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1. fort a fisher afn yam er fort aroys baginen es hoft der fisher, minestam fishelekh gefinen 2. murmlen khvalyes shtil far zikh, der yam iz a batribter, tsi iz der yam azoy vi ikh, oykhet a farlibter? 3. gey ikh mir baym breg ot do un tu mayn kholem shpinen efsher vel ikh ergets vu mayn libstn nokh gefinen 4. kumt der fisher troyerik er hot keyn fish gefangen un ikh bin moyre-shkhoyre|dik, a kholem iz fargangen
Translated lyrics
1. A fisherman sets out to sea Just as the day is breaking Hoping, not surprisingly To find fish for the taking 2. Waves murmur softly, each to each, There's sadness in the sea, Is that water by the beach As deep in love as me? 3. Here I walk along the shore And let my dreams be spun Maybe somewhere yet I'll find My true beloved one 4. The fisherman comes back, he's sad He hasn't caught a fish I'm melancholy, feeling bad, My dream's a dying wish
Notes
Fisherlid was written to a traditional Hasidic tune "Ve-eyneynu tireno" by prolific American Yiddish poet and songwriter Aliza Greenblatt, who was also the mother-in-law of Woody Guthrie. (from liner notes to In the Fiddler's House, clip here by Klezmatics from that CD.
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