CD008-07

Title of Collector

Bin ikh mir a shnayderl

Title

Bin ikh mir a shnayderl

First Line

Bin ikh mir a shnayderl

Performer

Maurice Friedman (Baritone), Susie Michael (piano)

Instrumentation

vocal (male - duet), piano

Genre

Yiddish Song - folk

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Bin ikh mir a shnayderl
Bin ikh mir a shnayderl
Leb ikh mir tog-oys-tog-ayn
Lustik, freylekh, fayn!

Zog mir, shnayderl,
libinker un guter:
Git dir di nodl
Genug oyf broyt mit puter?

Ikh makh a vokh
Tsvey gildn mit a drayer.
Ikh es nor broyt,
Vayl puter iz tsu tayer…

Bin ikh mir a shusterl
Bin ikh mir a shusterl
Leb ikh mir tog-oys-tog-ayn
Lustik, freylakh, fayn!

Zog mir shusterl,
hostu vos tsu kayen?
Felt dir oyset,
Krigstu vu tsu layen?

Keyner layt nit,
Keyner git kayn orves.
Ikh bin a shuster –
Gey ikh take borves…

Duration

1:26 min

Year

1950

Comment

without the English narration in the beginning

Sources

Jewish Humor Through Jewish Song
Folk Art No. 148