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Der rebe eimelech

Az der rebe Elimeylekh
Iz gevorn zeyer freylekh
Iz gevorn zeyer freylekh, Elimeylekh
Hot er oyzgeton di briln, un ot ongeton di tfiln
Un geshikt nokh di fidlers di tzvey

Un di fidldike fidlers
Hobn fidldik gefidlt
Hobn fidldik gefidlt, hobn zey

Az der rebe Elimeylekh
Iz gevorn nokh mer freylekh
Iz gevorn nokh mer freylekh, Elimeylekh
Hott er opgemakht havdole
Mitn shames reb Naftole
Un geshikt nokh di payklers di tzvey

Un di paykldike payklers
Hobn paykldik gepayklt
Hobn paykldik gepayklt, hobn zey

Az der rebe Elimeylekh
Iz gevorn gor shtark freylekh
Iz gevorn gor shtark freylekh, Elimeylekh
Hot er oyzgeton dos kitl
Un ot ongeton dos hitl
Un geshikt nokh di tzimblers di tzvey

Un di tzmbldike tzimblers
Hobn tzimbldik getzimblt
Hobn tzimbldik getzimblt, hobn zey

Un az der rebe elimeylekh
Iz gevorn shiker-freylekh
Hot er opgedavnt neeleh
Mit a hartsediker tfile
Un geshikt nokh di klezmer di tsvey

Un az di fidldike paykler hobn tsimbldik gefidlt
Hobn paykldik getsimblt hobn zey
Un di tsimbldike paykler
Hobn paykldik gefidlt
Hobn fidldik gepayklt
Hobn zey!

Rabbi Elimelech

When Rabbi Elimelech
Became very merry
Became very merry, Elimelech
He took off his glasses and put on his phylacteries
And sent for the two fiddlers

And the fiddling fiddlers
Fiddled fiddlingly
Fiddled fiddlingly, they did

When Rabbi Elimelech
Became even merrier
Became even merrier, Elimelech
He opened the Havdalah
With the sexton Reb Naftole
And sent for the two pipers

And the piping pipers
Piped pipingly
Piped pipingly, they did

When Rabbi Elimelech
Became very merry indeed
Became very merry indeed, Elimelech
He took off his coat
And put on his hat
And sent for the two cymbalists

And the cymbaling cymbalists
Cymballed cymbalingly
Cymballed cymbalingly, they did

And when Rabbi Elimelech
Became tipsy-merry
He danced the Neilah
With a fervent prayer
And sent for the two bands

And when the fiddling pipers cymballed fiddlingly
Piped cymballingly, they did
And the cymballing pipers
Piped fiddlingly
Fiddled pipingly
They did!