CD003-13
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Contents
Title of Collector
Bobe un eynikl
Title
First Line
Gezuot hot mayn babenyu tsu mir
Performer
Instrumentation
vocal (male), piano, violin(s), accordion, trumpet... (?)
Composer
Author
Genre
Yiddish Song
Language
Yiddish
Song Text
Gezugt hot mayn babenyu tsu mir:
Eynikl mayner,
Eynikl, sheyner:
Nem tsi fin dayn baben brukhes a pur –
Got zol dir geybn
Glik in oykh leybn
Zolste leybn khotshet mayne yur!
Ikh dank dir, babenyu,
Ikh dank dir, babenyu:
Far dayne brukhes,
Ikh dank dir gikh atsind!
Ikh dank dir, babenyu,
Ikh dank dir, babenyu
Itster dertseyl mir,
Zug geshvind:
Vus tit a khusn far der khipe,
In vus tit a khusn, oy, nukh der khipe?
Oy, far der khipe
Miz a khusn geyn in shil arayn,
In nukh der khipe…
Oy, hob ikh shoyn fargesn,
Vus darf zayn…
Ober genig geklert,
Genig getrakht!
S’iz dokh haynt mayn khipe-nakht!
Vet di bobe aleyn
Mit ir eynikl a tentsl geyn!
Di bobe mitn eynikl geyen tantsn
Di bobe mitn eynikl geyen tantsn
Heybts di fiselekh – ot azoy!
In di hentelekh – ot azoy!
Mit di fingerlekh – ot azoy!
Sha! Di babe, zi tantst!
…Ot azoy!
…Ot azoy!
Sha! Di babe, zi tantst!
Di bobe mitn eynikl geyen tantsn
Di bobe mitn eynikl geyen tantsn
Heybts di fiselekh – ot azoy!
Mit di hentelekh – ot azoy!
Mit di fingerlekh – ot azoy
Sha! Di bobe, zi tantst!
Di babe mitn eynikl!
Di babe mitn eynikl!
Sha!
