Country Russian Empire (Ukraine)
Years 1840-1908
DETAILS
Title Rozhinkes mit mandlen
Instrumentation Voice and guitar
Ensemble DuoDetailed instrumentation Voice and guitarYear (completed) 2016Duration 02'00''Genre FolkLevel Intermediate
Name of arranger Bart Berman DemodokosName of lyricist Abraham Goldfaden
Original from the Yiddish musical Shulamis (1880)
LYRICS (Yiddish)
Rozhinkes mit mandlen
In dem beys-hamikdosh,
in a vinkel kheyder,
zitst di almone bas Tsion aleyn.
Ir ben yochidl Yidele vigt zi keseyder
un zingt im tsum shlofn a lidele sheyn.
“Unter Yideles vigele
shteyt a klor ways tsigele.
Dos tsigele iz geforn handlen,
dos vet zayn dayn beruf,
rozhinkes mit mandlen,
slof zhe, Yidele, shlof.”
LYRICS (English)
Raisins with almonds
In the Temple, in a quiet corner,
The widowed daughter of Sion is sitting alone.
She steadily rocks her only son, little Yuda,
and sings him a beautiful lullaby.
“Under Yuda’s cradle
Stands a clear white little goat.
The goat travelled to sell his wares,
That will be your trade,
Raisins with almonds,
Sleep, little Yuda, sleep.”