Shpil, Klezmer, Shpil
Yiddish text:
а Shpil zhe mir a lidele in yidish,
dervekn zol es freyd un nit keyn khidesh.
Az ale groys un kleyn, zoln kenen dos farshteyn.
Fun moyl tsu moyl dos lidele zol geyn.
а A lidele on ziftsn un on trern,
shpil azoy az ale zoln hern.
Az ale zoln zen, ikh leb un zingen ken,
sheyner nokh un beser vi geven, oy, oy, oy
а CHORUS:
Shpil, shpil, klezmer, shpil,
veyst dokh vos ikh meyn un vos ikh vil.
Shpil, shpil, shpil a lidele far mir,
shpil a lidele mit harts un mit gefil.
а CHORUS
Shpil zhe mir a lidle fun sholem.
Zol shoyn zayn a sholem, nit keyn kholem.
Az felker groys un kleyn, zoln kenen dos farshteyn.
On krign un milkhomes zikh bageyn, oy, oy, oy
а CHORUS
English:
Play for me a little song in Yiddish,
May it wake joy and not surprises.
So everyone, old and young can understand it.
From mouth to mouth the little song will go!
A song without sighs and without tears.
Play the way that all can hear.
So all can see, I'm alive, and can sing
More beautifully even, and better than before.
CHORUS:
Oy, oy, oy, Play, play, Klezmer (musician) Play,
You know what I think of, and what I want.
Play, play, play a little song for me.
Play a little song with heart and with feeling.
Play for me a tune about refugees.
From a people widely scattered and spread.
So children large and small will be able to understand
And even do a little dance.
Play for me a song of peace.
Let there be peace already, not just a dream.
So nations great and small can understand it.
Without battles and without wars they will engage.
Shpil, Klezmer, Shpil
Yiddish text:
а Shpil zhe mir a lidele in yidish,
dervekn zol es freyd un nit keyn khidesh.
Az ale groys un kleyn, zoln kenen dos farshteyn.
Fun moyl tsu moyl dos lidele zol geyn.
а A lidele on ziftsn un on trern,
shpil azoy az ale zoln hern.
Az ale zoln zen, ikh leb un zingen ken,
sheyner nokh un beser vi geven, oy, oy, oy
а CHORUS:
Shpil, shpil, klezmer, shpil,
veyst dokh vos ikh meyn un vos ikh vil.
Shpil, shpil, shpil a lidele far mir,
shpil a lidele mit harts un mit gefil.
а CHORUS
Shpil zhe mir a lidle fun sholem.
Zol shoyn zayn a sholem, nit keyn kholem.
Az felker groys un kleyn, zoln kenen dos farshteyn.
On krign un milkhomes zikh bageyn, oy, oy, oy
а CHORUS
English:
Play for me a little song in Yiddish,
May it wake joy and not surprises.
So everyone, old and young can understand it.
From mouth to mouth the little song will go!
A song without sighs and without tears.
Play the way that all can hear.
So all can see, I'm alive, and can sing
More beautifully even, and better than before.
CHORUS:
Oy, oy, oy, Play, play, Klezmer (musician) Play,
You know what I think of, and what I want.
Play, play, play a little song for me.
Play a little song with heart and with feeling.
Play for me a tune about refugees.
From a people widely scattered and spread.
So children large and small will be able to understand
And even do a little dance.
Play for me a song of peace.
Let there be peace already, not just a dream.
So nations great and small can understand it.
Without battles and without wars they will engage.