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Ay-lyu-lyu-lyu Ay-lyu-lyu-lyu Shlof mayn tayerer un ru. Voyl iz dem vos hot a mamen Un a vigele dertsu Ay-lyu-lyu-lyu Ales kon men dokh gefinen Ales krigt men dokh far gelt Nor a mame zi iz eyne Mer nisht eyne oyf der velt Ay-lyu-lyu-lyu Vi der tar zol zayn nisht groys Tomid kon men im farvign In der mames shtiln Shoys Shlof mayn tayerer, mayn liber makh do oygn tsu un ru Voyl iz dem vos hot a mamen Un a vigele dertsu Ay-lyu-lyu-lyu
Translated lyrics
Eil le ... La la (soothing syllables) Schloff ... Sleep my child, sleep peacefully Oi vie gut ... Oh how good it is to have a mother Und a viegele .. And a rocking cradle as well Eil le ... Once can find everything once can buy everything But a mother is unique in the world Ay Lyu lyu lyu As great as your pain can be you'll always be able to confort yourself on the chest of your mother Sleep my darling, my love close your eyes and rest oh how good it is to have a mother and a rocking cradle to
Notes
I learnt this song years ago - i think from someone singing it here in Melbourne (Australia) - though not when i was a child. It's mournful melody speaks volumes about the suffering behind the simple words.
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