MY YIDDISHE MAMEH
MY JEWISH MOTHER
YIDDISH

Ich vil aych a kasheh freygn
Sogt mir ver es ken
Mit velcheh tayere fermeygens
Bentsht Got alemen
Men koyft es nit far kayne gelt
Dos git men nor umsist
Un doch as men farlirt
Dos vi fil trern men fargist.
A tsveyte git men keinem nit
Es helft nit kayn geveyn,
Oy! ver es hot farloy'rn
Der veys shoyn vos ich meyn.

Chorus:
A Yiddishe mameh,
Es gibt nit beser in der velt.
A Yiddishe mameh
Oy vey, VI bitter ven si felt.
Vi sheyn unt lichtig is in hoys
Ven di mameh's do
Vi troyrig finster vert ven Got
Nemt ir oyf oylem habo

Durch vaser unt fayer
Volt si gelofen far ir kind
Nit haltn ir tayer
Dos is gevis di greisteh sind
Oy vi glikech un raich
Is der mensh vos hot
Asa sheineh matoneh
Geshenkt fun Got
Asa altitchkeh yiddishe mameh,
mameh mayn.
A Yiddishe mameh mayn.

Ver bashikt un bahirmt dos kind
Vi do shvartzapfl fun oyg?
Ver shloft nit durch di lange necht.
Ven es filt ir kind zich shlecht?
Af dem tzu entfern iz nit shver,
Un yeder veys gevis.
Der nomen is undz zeyer tayer:
A mamenyu dos iz.

Ver gliklekh iz nor vi a mameh,
Ven dos kind af di fis zich shtelt?
Ver sholem vil nor, vi a mameh,
Zol shaynen af der velt?
Es zoln bombes mer nit shrekn,
Iz ir grester vunsH .
A mameh vil, dos kind zol vaksn
Un zol zayn gezunt.

 

 

 





 

English words

Hebrew words

This song was published in 1925

LYRICS Jack Yellen
MUSIC Jack Yellen and Lew Pollack
HEBREW LYRICS Avi Koren
SINGERS Cantor Malawski And Choir
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Disc 5 Track 21, 22
 

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