Fishelech Koyfn

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Yiddish Lyrics

Bin ich mir gegangen fishelech koyfn
Hob ich mir gekoyft a hecht
Un ver es iz shuldig in undzer libe
Der zol oysgeyn vi a lecht.
Dai, dai, dai

Az a kartyozhnik shpilt in kortn
Farshpilt er doch nor zayn gelt
Ich hob farshpilt mine yunge yorn
Finster iz doch mine velt
Dai, dai dai

On keyn tsigl, on keyn shteyner
Ken men keyn hoyz nisht moyern
Ay, s'iz nisto aza mentsh oyf der velt;
Vos er zol mich nisht badoyern!
Dai, dai, dai

Farshpilt er dochnor zayn gelt
Ich hob farshpilt mine yunge yorn

Translation

I went to buy fish
And I bought myself a pike.
And whoever is guilty of coming between us
Should blow out like a candle.

When a gambler plays cards
He only loses his money.
I have played away my youth
And now my world is dark.

Without brick, without stones,
You can't build a house.
There isn't a person in the world
Who wouldn't pity me.

He only loses his money.
I have played away my youth.

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Added June 18th, 1999