CD013-06

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Title of Collector

Zemerl fun...

Title

Dem Bal Shem Tovs zemerl

First Line

Ikh vel a zemerl dir zingen, Gotenyu: Ya-ba-bam...

Performer

Instrumentation

vocal (male), piano

Composer

Joseph Rumshinsky

Author

Moyshe Basin

Genre

Yiddish Song

Language

Yiddish

Song Text

Ikh vel a zemerl dir zingen, G’tenyu:
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!
Ikh vel dir zingen fun dayn shusterl –
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!


Geyt a shusterl in veg baginen
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!
Shusterl, mayn shusterl, vu geystu?
- Ikh gey, ikh gey…


Far vayb un kinder broyt fardinen,
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Shusterl, mayn shusterl:
Vos neystu?


Ikh ney, ikh ney…
Far mentshn, oreme tshobotes…
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
G’ts kinder geyen, nebekh, borves
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay…


Un di velt iz ful mit blotes…
Ay-ay…
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay…


Ikh vel a zemerl dir zingen, G’tenyu:
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam...
Ikh vel dir zingen fun dayn melamedl –
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!


Yogt a melamedl in veg baginen
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!
Melamedl, mayn melamedl, vos yogstu?
Ikh yog, ikh yog…


Dus harts fun mentshn tsu gefinen…
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Melamedl, melamedl: vos trogstu?
Ikh trog, ikh trog…


G’ts toyre trog ikh shtolts un munter,
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Zol di velt, di velt, kholile
Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay!


Fun derekh-ha-yosher nit arunter…
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Ayababam! ...


Ikh vel a zemerl dir zingen, G’tenyu:
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!
Ikh vel dir zingen fun dayn klezmerl –
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!


Shpant a klezmerl, farbenkt baginen,
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!
Klezmerl, klezmerl: vos benkstu?
Ikh benk, ikh benk…


Dus land fun vunder tsu gefinen!
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
Klezmerl, mayn klezmerl: vos brengstu?
Ikh breng, ikh breng…


Dos fidele fun Dovid ha-meylekh,
Ay-ay-ay-ay…
A yidish lidele tsu shpiln –
Ya-ba-bam, Yam-bam-bam!


Az oyfn hartsn zol vern freylekh
Ay-ay-ay-ay…

Ya-ba-ba… Ay-ay-ay…

Übersetzung / Translation

Duration

3:49 min

Year

Comment

Comment by David Kohan

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