Zi zitst zikh in fentster un kamt zikh di herlekh; Far vemen zi iz tselozn — far mir iz zi erlekh. Oy vey, a yomer, oy vey, a klog! Nito di sheyne Rokhele biz hayntikn tog. Layt mit di tsinger, tuen zey reydn, Un ikh mit mayn Rokhelen veln zikh keyn mol sheydn. Oy vey, a yomer, oy vey, a klog! Nito di sheyne Rokhele biz hayntikn tog.
Yidishe folkslider (1909)
by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927)
Di sheyne Rokhele Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Di sheyne Rokhele" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Set by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), 1909 [ chorus ], arr. Tyrone LandauResearcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Shpatsirn zaynen mir Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Shpatsirn zaynen mir beyde gegangen; Fil dunern un blitsn zaynen aribergegangen. Oy, kh’hob geton aza zakh: Kh’hob gor nit batrakht. Kh’hob gemeynt, az s’iz tog, tsum sof iz gor nakht. Oy! Mame, mame! Du bist dokh gerekht: Az men folgt nit keyn eltern, kumt aroys shlekht! Kh’hob geshpilt a libe — Kh’hob gemeynt, s’vet zayn gut, Un itst fargist men vi vaser mayn blut. Oy, kh’hob geton aza zakh … Vi gut un vi voyl volt undz geven, Ven mir voltn beyde a porfolk geven! Oy, kh’hob geton aza zakh …
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Zayt gezunterheyt Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Zayt gezunterheyt, mayne libe eltern! Ikh for avek in a vaytn veg, Vu keyn vint vey‘t nit un vu keyn foygl flit nit, Un vu keyn hon krey‘t nit. Zayt gezunterheyt, mayne libe eltern! Ikh for fun aykh avek. Got zol gebn gezunt un lebn, Un mir a gliklekhn veg!
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Set by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), 1909 [ voice and piano ]Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Vi zingt dos khosidl, dos tsigaynerl, der ivanke Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Makht dos khosidl: Lam tra de ray rom rom, lam tra de ray rom rom, Aha yay, aha yay, a … lam tra de ray rom rom, Lam tra de ray rom rom, aha yay, aha yay, a … Makht dos tsigaynerl: Dtsam dtsalum dtsalum dtsay, dtsam dtsalum dtsalum dtsay, Dtsalum dtsay, dtsalum dtsay, dtsay! Makht der ivanke: Hey, hey, hey, hey! Makht dos khosidl, dos tsigaynerl, der ivanke: Lam tra de ray, rom rom … Dtsam dtsalum dtsalum dtsay … Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Composition:
- Set to music by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), "Vi zingt dos khosidl, dos tsigaynerl, der ivanke" [ chorus ], from Yidishe folkslider (1909), arr. Tyrone Landau
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Zol ikh vern a rov Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Zol ikh vern a rov, ken ikh nit keyn toyre; Zol ikh zayn a soykher, hob ikh nit keyn skhoyre. Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, un keyn hober hob ikh nit, Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh — Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn. Zol ikh zayn a shoykhet, halt ikh nit keyn khalef; Zol ikh zayn a melamed, ken ikh nit keyn alef! Un di ferd geyen nit, un di reder dreyen nit, Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh — Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn. Vil ikh vern a koval, hob ikh nit keyn kovadle; Vil ikh zayn a shenker, iz mayn vayb a padle! Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, un keyn hober hob ikh nit, Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh — Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.
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Az ikh volt gehat dem keysers melukhe Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Az ikh volt gehat dem keysers melukhe, Volt dos gor nit zayn bay mir azoy groys nikhe, Vi du bist mir nikhe, mayn likht, mayn shayn! Az ikh derze dikh, meyn ikh — di gantse velt iz mayn! Shlof, mayn kind, zolst mir ruen un zayn gezunt! Der tate hot dos kind nit gelernt vos Got hot gebotn, Vet men im af yener velt brenen un brotn; Un du, mayn lib kind, mit dayn tsidkes zolst zikh mien, Dayn tatn fun gehenem aroystsutsien! Shlof, mayn kind, zolst mir ruen un zayn gezunt! Az ikh vel a mol darfn af yener velt geyn, Veln di tirn fun Gan-Eydn ofn shteyn. Du, mayn kind, zolst mir zayn a frumer un a guter, Vet men zogn af yener velt: Lozt arayn dem tsadeks muter! Shlof, mayn kind, zolst mir ruen un zayn gezunt!
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- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Az ikh volt gehat dem keysers melukhe" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Set by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927) [ chorus ], arr. Tyrone LandauResearcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Mayn harts tsegeyt in mir Matches base text
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Mayn harts tsegeyt in mir; Az ikh ti zikh dermonen, Vintsh ikh mir dem toyt, kh’vil mayn lebn nit konen. Vus toyg mir mayn lebn mit mayne fargenign, Az vemen ikh lib, dem kon ikh nit krign! Mer tsi fartrugn iz keyn koyekh nit, Tsi veynen in tsi klugn, in tsi zingen dus lid. Host geblit in mayne oygn af eyn oygnblik; Di bist fin mir farfloygn in kimst shoyn nit tsurik! S’vet zayn aza tsayt, vus di vest tsi mir kimen Zikhn dem ort, vi mir flegn zikh gefinen. Dan af mayn keyver veln shprotsn di shenste blimen, Di zelbe minit grade, ven di vest tsi mir kimen.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Mayn harts tsegeyt in mir" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Set by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927) [ chorus ], arr. Tyrone LandauResearcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
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