פֿרײלעכסfreylekhs meaning in Yiddish
a fast klezmer dance tune — the kind that empties the chairs · noun
Also spelled in English: freilach, freilachs
The band is sitting at the end of the hall picking at nothing, somebody calls out for a freylekhs, and ten seconds later the chairs are standing empty with the napkins still on them.
ווען די קאַפּעליע האָט אָנגעהויבן שפּילן אַ פֿרײלעכס, איז קיינער נישט געבליבן זיצן.
“When the band struck up a freylekhs, nobody stayed in their seat.”
When did you last hear a freylekhs that actually got you up out of your chair?
Yiddish words for music, parties and entertainment
Published 5 October 2026