Yiddish Lyrics

kh'hob far aykh a maysele
khad gad-yo, khad gad-yo
kh'ob far aykh a maysele, a maysele gor sheyn.
der tate hot a tsigele gekoyft far tsvey gildeyn.
a tsigele, a vaysinke, a sheyninke vi gold,
un tsvey gildeyn mezumene hot er far ir batsolt
khad gadyo!

derzen hot es hintele, fardrist es im gants shtark,
er varft zikh af der beyzer kats un bayst ir ayn in kark.
khad gadyo!

Kumt shtekele in kas arayn untrakht gor nit keyn sakh,
un shbalt dos kepl hintelen -- du, hunt, s'iz nit dayn zakh!

tseflakert hot zikh fayerl far kas tsunter royt:
du shtekele, du flekele, ikh makh dir bald a toyt.
khad gadyo!

Translation

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