Yiddish Lyrics

Farkoyfn di zaposhkelekh un forn oyf di droshkelekh,
abi mit dir in eynem tsu zayn. Oy ikh on dir un du on mir,
vi a klyamke on a tir, ketsele feygele mayn.

Oy forn oyf di vagzolekhlekh, un farkoyfn fremde
sholekhlekh, abi mit dir in eynem tsu zayn.

Oy, ikh on dir un du on mir ,vi a klyamke on a tir,
ketsele feygele mayn.

Oy ezn on a tishele, un shlofn on a kishele,
abi mit dir in eynem tsu zayn.

Oy, ikh on dir un du on mir ,vi a klyamke on a tir,
ketsele feygele mayn.

Oy shlofn oyf di vagzolekhlekh un vashn fremde
polekhlekh, abi mit dir in eynem tsu zayn.

Oy, ikh on dir un du on mir ,vi a klyamke on a tir,
ketsele feygele mayn.

Translation

"I would sell my boots
and go with you on a coach
just to be with you.
You without me, me without you
Would be like a doorknob without a door,
My little kitten, my little bird.

I would sell handkerchiefs
at the railroad station
just to be with you
You without me, me without you
Would be like a doorknob without a door,
My little kitten, my little bird.

I would eat without a table
And sleep without a pillow
just to be with you...
You without me, me without you
Would be like a doorknob without a door,
My little kitten, my little bird.

I would sleep at the railroad station
and wash a floor there
just to be with you...
You without me, me without you
Would be like a doorknob without a door,
My little kitten, my little bird."