CD015-07

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

Ben Bonus

Instrumentation

vocal (male), piano

Composer

Joseph Rumshinsky

Author

Moyshe Bassin

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!

Duration

2:58 min

Sources

probably from the recording "Ben Bonus - Songs of our People"