Translation by Andrey Pavlovich Globa (1888 - 1964)
Shlof, shlof, shlof!
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Shlof, shlof, shlof! Der tate forn vet in dorf, brengen vet an epele, a gezund in kepele, lyu! Shlof, shlof, shlof! Der tate forn vet in dorf, brengen vet an nisele, a gezund in fisele, lyu! Shlof, shlof, shlof! Der tate forn vet in dorf, brengen vet an entele, a gezund in hentele, lyu! Shlof, shlof, shlof! Der tate forn vet in dorf, brengen vet an yeychele, a gezund in beichele, lyu! Shlof, shlof, shlof! Der tate forn vet in dorf, brengen vet an feygele, a gezund in eygele, lyu! Shlof, shlof, shlof! Der tate forn vet in dorf, brengen vet an hezele, a gezund in nezele, lyu!
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Shlof, shlof, shlof!", Jewish folk poetry. [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Andrey Pavlovich Globa (1888 - 1964) FRE ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 108
Заботливые мама и тётя
Language: Russian (Русский) after the Yiddish (יידיש)
Our translations: FRE
Бай, бай, бай, В село, татуня, поезжай! Привези нам яблочко, Чтоб не болеть глазочкам! Бай. Бай, бай, бай, В село, татуня, поезжай! Привези нам курочку, Чтоб не болеть зубочкам! Бай. Бай, бай, бай, В село, татуня, поезжай! Привези нам уточку, Чтоб не болеть грудочке! Бай. Бай, бай, бай, В село, татуня, поезжай! Привези нам гусочку, Чтоб не болеть пузочку! Бай. Бай, бай, бай, В село, татуня, поезжай! Привези нам семечек, Чтоб не болеть темечку! Бай. Бай, бай, бай, В село, татуня, поезжай! Привези нам зайчика, Чтоб не болеть пальчикам! Бай.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Yiddish (יידיש) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Shlof, shlof, shlof!", Jewish folk poetry.
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Заботливые мама и тётя", op. 79 no. 2 (1948), first performed 1955 [ alto and piano ], from Из Еврейской Народной Поэзии = Iz Jevrejskoj Narodnoj Po`ezii (From Jewish Folk Poetry), no. 2, note: orchestrated as op. 79a [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Maman et Tatie font attention", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Burke
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 30
Word count: 90