Shalakhmones
[Sending Purim gifts]
Text - M. Rosenfeld; Music - J. Engel
[See lecture: Purim]
| Eyglekh - blitz, un beklekh - flam, | Eyes shining and cheeks aflame, | |
| Dos hitl oyf a zayt, | Hat to one side | |
| Loyft kleyn Moyshele aheym | Little Moyshele runs home | |
| Yontevdik farshmayt. | Busily preparing for the holiday. | |
| Er hot shlakhmones ayngekoyft: | He has bought two Purim gifts | |
| Tsvey tsukerlekh mit berd | Sugared candies with beards | |
| Taybelekh mit federlekh | Doves with feathers | |
| A fishl un a ferd. | A little fish and a horse. | |
| Gut purim, gut purim, gut purim! | Happy Purim, happy Purim, happy Purim! | |
| Gut purim, gut purim, gut purim! | Happy Purim, happy Purim, happy Purim! | |
| Plutsling, ersht mayn Khayimkl, | Suddenly, first my Khayimkl | |
| Di tir hot oyfgemakht: | opened the door: | |
| A gut Purim, Moyshele, | Happy Purim, Moyshele, | |
| Shlakhmones dir gebrakht! | I've brought Purim gifts for you! | |
| Khayiml, mayn khaverl, | Khayiml, my friend, | |
| Ikh hob a fish far dir, | I've got a fish for you, | |
| Kh'gib dir oykh di feygelekh, | I'm also giving you the birds, | |
| Nor s'ferdl loz ikh mir! | But the horse is for me! | |
| Gut purim, gut purim, gut purim! | Happy Purim, happy Purim, happy Purim! | |
| Gut purim, gut purim, gut purim! | Happy Purim, happy Purim, happy Purim! |