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1. Ikh dermon zikh in dem fraytik oyfdernakht - Oy, vos far ashires! Der tate mit di kinder zalbe akht Flegn zingen zmires Flegt der tate zikh avekzetsn Tsubomken mit a lefele, Un gebn mitn fingerl a knak Flegt di bobe mitn goyderl Shoklen mitn kepele Oy vey, vi geshmak, oy-vey vi geshmak Ya-de-dam... 2. S'iz shabes haynt, in kheyder geyt men nit - Oy, a fargenign! Der tate geyt fun davnen trit bay trit Un murmlt shtil a nign Flegt der tate zikh avekzetsn farhern mikh gemoreh Un gebn mir a knipele a bak: -Oy, es vakst a talmid-khokhem - Flegt er zogn - keyn ayn-hore! - Oy vey, vi geshmak, Oy vey, vi geshmak 3. Ikh dermon zikh in dem shabes oyfdernakht Flegn mir zikh in di vinkelekh farrukn Di mame shteyt baym fentsterl fartrakht Di bobe tut in tsene-urene kukn. Flegt di bobe undz dertseyln A mayse mit dray pritsimlekh Vos blondzhen in der fintster mit a hak Flegn kinderlekh bagisn zikh Mit trerelekh vi perelekh Oy vey, vi geshmak, Oy vey, vi geshmak
Translated lyrics
With what delight I recall our Friday nights When father and mother and children Sat arond the table singing Sabbath songs how my father would beat time with a spoon And my grannie would sway her head To the rhythm of the songs How truly sweet are the memories of those wonderful Sabbath days My father would ask me to repeat The Talmud I had learned the previous week And would burn with pride At the knowledge I displayed
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a beautiful song about childhood Sabbath memories... <p>clip here from Le
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