוֹנְשֵׁי הַבַּחוּרִים אֶרְכַּב עַל רֶכֶב חָדָשׁ, וְאֶקְנֶה מַעֲדַנִּים לַחַג הַפֶּסַח". וַיִּפְתַּח לוֹ חֲנוּת לְמַכְשִׁירֵי הַפְּלָאפוֹנִים וְהַמַּחְשְׁבִים. וַיְהִי מַהֲלֵךְ אֵימָה עַל הַמִּשְׁכָּן וַיֹּאמֶר: "רַק בָּחוּר אֶחָד יֵשׁ בַּיְשִׁיבָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵאתִי!", וַיִּרְעֲדוּ כָּל הַבַּחוּרִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ: "הֶהָיִיתִי אֲנִי הַהוּא?!".

C. Vayakam Rabi Taylor ha'mashgiach, vayhi matil knasot al ha'mishtol'lim. Vayomer b'libo: "Bizchut onshei ha'bachurim erkav al rechev chadash, v'ekne ma'adanim la'chag ha'Pesach". Vayiftach lo chanuk l'machshirei ha'plafunim v'ha'machshavim. Vayihi mahalech eima al ha'mishkan vayomer: "Rak bachur echad yesh ba'yeshiva asher saneiti!", vayir'adu kol ha'bachurim vayomru: "Hehayiti ani ha'hu?!"

C. And Rabbi Taylor the supervisor arose, and he would impose fines on those who misbehaved. And he said in his heart: "By virtue of punishing the young men, I will ride in a new car, and I will buy delicacies for the Passover holiday." And he opened a store for cell phones and computers. And a fear fell upon the dwelling and he said: "There is only one young man in the yeshiva whom I hate!", and

ח. וַיְהִי בְּהַגִּיעַ חֹדֶשׁ תִּשְׁרֵי, וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ כָּל בְּנֵי הַיְשִׁיבָה לִפְנֵי הָאָדוֹן בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה. וַיַּעֲמֹד הֶחָזָן הַמּוּפְלָא לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה, וְקֹלוֹ רָעַד וְהִתְחַזֵּף מִעֻצַּם הַהִתְרַגְּשׁוּת, וַיִּתְקַע וַיִּתְרָעֵעַ וַיְיַלֵּל בְּכָל הַתְּפִלָּה, עַד שֶׁרָעֲדוּ אַמּוֹת הַסִּפִּים וְהַתַּחְתִּיּוֹת!

H. Vayihi b'hagi'a chodesh Tishrei, vayikahalu kol b'nei ha'yeshiva lifnei ha'Adon b'Rosh Hashanah. Vaya'amod he'chazan ha'mufla lifnei ha'teiva, v'kolo ra'ad v'hitchazef me'otzam ha'hitragshut, vayitka vayitra'e'a vayilal b'chol ha't'fila, ad she'ra'adu amot ha'sipim v'ha'tachtiyot!

H. And it was when the month of Tishrei arrived, and all the sons of the yeshiva gathered before the Lord on Rosh Hashanah. And the wonderful cantor stood before the ark, and his voice trembled and became strong from the intensity of the emotion, and he blew and he shattered and he wailed throughout the entire prayer, until the doorposts and the foundations trembled!

ט. וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הָעֶשְׂרִים ושש לְחֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן – הוּא הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ בְּנֵי הַיְשִׁיבָה מְחָאָה גְּדוֹלָה וְעָצُוּמָה! וַיַּעֲזֹבוּ אֶת הַמָּקוֹם, וַיֵּלְכוּ כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד בְּלֵב אֶחָד, לִלְמֹד בְּתוֹךְ בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ שֶׁל סַטְמַר, לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ כִּי לֹא יִתָּכֵן הַמַּצָּב כָּךְ עוֹד!

T. Vayihi ba'yom ha'esrim v'shesh l'chodesh Cheshvan - hu ha'yom asher asu b'nei ha'yeshiva m'cha'a gdola v'atzuma! Vaya'azvu et ha'makom, vayelchu k'ish echad b'lev echad, lilmod b'toch beit ha'midrash shel Satmar, l'ma'an yeid'u ki lo yitachen ha'matzav kach od!

T. And it was on the twenty-sixth day of the month of Cheshvan - that is the day that the sons of the yeshiva made a great and mighty protest! And they left the place, and they went as one man with one heart, to study in the study hall of Satmar, so that they would know that the situation could not continue like this anymore!