Re: Help with transliterated lyrics for "Tum Balalaika"

[R.A.S. <richards...>]

A big thanks to you Adrianne and everybody else who's come to my aid on
this both on and off list.

Sorry for the late response, been out of town and also still desperately
trying to catch up on mail.


Richard
"Renaissance Man"

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On 23/06/2003 at 01:03 AGREENBA (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

>This is from the website Zemerl, (http://www.princeton.edu/zemerl/ ) which

>has many commonly known tunes - and I hope this message finds you well :-)

>
>Adrianne
>_________________________________________________
>Adrianne Greenbaum
>Associate Professor of Flute, Mount Holyoke College
>Klezmer flutist: â??FleytMuzikâ??
>Classical: "Sounds of America"
>fluteworld or cdbaby
>
>1.
> Shteyt a bokher,un er trakht
> Trakht un trakht a gantze nakht
> Vemen tzu nemen un nisht farshemen
> Vemen tzu nemen un nisht farshemen
> 2.
> Meydl, meydl, kh'vil bay dir fregn,
> Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
> Vos ken brenen un nit oyfhern
> Vos ken benken, veynen on trern
> 3.
> Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn
> A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
> A libe ken brenen un nisht oyfhern
> A hartz ken benken, veynen on trern
> 4. (Hebrew)
> Ma oseh oseh ha khalutz
> She huba huba lakibutz
> Ba lakibutz - rotze leechol
> Roeh bakhura, shokheakh hakol!
> Chorus:
> Tum-bala, tum-bala, tum-balalaika
> Tum-bala, tum-bala, tum-balalaika
> Tum-balalaika, shpil balalaika
> Tum-balalaika,freylekh zol zayn.
>
>
> A young man is standing and longing for
> And longing and longing the whole night
> Who to choose and to offend
> 2.
> Maiden, maiden tell me true
> What can grow, grow without the dew?
> What can burn for years and years?
> What can cry without shedding tears?
> 3.
> Silly boy, I'll tell you true!
> A stone can grow without the dew.
> Love can burn for years and years,
> A heart can cry without shedding tears.
>



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