VOLT IKH ZAYN A FEYGELE

Yiddish - IF I WERE A BIRD
וואָלט איך זײַן א פײגעלע

If I were a little bird, I would have wings,
And I would fly straight to you.
But I'm not a bird, and I don't have wings,
So I long very much for you.

And so it is, day and night
But I sit and think
When will you be with me?
I long so much for you.

If I were a little fish, I would have little fins,
I would swim straight to you.
But I'm not a fish, and I don't have fins,
So I long very much for you.

And therefore, day and night
I just sit and think
When will you be with me?
I long so much for you.

German and transliterated Yiddish words


Special thanks to the Virtual Klezmer website

LYRICS
Z. Schneir
MUSIC
Eli Rubinstein

Words translated by Reene Zufi of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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