Shtil lomir ale farshvindn, koym nor der ovnt dervakht goldik di shtern zikh tsindn, forn avek rnit der nakht. Lomir zayn glaykh tsu dit shtern, shvimen mir ale avek. Shtil, es zol keyner nit hern -- shtarbn dokh kinder fun shrek.
Zey
Song Cycle by Jef Hamburg (b. 1956)
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1. Shtil lomir ale farshvindn  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Authorship:
- by Zisha Landau (1889 - 1937)
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren2. Zey  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Zey zenen dort, oy Got, geven a sakh, a sakh, Azelkhe lebedike un azelkhe brave, Azelkhe shtaltne, berdike un kutsherave -- Un mit a vunderliker oysterlisher shprakh. Un zingen flegn zey fun unter yedn dakh Azelkhe hoferdike lider un tshikave: Fun melekh eli-melekh un der sheyner pave, Mit mayver-sidre-trop un tsimblen fun tenakh. Nor iber zeyer kop-di zun hot nor gezen Di roye gvald, dem kaltn meser baym retseyekh, Vi er iz ibar zey arop, mit vildn koyekh, Un s'ara merderay iz dort geven! Itst zenen zey a zekher nor fun yener gvald: A tsvey-dray beymer fun an oysgehaktn vald.
Authorship:
- by Mani Leib (1883 - 1953)
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren3. Yam‑lid  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Kh'hob fargesn fargesn ale libste, Kh'hob farlozt mayn eygn hoyz; Kh'hob dem yam zikh opgegebn; Trog mikh, yam, tsum muters shoys. Un du, mayrev-vint getrayer, Trayb mayn shif tsu yenem breg, Vos mayn harts mit odler-fligl Zukht shoyn lang tsu im a veg. Breng mikh nor ahin besholem, -- Nokh dem fli zikh dir tsurik, Grisn zolstu ale libste Un dertseyl zey fun mayn glik.
Authorship:
- by Chaim Nachman Bialek (1873 - 1934)
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) by Judah Ha-Levy (1075 - 1141) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: John VersmorenTotal word count: 203