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The Golden Peacock

by Hugo Weisgall (1912 - 1997)

Seven popular songs from the Yiddish

1. Undzer Rebenyu
 (Sung text)

Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Oy vey Rebenyu, Rebenyu, Rebenyu,
Undzer Rebenyu, Rebenyu, Rebenyu.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

2. Der Rebe Elimeylekh
 (Sung text)

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:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

3. Baleboste Zisinke
 (Sung text)

Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
I.
Baleboste zisinke
zisinke zise Baleboste.

Balebostinke zisinke
zise Baleboste

Balebostinke zisinke
ugerkelekh.

II.
Baleboste frishinke,
frishinke frishe Baleboste.

Balebostinke frishinke
frishe Baleboste

Balebostinke frishinke
bulkelekh.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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4. Mayn harts, mayn harts veynt in mir
 (Sung text)

Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Mayn harts, mayn harts veynt in mir
az ikh darf mikh sheydn yets mit dir.
Mayne gedanken ahin aher,
mit dir tse sheydn iz mir shver.

Vu kumen tsu a vaserl
zolst du zikh nisht trenken.
Vest kumen tsu an ander meydele 
zolstu mikh gedenken.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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5. Lomir Zikh Bafrayen
 (Sung text)

Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Lomir zikh bafrayen
Lomir zikh banayen.
A gantse vokh horevet men dokh
Oyf shabbes muz men layen.
Layen, layen, layen?
Zol men nit badarfn.
On fish on khreyn
ken men zikh bageyn
Ober nit on bronfn.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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6. Schlof Mayn Kind, Shlof Keseyder
 (Sung text)

Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Shlof mayn kind, shlof keseyder
zingen vel ikh dir a lid
Az du mayn kind vest elter vern
vestu visn an untershid..

Az du mayn kind vest elter vern
vestu vern mit laytn glaykh
Damols vestu gevoyr vern
vos heist orem un vos heyst raykh.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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7. Di Goldene Pave
 (Sung text)

Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Es kumt tsu flien di goldene pave
Fun a fremdn land.
Hot zi farloyrn dem gildenem feder
Mit a groysn shand.

Vi es iz biter
mayn libe muter
a feygele oyf dem yam.
Azoy iz biter
mayn libe muter
bay a shlekhtn man.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 346
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