yiddish tango
Iz di goldene pave gefloygn, gefloygn. <br />Un di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn, <br />likhtiker mayner, shlof ayn. <br />Di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn, <br />bin ikh fidl gevorn un du der boygn, <br />umruiker mayner, shlof ayn. <br />Bin ikh fidl gevorn un du der boygn, <br />un doz glik iber undz hot farlibt zikh geboygn, <br />tsertlekher mayner, shlof ayn. <br />Un dos glik iber undz hot farlibt zikh geboygn, <br />gelozt undz aleyn un farfloygn, farfloygn, <br />troyeriker mayner, shlof ayn. <br /> <br />Yiddish song about the homesickness felt by a young bride. <br />Translation: The golden peacock came flying from a faraway land. She lost her golden feather with great shame. The golden peacock flew and flew over the fields. She lost her golden feather in a faraway land. Bitter as it is, dear mother, for a lake to have no fish, so it is bitter, dear mother, to eat from a stranger’s table.