Er hot mir tsugezogt
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Er hot mir tsugezogt, er hot mir tsugezogt, Er hot mir tsugezogt tsu nemen. Er geyt avek tsu an ander meydl, Tut mayn harts klemen. Shlof, mayn kind, shlof In dayn tayern shlof, Ven Got vet im batsoln far der falsher libe, Dos vet shoyn zayn zayn shtrof! S’iz gor nito keyn epele Vos zol nit zayn keyn vorem in derinen. S’i’ gor nito keyn mansparshoyn Vos zol nit hobn keyn falshn zinen. Shlof, mayn kind, shlof In dayn tayern shlof, Ven Got vet im batsoln far der falsher libe, Dos vet shoyn zayn zayn shtrof! Ikh hob zikh geneyt a kleydele Fun finf arshin di breyt. Keyn guts un keyn hob zoln zey nit hobn, Di, vos hobn undzer libe funandergesheydt! Shlof, mayn kind, shlof In dayn tayern shlof, Ven Got vet im batsoln far der falsher libe, Dos vet shoyn zayn zayn shtrof!
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Er hot mir tsugezogt" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), "Er hot mir tsugezogt" [ chorus ], from Yidishe folkslider (2012), arr. Tyrone Landau [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-18
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Word count: 145