Dov Seltser

Itsik Manger (1911-1969)

Yiddish Lyrics

keyner veyst nisht, vos ikh zog,
keyner veyst nisht, vos ikh vil.
zibn mayzlekh mit a moyz
shlofn oyfn dil.

zibn mayzlekh mit a moyz
zenen dakht zikh akht,
tu ikh on dem kapelyush
un zog: a gute nakht .

tu ikh on dem kapelyush
un ikh loz zikh geyn.
vu-zhe geyt men shpet bay nakht
eyninker aleyn?

shteyt a shenk in mitn mark
vinkt tsu mir: du yold?
4kh hob a fesele mit vayn,
a fesele mit gold .

efn shnel ikh oyf di tir
un ikh fal arayn:
a gut yontef ale aykh
ver ir zolt nisht zayn!

keyner veyst nisht, vos ikh zog,
keyner veyst nisht, vos ikh vil.
tsvey shikurim mit a flash
shlofn oyfn dil.

tsvey shikurim mit a flash
zenen dakht zikh dray.
zayn a ferter do in shpil
loynt zikh? nisht keday.

tu ikh on dem kapelyush
un ikh loz zikh geyn.
vu-zhe geyt men shpet bay nakht
eyninker aleyn?

Translation

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Added September 12th, 2000