Tango in Yiddish: “Papirosen” – Zully Goldfarb
December 10, 2009/ByDaniel Ajzen/In/0 Comment
Suggestion of my YT friend, albertdiner: „yiddish tango” – Papirosen, sung by Zully Goldfarb in a contemporary, Argentine fashion.
First words of the refrain: „Kupitie (…) papirosen !” are actually very close to Polish „Kupcie (…) papierosy !” (Buy…cigarettes !) and may be indicative of factual roots of this moving song performed with such a passion.
Kupitie, koift-zhe koift-zhe papirosen,
Truquene fun regn nit fargosn
Koyft -zhe bilig b’nemones
Koyft un hot oif mir rajmones
Ratevet fun hunguer mij atzind