Yiddish Lyrics

Dn Maydale dn fains, dn Maydale dn shayns

Ich vil dir epes fregn, a Retenish a klayns:

Vus is hecher fnn a Hous?

Vus is flinker fnn a Mous?

Dn Narisher Bucher dn narisher Chlop

Dn host doch nisht kayn Saychl in dain Kop:

Der Roych is hecher fnn a Hous!

Di Kats is flinker fnn a Mous!

Vus far a Vasser's uhn Sand?

Vus far a Melech hot ka Land?

Di Vasser fnn Oyg senen uhn Sand!

Der Melech fnn Kurtn hot ka Land!

Vus far a Leffl hot ka Shtil?

Vus far a Milner hot ka Mil?

An upgebrochner Leffl hot ka Shtil!

An upgebrennter Milner hot ka Mil!

Vus is bitterer vi Gall?

Vus is tifer vi a Kval?

Der Gulis is bitterer vi Gall.

Di Toire is tifer vi a Kval.

Translation

"A young man asks a girl, what is higher than a
house? - Smoke! Which spoon has no handle? - A broken
spoon! What is more bitter than gall? - The
diaspora. What is deeper than a well? - The Torah."