This ballad is sung by Chassidim on festive occasions. The lyrics are Ukrainian-Russian with a dash of Hebrew and Yiddish. The Lubavitcher Rebbe of righteous memory, taught this ancient melody, after the Hakofbton Simchas Torah, 1962 (5725).
On 27 Sivan 5768 (June 30, 2008), Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois presented "The Song & The Spirit" featuring the debut of the Chabad Choral Ensemble directed by Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz, Chazan Schneur Zalman Baumgarten, Ruby Harris & The Sugelah Orchestra, the Andy Stateman Trio and a talk by Rabbi Yossi Jacobson.