Der Rebe Elimeylekh
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Az der Rebe Elimeylekh iz gevorn zeyer freylekh, iz gevorn zeyer freylekh Elimeylekh, Hot er oysgeton di tfiln Un hot ongeton di briln Un geshikt nokh di fidlers di tsvey. Un die fidldike fidlers Hobn fidldik gefidled, Hobn fidldik gefidled hobn zey. Un az der Rebe Elimeylekh Iz gevorn nokh mer freylekh, iz gevorn nokh mer freylekh Elimeylekh Hot er opgemakht havdole mitn shames Reb Naftole Un geshikt nokh di payklers di tsvey. Un di paykldike payklers Hobn paykldik gepayklt Hobn paykldik gepayklt, hobn zey. Un di tsimbldike tsimblers Hobn tsimbldik getsimblt Hobn tsimbldik getsimblt, hobn zey. Un die fidldike payklers Hobn tsimbldik gefidlt, Un bronfndik gegosn zikh mit vayn. Di lustike klezmorim mit flesher untern orem, Di lustike klezmorim mit flesher untern orem hobn gehulyet. Un di shikere kapelye fun Rebn Melekh Elye Hobn gehulyet, hobn gehulyet bizn heln tog arayn.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Weisgall (1912 - 1997), "Der Rebe Elimeylekh", 1967 [ voice and piano ], from The Golden Peacock, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-10
Line count: 31
Word count: 142