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Original lyrics
In grinen vald, af a hoykhn boym Iz a veverke gezesn Hot zi dort a nisele gek'nokt Un ongehoybn tsu esen Refrain: Tants zhe, tants zhe veverke Mir veln ale zingen Varf arop a nisele Mir veln ale shpringen
Translated lyrics
In the green woods, upon a tall tree Sat a little squirrel There she cracked a nut And began to eat. Dance, dance, little squirrel! We'll all sing! Toss us down a nut -- We'll all jump!
Notes
My grandmother A"H used to sing this song to us when we were small. I would watch her holding my infant brother and bouncing him up and down with pleasure as she said "Tanzhe tanzhe!" ("Dance, dance!")
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