Iber felder vegn, oyf a vogn hey Mit zun un vint un regn, forn klezmer tsvey A khidesh, oy, a khidesh, zog ver zenen zey? Yidl mitn fidl, Arye mitn bas Dos lebn iz a lidl, to vozhe zayn in kas. Hey, Yidl, fidl, shmidl, hey, dos lebn iz a shpas.
A tsig shteyt oyf der lonke Un meket troy'rik "me!" Hey, du tsig, du shoyte, tro'rik zayn is fe! Shoklt er dos berdl: "Take, take fe!"
Yidl...
A foygl flit "gut morgn, gut morgn, a gut yor" Der troyer un di zorgn tsu al de shvartse yor! Dem vint a lakh in ponem, un Yidl, Yidl for!
Yidl....
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Across fields we go, Atop a wagon of hay With sun and wind and rain, Ride two musicians. A novelty, oh a novelty, Tell me who are they?
Yidl with his fiddle, Aryeh with his bass, This existence is a song, Why should I be upset? Yidl, fidl, shmidl - Hey - This life is a pure fun.
A goat stands in the meadow And bleats a sad "meh!" Hey you goat, you foolish one, Being sad is "feh"! He nods his little beard, "Truly, truly 'feh'!"
Yidl...
A bird flies by, "Good morning, Good morning a good year" The sadness and the worries Should go to the devil. Laughing in the wind's face, Yidl travels on!