| Shlof, mayn kind, mayn treyst,
mayn sheyner, Shlofzhe, zunenyu., Shlof mayn leben, mayn kaddish ayner, Lulinke lu-lu Shlof mayn leben, mayn kaddish ayner, Lulinke lu-lu Bay dayn veegl sitzt dayne mame, Zingt a leed un veynt Vest amol farsteyn mistame, Vos zee hot gemeynt Vest amol farsteyn mistame, Vos zee hot gemeynt In Amerika iz der tate – Dayner, zunenyu Du bist nokh a kind, les ate, Shlofzhe, shlof, lu-lu Du bist nokh a kind, les ate, Shlofzhe, shlof, lu-lu Biz er kumt der guter kvitl, Shlofzhe, zunenyu Shlofn iz a tayer mitl, Lulinke, lu-lu Shlofn iz a tayer mitl, Lulinke, lu-lu |
Sleep, my child, my comfort, my
beauty, Sleep, my darling one, Sleep, my life, my only kaddish, Lulinke lu-lu, [Repeat last 2 lines] By your cradle sits your mama, Sings a song and weeps, You’ll understand some day perhaps What is on her mind In America lives your papa, Yours – my darling one You’re still a child at present, So sleep, sleep, lu-lu. ‘Til we get the happy letter, Sleep, my darling one Sleeping is a precious help, Lulinke, lu-lu [Repeat last 2 lines] |