- published: 26 Apr 2014
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Nalewka (IPA: [na'lɛfka]) is a traditional Polish category of alcoholic beverage. Similar to medicinal tinctures, it is usually 40 to 45% strong (though some can be as strong as 75%), and is made by maceration of various ingredients in alcohol, usually vodka or neutral spirits. Among the ingredients often used are fruits, herbs, spice, sugar or molasses. The name nalewka is currently being registered for national appellation within the European Union. Unlike ordinary liqueurs, nalewkas are usually aged. Taste-wise, it is similar to apple and fruit-flavored brandies such as calvados or eau-de-vie (or Canadian maple syrup-infused whiskey), but is much sweeter, almost liqueur-like.
The name is also misleadingly used for a variety of alcoholic cocktails sold in Poland, usually of low quality and low content of alcohol. It could also be confused with its false friend cognate, nalivka (Russian, Ukrainian: наливка), popular in Ukraine at least since the 17th century and in Russia at least since the 19th century. While the Polish nalewka is an infusion, i.e., made by infusing the berry/herb/fruit flavour into hard liquor, the Ukrainian/Russian nalivkas are made by filling the jar with berries, sugar and water, sealing it, and letting the content ferment for about 6 months. Thus, the Ukrainian/Russian nalivkas are much weaker (usually containing not more than 18–20% of alcohol), sweeter and have a more concentrated berry aroma. The proper name for a Russian analogue of a Polish nalewka would be nastoika, infusion. (Russian: настойка, Ukrainian: настоянка, literally, tincture). Large well-stocked Russian bars feature hundreds of such nastoikas, made by infusing various herbs (e.g., tarragon), vegetables (e.g., pepper, horseradish), fruits (e.g., lemon) and berries (e.g., cranberry) into vodka. For example, Stolichnaya exports 15 various nastoikas.
Intro & Chorus:
BEENIE: All some gal all a go obeah man
KIRK: Muh muh, muh muh (Hums)
BEENIE: Woh Deh
KIRK: Gonna get on with out her now
BEENIE: Woh deh deh woh
KIRK: Ah, ah, muh muh (Hums)
BEENIE: After all yuh been through, eh
KIRK: Gonna get on with out her now
BEENIE: Di man tell har
KIRK: So long my money
BEENIE: And den him sey
KIRK: Good bye my dare
BEENIE: Woh deh deh woh
KIRK: Gonna get a long with out you now
BEENIE: Shouldn't go a obeah man trust mi
KIRK: So long my honey
BEENIE: And den him sey
KIRK: Good bye my dare
BEENIE: Woh deh deh woh
KIRK: Gonna get on with her now
Verse 1:
BEENIE:
Woh deh, woh deh deh, woh deh deh, woh yes, and
Nuh put lock pon yuh husband
Gal dem out a road wi find di combination
Gal dem all a use gabweb an a tie man
Matey out a road wi break hi combination
But hear mi sing, woman yuh body is precious
Just true yuh body woppy kill him brother fillop
Gal hear mi style and come in a mi stable
Just through yuh body all Cane kill Abel
Gal hear mi sing, a want fi know a weh yuh have so comfortable
Look good, smell good and woman yuh like nuh miserable
Only one man yuh have and him nah give yuh nuh trouble
Yuh nuh have need fi time
So gal wine pon di double
Chorus:
KIRK: Ah, AhAH AH,
BEENIE: Yuh man a sing
KIRK: Muh muh (Hum)
BEENIE: Yuh man a sing
KIRK: Gonna get along without yuh now
BEENIE: Yuh never know
KIRK: Ah, ah
BEENIE: Woh deh
KIRK: Muh muh (Hum)
BEENIE: Di man a sing
KIRK: Gonna get a long with out you know
BEENIE: Just through him sey
KIRK: So long my honey
BEENIE: An den him sey
KIRK: Good bye my dare
BEENIE: Woh deh deh woh
KIRK: Gonna get a long with out you now
BEENIE: Yuh should a never go a obeah man girl
That's where yuh wrong (Laugh)
KIRK: So long my honey
BEENIE: Good bye
KIRK: Good bye my dare
BEENIE: Ta-taa
KIRK: Gonna get a long without you now
Verse 2:
Beenie:
Hey, hey, hey, she fool hee, after mi tell har sey
Nuh put nuh lock pon yuh husband
Gal dem out a road wi find yuh combination
Gal dem all a use cabweb an a tie man
Gel dem out a road wi break his concentration
But hear mi sing, woman yuh nice and yuh simple
Yuh have yuh pretty face, yuh sexy shape and yuh dimple
But hear mi slang, man a walk and a stumble
Man sey yuh body dem a walk and a grumble
But mi nuh understand, yuh stoop low
And yuh go try cronicle
Gal dem out a road dem all a laugh after you
Cause him want Suzette and him want patsy too
And any time him get den, tell mi weh him a go do
Chorus:
KIRK: Ah ha
BEENIE: Him a go sing
KIRK: Muh Muh (Hum)
BEENIE: Him a go sing
KIRK: Gonna get a long with out her now
BEENIE: You never know
KIRK: Ah ha
BEENIE: Woh deh deh
KIRK: Muh muh (Hum)
BEENIE: Him a go sing
KIRK: Gonna get along with out you now
BEENIE: Di man sey
KIRK: So long my honey
BEENIE: An den him sing
KIRK: Good bye my dare
BEENIE: Woh deh deh woh
KIRK: Gonna get a long with out you now
BEENIE: All because yuh go obeah man yuh see it
KIRK: Muh muh
BENNIE: Him sing
KIRK: So long my honey
BEENIE: Good bye
KIRK: Good bye my dare
BEENIE: Ta-taa
KIRK: Gonna get a long with out you now
BEENIE: Girls time, girls time
Beenie:
But hear mi style
Nuh put nuh lock pon yuh husband
Gal dem out a road wi find yuh combination
Gal dem all a use cabweb and a tie man