Di Mama iz Gegangen
February 1, 2008 11:30 AM
Yiddish standard, performed for voice and ukulele.
The lyrics:
Di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn noch koyln,
Hot zi mir gebracht a yingele fun Poyln.
Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns,
Mit di shvatse eygalach, ketsale du mayns.
Di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn noch kroyt,
Hot zi mir gebracht a yingele fun boyt.
Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns,
Mitdi vayse tseyndelach, ketsale du mayns.
Ich hob gegesn mandlen, ich hob getrunken vayn,
Ich hob gelibt a yingele, un kon on ir nit zayn.
Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns,
Mit di shvartse heralach, ketsale du mayns.
Roughly translated, it is the tale of a young Jewish girl confessing to her cat her desire that her mother come back from market with a boyfriend for her.
The lyrics:
Di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn noch koyln,
Hot zi mir gebracht a yingele fun Poyln.
Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns,
Mit di shvatse eygalach, ketsale du mayns.
Di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn noch kroyt,
Hot zi mir gebracht a yingele fun boyt.
Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns,
Mitdi vayse tseyndelach, ketsale du mayns.
Ich hob gegesn mandlen, ich hob getrunken vayn,
Ich hob gelibt a yingele, un kon on ir nit zayn.
Oy iz dos a yingele, a sheyns un a fayns,
Mit di shvartse heralach, ketsale du mayns.
Roughly translated, it is the tale of a young Jewish girl confessing to her cat her desire that her mother come back from market with a boyfriend for her.
posted by Astro Zombie (2 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
Ha, this is cool man. I've never really been exposed to any yiddish that's actually in sentences, so thanks! I like it.
posted by snsranch at 3:52 PM on February 5, 2008
posted by snsranch at 3:52 PM on February 5, 2008
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posted by Astro Zombie at 2:01 PM on February 1, 2008