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Nit baytog un nit baynakht Gey ikh arum fartrakht Nit oyf barg un nit oyf tol Shteyt a verbe fun amol A g'virte a groise, Iz di verbe, altzding veyst zi Bay der verbe vel ikh vegn Mayn bashertn take fregn Un zi vet mir altz dertzeyln Tzi mayn gelibter kumt fun Poyln Tzi fun Lite, tzi fun Zamet A bankir tzi a melamed Tzi a blonder, a bruneter A bokher tzi a gegeter Un efsher gor an altn yidn Bin ikh take nit tzufridn Ikh vel zogn, tate, toyt mikh Nor nit tzum shidakh neyt mikh Oy, kh'vel dos nit oyshaltn Kh'vil take nit kayn altn
Translated lyrics
1. Day and night, I wander deep in thought Between a mountain and a valley There stands a willow-tree 2. the willow tree is wise, The willow knows everything I will ask the willow whom I am to have for a husband 3. It will tell me everything: Whether my beloved wil come from Poland or from Lithuania Or from some other place It will tell me whether he is a banker or a teacher 4. It will tell me whether he is fair or dark-haired A bachelor or a divorced man or an old Jew - but then I won't have him 5. I will say, "father, you may kill me, But do not make me marry him. I won't bear it. I won't have an old man."
Notes
There is a recording of this song on Chava Alberstein's CD "Margaritkalech". I do not have the necessary software to add a real audio link, but thought this might be helpful for someone looking for an excellent version of this song. This is the Yiddish version of the song that is known in Hebrew as "Lo Vayom velo Balayla".
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