In Zaltsikn Yam () also known as In Zaltsikn Yam Fun Di Mentshleche Trern (), or Tsum Bund: In Zaltsikn Yam Fun Di Mentshleche Trern ( is a Yiddish poem written by S. Ansky in 1901 and published in Der Arbeyter a year later. It became a popular Yiddish song when music was added to it. While it is unclear who composed the music to the song, the first published version was printed in 1919 by Yankev Glatshteyn in Warsaw, in the book Freiheits Lieder (). The poem and song is dedicated to the socialist, General Jewish Labour Bund.
The text has often been considered controversial, with its direct critiques of wealthy Jews (especially in Russia), Zionists, and the belief in Messiah; with various verses often being omitted in publishing to avoid offending the sensibilities of these groups (especially after the Holocaust).
Recordings
Due to the song's aforementioned controversial nature, recordings are difficult to track down (including with several published versions of the manuscript having no known recordings). However here are some of the few that exist: [Ethnographic recording], Lazar Vishniak singing in a Frankfurt P.O.W Camp, 1915 Recording "Once upon a time" (Amol Iz Geven A Mayse), compiled and narrated by Joseph Mlotek arr. Vladimir Heifetz sung by Sidor Belarsky and Masha Benya, 1957 Recording "In Love And In Struggle: The Musical Legacy Of The Jewish Labor Bund", featuring Zalmen Mlotek, Adrienne Cooper, Dan Rous with The New Yiddish Chorale and the The Workmen's Circle Chorus, 1999 Recording "The Upward Flight: The Musical World of S. An-sky", Michael Alpert and Stuart Brotman, 2006 Recording "The Unternational: The First Unternational", featuring Daniel Kahn, Psoy Korolenko, and Oy Division, 2008 [The song is sung in both Yiddish and English] Recording