di mame iz gegangen in mark arayn nach koyln, hot zi mir gebrackt a meydele fun poyln. oy iz dos a meydele a sheyns un a feyns, mit di shwartse eygeleck, oy ketsele du mayns.
di mame iy gegangen in mark arayn nach kroyt, hot zi mir gebrackt a meydele fun boyd, oy iz dos a meydele a sheyns un a feyns, mit di vayse tseyndeleck, oy ketsele du mayns.
ikh hob gegezn mandlen ick hob getrunken vayn, ikh hob gelibt a meydele un ken on ir nisht sayn, oy iz dos a meydele a sheyns un a feyns, mit di shvartse hereleck, oy ketsele du mayns.
My mother went to market to buy some coal, She brought me back a lovely girl from Poland. Oh what a girl she was, how handsome and how fine, Ah, those black eyes of her, ah, you kitten of mine.
My mother went to market to buy some cabbage, She brought me back a handsome girl just off a coach. Oh what a girl she was, how beautiful and fine, Ah, those white teeth of her, ah, you kitten of mine.
I have been eating almonds, I have been drinking wine, And I have loved a girl and could not part from him. O what a girl she was, how lovely and how fine, Ah, those black locks of her, ah, you kitten of mine.