CD015-07
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Contents
Title of Collector
A zemerl
Title
A zemerl / Dem Bal Shem Tovs zemerl
First Line
Ikh vel a zemerl dir zingen, Gotenyu: Ay-ay-ay...
Performer
Instrumentation
vocal (male), piano
Composer
Author
Genre
Yiddish Song
Language
Yiddish
Song Text
Ikh vel a zemerl dir zingen, G’tenyu:
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay!
Ikh vel dir zingen fin dayn shisterl –
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay!
Geyt a shisterl in veyg baginen
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay!
Shisterl, mayn shisterl, vi geysti?
Ay-ay-ay, kh' gey in gey…
Far vayb un kinder broyt fardinen,
Ikh gey in gey...
Shisterl, mayn shisterl:
Vos tisti?
Ay-ay-ay, kh' ney in ney…
Far mentshn, ureme tshobotes…
Ikh ney un ney...
G’ts kinder geyen, nebekh, burves
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay...
In di velt iz fil mit blotes…
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Ay-ay-ay! Ay-ay-ay! Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!
Ay-ay-ay! Ay-ay-ay!
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!
Ikh vel a zeymerl dir zingen, G’tenyu:
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay!
Ikh vel dir zingen fin dayn melamedl –
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay!
Yogt a melamedl in veyg baginen
Ay-ay-ay ay-ay-ay!
Melamedl, mayn melamedl, vi yogsti?
Ay-ay-ay, kh' yog un yog…
Dus harts fun mentshn tsi gevinen…
Ikh yog un yog...
Melamedl, mayn melamedl:
vos trogsti?
Ikh trog un trog…
G’ts toyre trug ikh shtolts un munter,
Ay-ay-ay-ay!
Es zol di velt! Di velt, khulile...
Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay!
Fin derekh-ha-yosher nit arunter…
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Ay-ay-ay! Ay-ay-ay! Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!
Ay-ay-ay! Ay-ay-ay!
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!
Übersetzung / Translation
Duration
2:58 min
Year
Comment
Comment by David Kohan
Sources
probably from the recording "Ben Bonus - Songs of our People"