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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Eili, Eili
Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Our translations:  GER
Refrain
   Eili, Eili lomo asavtoni?
   Eili, Eili lomo asavtoni?

In feier in flam hot men uns gebrent,
iber al hot men uns gemacht shand un shpott
doch obzu wenden hot uns keiner gekent
fon Dir, mein Gott und fon Dein heiliger Thoire, fon Dein gebott.
(Refrain)

Tog und nacht, nor ich tracht 
fon Dir mein Gott, ich heet mit moire 
up Dein Thoire un Dein gebott.
Rete mich, Oh rete mich fon gefahr 
wie amahl die oves fon baizen gzar 
her mein gebet un mein gewein 
helfen kenst Du doch nor allein
Sh'ma Isroel, adonai Elohenu, adonai Echod!

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Jacob Koppel Sandler (d. 1931), "Eili, Eili", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], New York: Maurice Richmond Music Co. Inc. [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Charles (Chas.) D. Isaacson)
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-03-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 100

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