Rozhinkes mit mandlen
[Raisins and Almonds]
by Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908)
Listen to Netania Davrath
[See lecture: One Only Kid]
| In dem beys hamikdash, in a vinkl kheyder, | In the temple, in a dark room, |
| Zits di almone Bas Tsiyoyn aleyn, | sits the widow, Bat Zion, alone, |
| Ir ben-yokhidl, Yidelen, vigt zi keseder, | As usual, she rocks Yidele, her only son, |
| Un zingt im tsum shlofn a lidele sheyn: | And sings him to sleep with a nice little melody: |
| Ay-li-lu-li-lu. | Ay-li-lu-li-lu. |
| Unter Yideles vigele, | Beneath Yidele's cradle |
| Shteyt a klor-vays tsigele, | stands a pure-white kid, |
| Dos tsigele iz geforn handlen - | The kid has gone trading - |
| Dos vet zayn dayn baruf - | That will be your calling - |
| Rozhinkes mit mandlen, | Raisins and almonds, |
| Shlof-zhe, Yidele, shlof. | Sleep, Yidele, sleep. |
| In dem lidl, mayn kind, ligt fil nevies, | In the melody, my child, are lots of prophesies |
| Az du vest amol zayn tsezeyt oyf der velt, | Of the time you will go out into the world, |
| A soykher vestu zayn fun ale tevues, | You will be a merchant of all types of produce |
| Un vest in dem oykh fardinen fil gelt - | From which you will earn a lot a lot of money. |
| Ay-li-lu-li-lu. | Ay-li-lu-li-lu. |
| REFREN: | REFRAIN: |
| Un az du vest vern raykh, Yidele, | And when you are rich, Yidele, |
| Zolstu zikh dermonen in dem lidele, | May you remember this melody, |
| Rozhinkes mit mandlen, | Raisins and almonds, |
| Dos vet zayn dayn baruf, | This will be your calling, |
| Yidele vet alts handlen, | Yidele will trade with everything. |
| Shlof-zhe, Yidele, shlof. | Sleep, Yidele, sleep. |
| Es vet kumen a tsayt fun vertpapirn, | A time will come of stocks and bonds, |
| Kantorn veln zayn in der gantser velt, | There will be offices in the whole world |
| Der grester vestu zayn fun ale bankirn | You'll be the greatest banker of them all, |
| Un vest in dem oykh fardinen fil gelt. | And you will earn a lot of money. |
| Ay-li-lu-li-lu. | Ay-li-lu-li-lu. |
| REFREN: Un az ... | REFRAIN: And when you are rich, ... |
| Es vet kumen a tsayt fun ayznbanen, | A time will come of railroads, |
| Zey veln farfleytsn di gantse velt, | They'll cover the whole world, |
| Ayzerne vegn vestu oysshpanen | You will unhitch their iron wagons |
| Un vest in dem oykh fardinen fil gelt, | And you will earn a lot of money. |
| Ay-li-lu-li-lu. | Ay-li-lu-li-lu. |
| REFREN: Un az ... | REFRAIN: And when you are rich, ... |
| Source: Yiddish text copied from: Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs, Vol.4, by A. Vinkovetzky, A. Kovner & S. Leichter. Magnes Press, 1987 | |