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Ven ich bin a Rotshild Oi di didl didl didl didl didl didl dam Ganze teg volt ich sich bidy bam Ven ich bin a reicher mann. Hant in kaltn vasser Nit areingeton un digu digu didli daidli dum Ch'volt gehat a deidl beitl gelt Un geven a beidl eidl mann. Un chvolt mir oifgeboit a ois vi a palaz Davke in mitn fun der shtot A sheinen dach mit a koimen vos blost a roich A lange trep fun holz vet loifn a ruf a cvete noch lenger loift a rop A drite loift ich veis noch nit vi hoich. Un svet mein hoif sain ful mit kahkes un gens Di sonim a palcn soln sej Fun dem krejen vern die oirn unmid Un jeder kvak un klal un kikukareku Dos eist idn ich ob gelegt a nej Un es eist noch as do voint a raicher jid. (Ahj) Ot iz main vaib main Golde set shoin ois a gvirte Got mit a goidl mit a boich Macht a cimes shtam in a prostn tog. Zi visht dem shveis un zi blost sich Glit shoin vi a pave un es gejt fun ihr a roich Chapn alle dienstn bald a jog Un jeder gvir in shtot vet kumen cu un fregen mich Punkt vi bei Shlomen haMe'elech Gibt a nejce mir ich bet Karct die bord Rebe Tevje Sogt a vort Rebe Tevje Oif die shailes oif der rov die pejes drejt Boi, boi, boi, boi, boi, boi, boi, boi, boi. Sis farsej kein shumnat ke mine Cu main entver ot a tam Ver sis reich farstejt chazones oich. Ven ich bin reich hob ich sich cait un ich gej Draj mol a tog in shul a rain. un ich koif mir a shtot baij der micrach vand. un ich lern shas un pojskim mit die frume jidn Got gen juben vet dos zain. Efsher nor in unzer Hejlik Land. (Oij) Ven ich bin a Rotshild Daidle didl didl digu didli daidli dum gance teg volt ich sich diggi bam Ven ich bin a raicher man. Hant in kaltn vasser Nit areingeton un digu digu didli daidli dum. Got vos varft fun himl uns dem man Er ba shlist ich blaib a nore man Vos volt shojn geshtert baj dir den plan Ven ich bin a raicher man?
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The translation is from a tape which I've unfortunately lost. I have no idea who sang on it. If anyone has any records of Yiddish "Fiddler On The Roof", please contact me!!! lazdynai@gmx.net By the way, this website is really great! A sheynen danke for these lyrics. I have cleaned up the yiddish and corrected some words. This should be pretty accurate now. Ven ikh bin a Rotshild Oi di didl didl didl didl didl didl dam Ganze tegl nor biri biri bam Ven ich bin a raykher man Hant in kaltn vaser Nit arayngedonert digu digu didli daidli dum Kh'volt gehat a daydl baytl gelt Un ikh bin a baydl aydl mann. Un kh' volt mir oyfgeboyt a hoys vi a palast dat shteyt in mitn fun der shtot A sheynen dakh mit a koymn vos blost a roykh A lange trep fun holz vet loyfn aruf a zveyete nokh lenger loyft arop A drite loyft ikh veys nokh nit vi hoykh. Un svet mayn hof sayn ful mit kazkes un gens Di sonim oys platsn soln seyn Fun dem kreyn vern di oyrn mid Un jeder kvak un klal un kikukareku Dos heyst yidn ikh hob gelegt an ey Un es hayst nokh as da voynt a raykher yid. Ot iz mayn vayb mayn Golde set shoyn oys a gvirte Got mit a goydl mit a boykh Makht hat si mes shtam in a prostn tog. Zi visht dem shveys un zi blost sikh Glit shoyn (or goke) vi a pave un es geyt fun ihr a roykh Khapn ale dinstn bald a yog Un jeder gvir in shtot vet kumen zu un fregen mikh Punkt vi bay Shlomen ha Me'elech Gibt a nevis mir ikh beyt Krazt di bord Rebe Tevje Sogt a vort Rebe Tevje Oyf di shayles oyf der rov di peyes dreyt Aaah! Sis farshteyt keyn shum nafkemine zu mayn entver ot a tam Ver sis raykh farshteyt khazones oykh. Ven ich bin raykh hob ich sikh zayt un ikh gey Dray mol a tog in shul arayn. un ich koyf mir a shtot bay der misrekh vant un ich lern shas un poyskim mit a frume yidn Got a nete sol er sayn Efsher nor in unzer Heylik Land. (Oij) Ven ich bin a Rotshild Daydle didl didl digu didli daydli dum gantse tegl nor a biri biri bum Ven ich bin a raykher man. Hant in kaltn vasser Nit arayngedonert digu digu didli daidli dum Got vos varft fun himl uns dem man Er bashlist ikh blayb an orem man Vos volt shoyn geshtert bay dir der plan Ven ikh bin a raykher man? yiddish@lycos.co.uk
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A sheynen danke for these lyrics. I have cleaned up the yiddish and corrected some words. This should be pretty accurate now. yiddish@lycos.co.uk
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