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Ikh shtey atzind un trakht Vos far a shtarke makht, Der shikzal hot oyf yedn mentchn Ot makht er zikh a shpas Ot vert er bald in kas, Er ken dikh shtrofn un oykh bentchn Ven s'iz on mir gevent, Ven ikh volt nor gekent Dayn modnem zhikzal do far tretn Volt ikh dikh yetst bafrayt Dayn lebn oykh banayt Un far dayn glik volt ikh gebetn Glik, du bist gekumen tsu mir Ober a bisl tsushpet Glik, du host genumen un farshaft mayn harts azoy fil freyd Kh'vil yetst gornit klern, vos der morgn vet brengen far mir Azoy lang ikh hob khotch eyn moment, Dos glik yetst in mayne hent, Un ikh tants dem letstn tants mit dir
Translated lyrics
Good fortune, why did you reach me so late? You provided me but a moment of joy, But Iwon't think of what tomorrow may bring As long as we have these brief moments together
Notes
This song, a Yiddish theater standard, was first introduced in "Der Letster Tantz" starring Mikhel Mikhalesko and Bella Meisell at the Prospect Theatre in Bronx.
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