Re: Russian lyrics

[Mattflight <Mattflight...>]

I took the liberty of copying them from the Klezmatics Shvaygn=Toyt CD, but 
Steve they aren't in Russian, they are in Yiddish. These lyrics are by Chaim 
Towber Banner.

Mayn ershte groyse freyd
Di krishtolene likht fun dem zal
Dayn ershte lange kleyd
Ongeton hostu tsum ershtn bal
Eyn sheynekeyt yene nakth
Vel ikh shoyn nisht fargesn keyn mol
Ikh gedenkt dos haynt, host aroysgeshaynt
In dem zal shendelir fun krishtol.

Mayn ershtn tants bay dir
Hot farlangt yeder bokher in zal
Nor du geshenkt host mir
Ershtn tants, ershtn vals fun dem bal
A shtoltser ful mit frey
Hob ikh dikh unter orem gefirt
In dayn vays kleyd hostu likht geshpreyt
Vi a keynign bal host batsirt.

Din gevebt elegants
Vi geshvebt in dem tants
Tsu mayn harts hosty zikh gedrik
Mikh mit grester freyd baglikt.

Glik dergantst grandiez
Un du tantst gratsiez
Vi farkisheft drey ikh zikh
S'iz mekane yeder mikh.

Mayn keynign fun bal
Du aleyn bist geven yene nakht
Dayn blik vi zunen-shtral
S'ershte glik in mayn lebn gebrakht
Oysleshn vet keyn mol
Fun dayn oyg shendelir fun krishtol
Brengst mir zunen-shayn, eybik vesty zayn
Shenste keynign fun ershte bal!



Matt Temkin - Mattflight (at) aol(dot)com
    Assistant Archivist Klezmer Conservatory Foundation
    Jewish Music Percussionist

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