Yisrolik

Veksler, Misha (1907-1943)

Rozental, Leyb (1916-1945)

Yiddish Lyrics

1.
Nu koyft zhe papirosn, nu koyft zhe sacharin
Gevorn is hant s'choyre bilig vert
A lebn far a groshn, a prute - a fardinst
Fun geto-hendler, hot ir doch gehert

Refrain
Cheys Yisrolik, ich bin dos kid fun geto
Cheys Yisrolik, a hefkerdiker yung
Chotsh farlibn gole neto
Der lang ich altst noch a sviftsh un a zung

2.
A mantl on a kragn, tachtoynim fun a zak
Kaloshn hob ich, s'feln nor di shich
Un ver es vet nor vagn
Tsu lachn oy, a sach
Dem vel ich noch vayzen ver bin ich

Refrain

3.
Nit meint mikh hot geborn di hefkerdike gas
Bay tate-mame oych geven a kind
C'hob beydn on gevoyrn,
Nit mayntes iz a shpas
Ch'bin geblibn vi in feld der vint

Cheys Yisrolik, nor ven keyner zet nisht
Vish ich shtil zich fun oyg arop a trer
Nor vun maynt troyer-
Baser oz men redt nisht
Tsu vos dermanen un machn
S'harts zich shver.

Translation

Concerning stanza 3, the first line should read as follows: Nit meint mikh hot geborn di hefkerdike gas cf pages 106-107 in "Lider fun di getos un lagern" (Songs of the Ghettos and Concentration Camps)by Shmerke Kaczerginski.

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Added September 19th, 1999