CD006-18

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Title of Collector

Tumba

Title

Oyfn oyvn zitst a meydl / Tumba tumba ba

First Line

Oyf an oyvn zitst a meydl, tumba, tumba-ba

Performer

Instrumentation

vocal (female), guitar

Genre

Yiddish Song - folk

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Oyf an oyvn zitst a meydl,
Tumba, tumba-ba
Un zi heft a vays kleydl.
Tumba, tumba-ba


Iz a bukher ongefloygn
Tumba, tumba-ba
Hot dos fodim opgetsoygn.
Tumba, tumba-ba


Hey, du bukher, hey du fayer!
Tumba, tumba-ba
S’vet dir kostn zeyer tayer!
Tumba, tumba-ba


Kh’vel nit freygn dir fun vanen
Tumba, tumba-ba
Kh’vel nit oplozn fun danen…
Tumba, tumba-ba


Nit mit shtrik vel ikh dir (pentn??)
Tumba, tumba-ba
Nor mit mayne vayse hent'lakh
Tumba, tumba-ba


Kh’vel dir haldzn, kh’vel dir libn
Tumba, tumba-ba
Iz der bukher dort farblibn
Tumba, tumba-ba


Oyf an oyvn zitsn tsveyen
Tumba, tumba-ba
Nit zey heftn, nit zey neyen
Tumba, tumba-ba

Übersetzung / Translation

Duration

1:37 min

Year

Comment

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