CD014-19
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Contents
Title of Collector
Tum balalayke
Title
Tum balalayke
First Line
Shteyt a bokher un er trakht
Performer
Instrumentation
vocal (female), orchestra (cello [?], accordion, percussion, clarinets)
Genre
Yiddish Song - folk
Language
Yiddish
Song Text
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tum balalayka, shpil balalayka!
Tum balalayka, freylekh zol zayn!
Shteyt a bokher un er trakht,
Trakht un trakht a gantse nakht:
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen?
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen?
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tum balalayka, shpil balalayka!
Tum balalayka, freylekh zol zayn!
Meydl, meydl, kh’vil ba dir fregn:
Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn?
Vos ken brenen un nit oyfhern,
Vos ken veynen, benken on trern?
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tum balalayka, shpil balalayka!
Tum balalayka, freylekh zol zayn!
Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn?
A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn;
A libe ken brenen un nit oyfhern;
A harts ken veynen, benken on trern…
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayka
Tum balalayka, shpil balalayka!
Tum balalayka, freylekh zol zayn!
Übersetzung / Translation
Duration
2:28 min
