In amerika | In amerika forn furn

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In amerika

Language: Yiddish (יידיש)

In amerika forn furn,
Barg aruf, barg arop.
Un az der bocher libt di meydl,
Leygt er far ir di kop!

In amerika bakt men beygl
Oyf a gantsn yor.
Un az der bocher libt di meydl,
Nemt er ir on a kopke gelt!

Note: adapted from a 19th century anonymous Yiddish poem.

Authorship:

by Bruce Adolphe (b. 1955), copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time 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 Bruce Adolphe (b. 1955), "In amerika", first performed 2001 [soprano and piano], from A Thousand Years of Love, no. 7. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-10-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 44