Tenor Amine J. Hachem sings Ochi Chornye, Dark Eyes, adding a Lebanese twist to the famous Russian folk song.

The performance was held at Broadway’s Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York.

Lyrics to Ochi Chornye:

Lyrics * :
Ochi chyornye, ochi zhguchie
Ochi strastnye i prekrasnye
Kak lyublyu ya vas, kak boyus’ ya vas
Znat’ uvidel vas ya ne v dobryi chas

Ochi chyornye, ochi plamenny
I manyat oni v strany dal’nye
Gde tsarit lyubov’, gde tsarit pokoi
Gde stradan’ya nyet, gde vrazhdy zapryet

Ochi chyornye, ochi zhguchie
Ochi strastnye i prekrasnye
Kak lyublyu ya vas, kak boyus’ ya vas
Znat’ uvidel vas ya ne v dobryi chas

Ne vstrechal by vas, ne stradal by tak
Ya by prozhil zhizn’ ulybayuchis’
Vy zgubili menya ochi chyornye
Unesli na vek moyo schast’ye

Ochi chyornye, ochi zhguchie
Ochi strastnye i prekrasnye
Kak lyublyu ya vas, kak boyus’ ya vas
Znat’ uvidel vas ya ne v dobryi chas

* This is the full text but has been shortened for the performance.

TENOR AMINE HACHEM, RETURNS TO FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW IN AROUND THE WORLD!

Hailed as “one of the best holiday concerts in NYC” (Metro New York), audience members hop on a time machine and travel from one country to another. From the Americas starting from Brazil and Argentina, climbing up to Mexico and the United States. The journey continues on and takes us to Europe, beginning with the streets of Paris and the magic of Rome and Napoli. Germany and Russia will also be highlighted, continuing on to Spain and the natural progression in music from Andalusian to Baladi and Ajami, transporting us to the Middle East and North Africa. And of course, a few Christmas hits to kick off the season!

Date: Saturday, December 04 @ 7pm.

Get your tickets! https://54below.com/events/amine-hachem-4/