CD011-09

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

Instrumentation

vocal (male)
(a cappella)

Genre

Yiddish Song - folk

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Ofn oyvn zitst a meydl,
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Un zi neyt a vayse kleydl.
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

Iz a bokher ongefloygn
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba
Hot dem fodem opgetsoygn.
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

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

Kh’vel nit fregn dir 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 hentlakh
Tumba, tumba, tumba-ba

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

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

Duration

1:19 min