Hungerik Dayn Ketsele
Mordecai Gebirtig
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Yiddish Lyrics
Shlof shoyn mayn hungerik meydele
Makh shoyn di eygelekh tsu
Hungerik iz oykh dayn mamele
un veynt nit un shreyt nit vi du,
Nem alts vi zi nemt far lib
Morgn s'vet oyfshteyn mayn meydele
Vet zayn a sakh broyt in shtib
Ay lyu lyu, ay lyu lyu lyu
Nu, shlof shoyn, mayn kroynenyu
Shlof shoyn mayn narish kleyn meydele
Vos iz haynt epes mit dir?
Hungerik iz oykh dayn ketsele
Un s'hot gor keyn taynes tsu mir
Her, vi es myauket, es redt tsu dir:
Meydl, loz mamen tsu ru!
Hungerik iz oykh kleyn ketsele
U kh'veyn nisht azoy vi du -
Ay lyu lyu, ay lyu lyu
Ny, shlof shoyn mayn kroynenyu
Shlof shoyn mayn orem kleyn meydele
Vayl der shlof lindert di noyt
Hungerik iz oykh dayn lyalkele
Un veynt nisht un mont nisht keyn broyt
Lern zikh kind, fun dayn lyalkele
Veyst vos zi trakht atsind?
Oy, vi batribt iz a mamele
Ven hungerik iz ir kind
Ay lyu lyu, ay lyu lyu
Nu, shlof shoyn, mayn kronenyu
Translation
Sleep now, my hungry little girl
Close tight your dear little eyes
Your mother is also hungry
But she doesn't cry or make noise
Learn something, child, from your mother dear
Try to look on the bright side -
When you awake in the morning
The house will be full of fresh bread
So sleep no, my precious, my crown
Sleep now, my dear silly little girl
What is it with you today
Your kitten also is hungry
But I don't hear it complain
Hear how it's meowing, it's telling you:
"Child, give your mother some peace!"
Your kitten is also hungry
But it doesn't cry like you do
Sleep now, my poor darlinglittle girl
For slumber will soften your need
Your little doll is also hungry
But she doesn't cry out for bread
Learn something, child, from your little doll
Do you know what she's thinking just now?
"Oh, how it weighs on a mother's heart
When hungry is her dear child."
A slight correction: Verse one should read: Shlof shoyn mayn hungerik me
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Added December 30th, 1999