| LEYG DAYN KOP AF MAYNE KNI |
| LEIG DEIN KOPF AUF MEIN KNIE |
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Leyg dayn kop oyf mayne kni,
gut azoy tsu lign,
kinder shlofn ayn aleyn,
groyse darf men vign.
Kinder hobn shpilekhlekh,
shpiln ven zey viln;
groyse shpiln nor mit zikh,
eybik muzn shpiln.
Hob keyn moyre, ikh bin do,
ikh vel dikh nit farshtoysn –
host shoyn haynt genug geveynt,
vi se past a groysn.
Ongeveynt, un ongeklogt,
ikh vel dikh itst farvign;
leyg dayn kop oyf mayne kni –
gut azoy tsu lign. |
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| PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY KNEES |
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Put your head on my knees,
It’s good to rest that way,
Children fall asleep on their own,
Grown ups need be rocked away.
Little ones, they have their toys,
They play whenever they may;
Grown ups play among themselves,
Always they have to play.
Do not worry, I am here,
I won’t push you away -
You have cried enough today,
A grown up’s rooted way.
You cried and whined up to a fill,
I’ll rock you now away;
Put your head on my knees -
It’s good to rest that way. |
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