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Original 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
Translated lyrics
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.
Notes
This song was part of the production "A Shtetl Wedding/A Khasene in Shtetl" of Montreal's Yiddish Theatre.
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