words: B. Bergholts · melody: Joseph Rumshinsky (1881-1956) · arrangement: Koch / Reich
A glesele lekhayim - ess shodt nit nehmen haynt ven me sitst bay a yontevdikn tish. A glesele lekhayim - far frayndshaft un far fraynt me sol shtendik nor munter sayn un frish. A glesele lekhayim - far alt un yung voss sitsn do, un far yedern basunder voss saynen haynt mit unds nito. A glesele lekhayim - der bekher ful mit vayn far der sun, si sol shtendik mit unds sayn A glesele lekhayim - trinken mir atsind nor oyf simkhess bay yedern fun aykh. A glesele lekhayim - far muter un far kind, as mit nakhess di mame sol sayn raykh. A glesele lekhayim - nit opshteyn sol fun aykh di shayn, keyn shvartser tog in lebn in der mishpokhe sol nit sayn. A glesele lekhayim - is oysstrinken keday ven me set sikh mit fraynd oyf doss nay.