CD021-21
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Contents
Title of Collector
Neyn mame, neyn muter
Title
Neyn mame, neyn muter
First Line
Performer
Instrumentation
vocal (female), orchestra
Composer
Author
Genre
Yiddish Song - folk
Language
Yiddish
Song Text
Her nor us, mayn tayer kind:
Ekh vel dir epes zugn
Ekh vel dir gebn a shnayder-ying,
zolst mit im khasene hubn.
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A shnayder-ying iz zeyer biter
A shnayder-ying neyt mit der nudl
Er shlugt dus vayb a kuved-gudl…
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A shnayder-ying iz zeyer biter
Her nor us, mayn tayer kind:
Ekh vel dir epes zugn
Ekh vel dir gebn a shister-ying,
zolst mit im khasene hubn.
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A shister-ying iz zeyer biter
Er tsit di dratve mit di tseyn
Un kikt of meydlekh mole-kheyn…
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A shister-ying iz zeyer biter
Her nor us, mayn tayer kind:
Ekh vel dir epes zugn
Ekh vel dir gebn a beker-ying,
zolst mit im khasene hubn.
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A beker-ying iz zeyer biter
A beker-ying bakt broyt bay nakht
In zayn vaybl zitst aleyn in trakht...
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A beker-ying iz zeyer biter
Her nor us, mayn tayer kind:
Ekh vel dir epes zugn
Ekh vel dir gebn a stolyer-ying,
zolst mit im khasene hubn.
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A stolyer-ying iz zeyer biter
A stolyer-ying, er (...? makht a vet?)
Geyt tsu der khipe un trakht a get
Neyn, mame, neyn, miter!
A stolyer-ying iz zeyer biter
Her nor us, mayn tayer kind:
Ekh vel dir epes zugn
Ekh vel dir gebn a klezmer-ying,
zolst mit im khasene hubn.
Yo, mame, yo, getraye!
A klezmer-ying iz a mekhaye!
A klezmer-ying shpilt ofn fidl
In zayn vaybl zingt a lidl…
Yo, mame, yo, getraye!
A klezmer-ying iz a mekhaye!
Übersetzung / Translation
Duration
2:45 min