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Title of Collector

Tshentstertov

Title

In Tshenstokhov

First Line

Ikh vil aykh epes fregn

Performer

Instrumentation

vocal (male), orchestra

Composer

Author

Genre

Yiddish Song

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Ikh vil aykh epes freygn:
Vi zeyt men sheyne veygn,
Mit shteyner, oysbrukirte, vi a leym?
Mit kinderlakh, farshmirte,
Un meydelakh, pudirte,
Un mener, vos farkoyfn loterey?


Vi zeyt men gite blotes
Un yidn mit kapotes,
Vus redn „flaysh“ un „bayner“,
„Ekh“ un „mekh“?

Vi est men haynt di bobes
A yeydn fraytik shabes,
In vi est men fish mit (?) kitskelekh (?) ?


In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Mayn shtetele, mayn heym!
In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Oy, benk ikh nokh deym!


Vi zeyt men (?) ash, in getele/gesele krakovske (?),
A hoykhn barg,
un nisht gekent makhn potske (?):


In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Oy, Tshenstokhov, mayn heym!


Vi zingen yidn shtendik di hatikve,
Zet men mener in der vaberisher mikve?


In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Oy, Tshenstokhov, mayn heym!


Vi makht men sheyne kleydlekh,
Di yontevdike kneydlakh,
Mit kleyninke fasolyes tsigedekt?

Vi makht men gite betn,
Un fleyshike kotletn:
Mit knobl, a mekhaye, vi se shmekt!


Vi makht men gele perplakh / ferflakh (?)
Un milkhedike kreplekh,
Oysgemisht mit peysekhdike nidl?

Vi makht men gite laptsyes,
Vi makht men vayse gatkes?
In vi makht men yeydes yur a bris?


In Tsheynstokhov,
In Tsheynstokhov,
mayn shteytele, mayn heym!
In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Oy, benk ikh nokh deym!


Vi zeyt men galitsyaner, litvakes,
In … (groyse papinyakes??) ?


In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Oho, Tshenstokhov, mayn heym!


Vi trinken yidn vaser fun a krigl,
Vi esn goyim a shabesdikn kigl?


In Tshenstokhov,
In Tshenstokhov,
Oho, Tshenstekhov, mayn heym!

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Duration

2:58 min

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