Borsht
See Lecture: "Ashkenazi Food"
| Khob nokh aza borsht nit gegesn, | I never ate a borsht like this before |
| Khob nokh aza tam nisht gefilt, | I never held such a taste in my mouth, |
| Ikh ken on dir mayn lebn nit fargesn - | I can't forget you - |
| Vayl ikh hob dikh lib. | Because I'm so in love with you. |
| Ikh bin mir a bolter a geboyrene, | I was born in Balta, |
| Un dos gantse shtetl ken zikh in mir, | My whole town there knew me, |
| Derekh dir bin ikh gevorn a farloyrene - | But my identity's been erased - |
| Vayl ikh hob dikh lib. | Because I'm so in love with you. |
| Un tomer gey dir dushenyu in nodn | You want to know about my dowry? |
| Vet mayn mame farkoyfn di shtub, | My mother will sell the house, |
| Un ikh vel dir dem nodn tseyln - | And you can count the money yourself - |
| Vayl ikh hob dikh lib. | Because I'm so in love with you. |
| Un tomer geyt dir in yikhes, | You want to know about my lineage? |
| Mayn zeyde iz gevezn a rov, | My grandfather was a rabbi. |
| Lomir beyde khasene hobn | Let's get married already, |
| Vayl ikh bin shoyn alt un gro. | I'm getting old and gray. |
Source: "Mikveh" CD
