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Title of Collector

Dona-dona

Title

Dona dona / Dos kelbl

First Line

Oyfn furl ligt a kelbl

Performer

Mark Olf

Instrumentation

vocal (male), guitar

Composer

Sholom Secunda

Author

Aaron Zeitlin

Genre

Yiddish Song

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Oyfn furl ligt a kelbl,
Ligt gebundn mit a shtrik.
Hoykh in himl fligt a shvelbl:
Freyt zikh, dreyt zikh hin un tsrik.


Lakht der vint in korn,
Lakht un lakht un lakht…
Lakht er op a tog a gantsn,
Mit a halber nakht.


Dona-dona-dona-dona…


Shrayt dos kelbl, zogt der poyer:
Ver-zhe heyst dir zayn a kalb?
Voltst gekent dokh zayn a foygl,
Voltst gekent dokh zayn a shvalb.


Lakht der vint in korn,
Lakht un lakht un lakht…
Lakht er op a tog a gantsn,
Mit a halber nakht.


Dona-dona-dona-dona…


Bidne kelber tut men bindn,
Un men shlept zey, un men shekht.
Ver s’hot fligl, flit aroyf tsu (?)
Iz bay kaynem nit keyn knekht.


Lakht der vint in korn,
Lakht un lakht un lakht…
Lakht er op a tog a gantsn,
Mit a halber nakht.


Dona-dona-dona-dona…

Übersetzung / Translation

Duration

2:42 min

Year

1951

Comment

Comment by David Kohan

Sources

Mark Olf Sings Jewish Folk Songs (Vol. 1)
Folkways Records FW 6826

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