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Shvartse karshelekh rayst men, Un grine lozt men shteyn; Sheyne meydelekh nemt men Un miese lozt men geyn. Oy, vey iz tsu mir, Un vey tsu mayne por yor, A libe hob ikh gefirt Felike dray fertl yor. Vos toyg mir di polke mazurke, Az tantsn tants ikh zi nit, Vos toyg mir dos meydele fun vurke Az libn libt zi mikh nit. Vos toyg mir der nayer valets Az tantsn tants ikh im nisht, Vos toyg mir dos meydele fun shilets, Az libn libt zi mikh nisht.
Translated lyrics
Vos toyg mir dos meydele fun VULKE Vos......................fun SOLEC
Notes
The song can be found in Chana (Eleanor Gordon) Mlotek's _Mir trogn a gezang_, which is avail- able from the Arbeter Ring. Chana Mlotek refers to it as a "folk song, parts of which were published by Y. L. Cahan in 1912." The first stanza "was traced to the 16th century" by Cahan. (from Mendele archives )
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