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Title of Collector

Tsen brider

Title

Shmerl mitn fidl / Tsen brider

First Line

Tsen brider zenen mir geven

Performer

Instrumentation

vocal (male), piano

Composer

Author

Genre

Yiddish Song

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Tsen brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit layn.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn nayn.


Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Nayn brider zenen mit geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit frakht
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn akht.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Akht brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit ribn.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn zibn.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Zibn brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit gebeks.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn zeks.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Zeks brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit shtrim(p?)f.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn finf.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Finf brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit bir.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn fir.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Fir brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit blay.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn dray.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Dray brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit hay.
Ayner iz geshtorbn –
Iz geblibn tsvay.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Tsvay brider zenen mir geveyzn,
Hobn mir gehandlt mit bayner.
Iz ayner fun undz oysge(-orbn?) –
Iz geblibn ayner.


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!


Ayn brider bin ikh mir geveyzn,
Hob ikh mir gehandlt mit fish.
Shtarbn tu ikh yedn tog,
Vayl esn hob ikh nisht…


Oy… Shmerl mitn fidale, Teyvye mitn bas:
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!
Oy, oy, oy; oy, oy, oy –
Shpil-zhe mir a lidale ofn mitn gas!

Übersetzung / Translation

Duration

6:04 min

Year

Comment

Comment by David Kohan

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