CD005-20

Title of Collector

Tumba-tumba

Title

Oyfn oyvn zitst a meydl / Tumba tumba ba

First Line

Oyfn oyvn zitst a meydl, tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Performer

Mark Olf

Instrumentation

vocal (male), guitar

Genre

Yiddish Song - folk

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Oyfn oyvn zitst a meydl,
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Un zi heft a vayse kleydl.
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Iz a bokher ongefloygn
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Un hot dem fodem upgetsoygn.
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Ay, du bokher, ay du fayer!
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
S’vet dikh kostn zeyer tayer!
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Kh’vel nit fregn dikh fun vanen
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Kh’vel nit oplozn fun danen…
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Nit mit shtrik vel ikh dikh (pentn??)
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Nor mit mayne vayse hentelakh
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Kh’vel dikh haldzn, kh’vel dikh libn
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Iz der bokher dort geblibn
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Oyfn oyvn zitsn beydn
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Nit zey heftn, nit zey neyen
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Duration

1:51 min

Year

1951

Sources

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