Yiddish Lyrics

Don hot zwej pejelech schwarze,
Donje zwej goldene zep,
Don is der ile fun Schtetl
Donje di malke fun sstep.

Don gejt baginen in klejsl,
doss ojg halb farchmaret fun schlof.
Donje mt sun ojf di bremen
zum sstep trajbt arojss ire schof.

Don bagegnt di passtuschke
un lost schtil di ojgn arop,
Donje farschemt tut a schmejchl,
un lost schtil arunter dem kop.

Don sizt bajm lernen un ss4zit sich
der tog epess lang on a ssof.
Ss4ducht im der blat is a lonke
di ojssjess - a tscherede schof.

Donje si hit sich ir sstade
gekrejslte lemer, un tracht:
Epess fun pejelech schwarze
gekrejslte, schwarz wi di nacht.

Don gejt togteglech in klejsl,
Donje togtegech in sstep,
Don hot zwej pejelech schwarze,
Donje zwej goldene zep.

Translation

Don has two black sidelocks and is the best student in school. Donye has two golden braids and is called the queen
of the steppes, where she brings the sheep every day. They meet every morning, they blush and cast their eyes
down bashfully. And when Don is sitting in school the letters blur into a herd of sheep. And when Donye watches the
herd she keeps thinking of Dons curled sidelocks.