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1. Shteyt a bokher, un er trakht Trakht un trakht a gantze nakht Vemen tzu nemen un nisht farshemen Vemen tzu nemen un nisht farshemen 2. Meydl, meydl, kh'vil bay dir fregn, Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn Vos ken brenen un nit oyfhern Vos ken benken, veynen on trern 3. Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn A libe ken brenen un nisht oyfhern A hartz ken benken, veynen on trern 4. (Hebrew) Ma oseh oseh ha khalutz She huba huba lakibutz Ba lakibutz - rotze leechol Roeh bakhura, shokheakh hakol! Chorus: Tum-bala, tum-bala, tum-balalaika Tum-bala, tum-bala, tum-balalaika Tum-balalaika, shpil balalaika Tum-balalaika,freylekh zol zayn.
Translated lyrics
1. Up the boy, straining deight, Straining, straining a whole of the night. Naming for one, shaming for none, Naming for one, shaming for none. 2. Maiden, maiden tell me true What can grow, grow without dew? What can burn for years and years? What can cry without shedding tears? 3. Silly boy, I'll tell you true! A stone can grow without the dew. Love can burn for years and years, A heart can cry without shedding tears.
Notes
The Yiddish words are well known - a young man wants to choose a bride and asks her some riddles, which she answers with flair, while calling him silly. Some versions use "farshteyn" ('understanding') instead of "a shteyn" ('a stone').
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