RE: Miserlou Lyrics

[Daniel Wikler <diwikler...>]

From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
[mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org] On Behalf Of MIAdler (at) 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:55 PM
To: World music from a Jewish slant
Subject: Miserlou Lyrics

 

My klezmer band is getting a vocalist. I though Miserlou might be a good
song
to start her with. Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics?
Marc Adler

 

      Miserlou

 

      Lyrics:

Vayt in dem midbar, 

Fun heyser zin farbrent, 

Hob ikh amol a meydele dort gekent. 

Miserlou heyst zi, 

Yeder dort veyst zi gut, 

Kh'vel di printsesn mer shoyn frgesn nit. 

 

Shtil, ovent kil, 

Un ikh fil az ikh vil mayn gefil 

Far ir oysgisn un zi zol visn nor, 

Az nor zi lib ikh, 

Mayn lebn gikh ir, yo. 

 

Her, s'iz mir shver, 

Mit a trer zog ikh dir un ikh shver. 

Midber printsesn, kh'ken nit fargesn dikh 

Kum heyl mayn benkshaft, 

nor di kenst heyln mikh. 

 

Miserlou mayne, meydle fun orient, 

Di oygn dayne hobn mayn harts farbrent. 

Mayn harts vert a kranke, 

in khyulem ze ikh dikh, 

Tants far mir shlanke 

Drey zikh geshvind gikh. 

 

Midber printsesn, kh'ken nit fargesn dikh 

Kum heyl mayn benkshaft, 

nor di kenst heyln mikh.

Mayn mizrakh blum, Miserlou

 

      Translation:

Far off in the desert, 

Bronzed by the hot sun 

I once knew a girl. 

Her name is Miserlou; 

Everyone there knows her well. 

I will never forget that beautiful princess. 

 

It's quiet, the evening cools, 

And I want to pour out my feelings 

So that she knows I love her only. 

If only she would love me, 

I would give my life to her. 

 

Oh alas, it is hard for me, 

Oh, how can I say it, tearfully I swear to you: 

Desert princess, I can't forget you, 

Come heal my longing, 

Only you can heal me. 

 

My Miserlou, girl from the Orient, 

The look in your eyes has scorched my heart. 

My heart is ailing, 

I see you in my dreams, 

Dance for me, oh lovely one, 

Spin round and round! 

 

Desert princess, I can't forget you, 

Come heal my longing, 

Only you can heal me.

My eastern bloom, Miserlou. 

 

    

 

Dan Wikler