С альбома "Duz gezang fin Geto Lodzh - Song of the Lodz Ghetto" (2005) (music and text: trad., Arrg. Michael Alpert, Akan Bern/ text: unknown, transmitted by Max Nurenberg via Cantor Samuel Kelemer)
Музыканты: Alan Bern – musical director, accordion, piano; Michael Alpert – vocals, fiddle; Kurt Bjorling – clarinet, bass clarinet; Stuart Brotman – bass, cello, cymbalom, fiddle ____________________________________ Ver klapt du azoy?
Ver klapt du azoy shpeyt banakht? Yankele Bulantshik Efn, efn, Brontshele Ikh bin dokh dayn kokhantshik
Vi ken ikh dir efenen Kh’ob moyre far deym tatn Efn, efn, Brontshele S’vet dir gur nisht shatn
Ktoz tam stuka pózno noca Jankele Bulanczyk Otwierz, otwierz, Bronczale, Ja jeztem twój kochanczyk
Vi ken ikh dir efenen Kh’ob moyre far der mamen Efn, efn, Brontshele In lomir zayn tsizamen
Geto varyant
Ver klapt du azoy shpeyt banakht? Es klapt di geto hinger Efn, efn, a provizatsyele S’vet mir vern gringer
Vi ken ikh dir efenen Kh’ob moyre far deym altn Efn, efn, a provizatsyele Ikh vel es git banaltn
Ver klapt du azoy shpeyt banakht? Es klapt di geto laydn Dray yur in geto Yetst miz men zikh tseshaydn ____________________________________ Who’s knocking there?
Who’s knocking there so late at night? It’s Yankele Bulantshik Open up, Brontshele I’m your lover
How can I open up? I’m afraid of my father Open up, Brontshele No harm will come to you
Who’s knocking there so late at night? ...
How can I openup? I’m afraid of my mother Open up, Brontshele And let us be together
Ghetto Version
Who’s knocking there so late at night? It’s hunger striking the ghetto Open, open a food storehouse And make things easier for me
How can I open up? I’m afraid of the old man (Rumkovski) Open, open a food storehouse I’ll hide it well
Who’s knocking there so late at night? It’s suffering hunger striking the ghetto Three years in the ghetto Now we must part