Volt Ikh Zayn A Feygele
Eli Rubinstein
Z. Schneir
Yiddish Lyrics
Volt ikh zayn a feygele
Volt ikh hobn fligalakh
Flih ikh glaych tsu dir
Nor kh'bin nit kayn feygele
Un kh'hob nit kayn fligalakh
Benk ikh shtark nokh dir
(refrayn)
Ot azoi, tog vi nakht
Nor ikh zits un trakht
Ven vestoo zayn mit mir
Ikh benk dokh shtark nokh dir
Volt ikh zayn a fisheleh
Volt ikh hobn flisserlakh
Shvim ikh glaykh tsu dir
Nor kh'bin nit kayn fisheleh
Un kh'hob nit kayn flisserlakh
Benk ikh shtark nokh dir
Translation
Were I a bird
Were I to have wings
I'd fly straight to you
But I'm no bird
And I have no wings
I long for you.
(refrain)
Such is it, day as night
I alone sit and wonder
When you'll be with me
I long for you.
Were I fish
Were I to have fins
I'd swim straight to you
But I'm no fish
And I have no fins
I long for you.
This song was part of the production "A Shtetl Wedding/A Khasene in Shtetl" of Montreal's Yiddish Theatre.
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Added June 7th, 2000