The Klezmatics & Chava Alberstein – DI GOLDENE PAVE
Track 14 from the album THE WELL / DI KRENITSE.
Performed by The Klezmatics and Chava Alberstein.
“Di goldene pave / The golden peacock”
Poem: Anna Margolin.
Music. Chava Alberstein.
Arrangements: Klezmatics & Alicia Svigals.
Main vocals: Chava Alberstein.
Language: Yiddish.
Iz di goldene pave gefloygn, gefloygn,
Un di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn,
Likhtiker mayner, shlof ayn.
Di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn,
Bin ikh fidl gevorn, un du der boygn,
Umruiker mayner, shlof ayn.
Bin ikh fidl gevorn un du der boygn,
Un dos glik iber undz hot farlibt zikh geboygn,
Un dos glik iber undz hot farlibt zikh geboygn,
Gelozt undz aleyn un farfloygn, farfloygn,
Troyeriker mayne, shlof ayn.
The golden peacock has flown, flown off,
And night has opened its eyes of gold,
Bright one of mine, go to sleep.
Tsertlekher mayne, shlof ayn.
Night has opened its eyes of gold,
I was the fiddle and you were the bow,
Tense one of mine, go to sleep.
I was the fiddle and you were the bow,
And fortune, enamored, bowed down over us,
Soft one of mine, go to sleep.
And fortune, enamored, bowed down over us,
Left us alone, flew off, flew off,
Sad one of mine, go to sleep.