Di Goldene Pave - Margolin

[The golden peacock]

By Anna Margolin

[See lecture: The Golden Peacock

Iz di goldene pave gefloygn, gefloygn,

The golden peacock has flown, flown off,

Un di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn,

And night has opened its eyes of gold,

Likhtiker mayner, shlof ayn.

Bright one of mine, go to sleep.

 

 

Di nakht hot geefnet di goldene oygn,

Night has opened its eyes of gold,

Bin ikh fidl gevorn, un du der boygn,

I was the fiddle and you were the bow,

Umruiker mayner, shlof ayn.

Tense one of mine, go to sleep.

 

 

Bin ikh fidl gevorn un du der boygn,

I was the fiddle and you were the bow,

Un dos glik iber undz hot farlibt zikh geboygn,

And fortune, enamored, bowed down over us,

Tsertlekher mayne, shlof ayn.

Soft one of mine, go to sleep.

 

 

Un dos glik iber undz hot farlibt zikh geboygn,

And fortune, enamored, bowed down over us,

Gelozt undz aleyn un farfloygn, farfloygn,

Left us alone, flew off, flew off,

Troyeriker mayne, shlof ayn.

Sad one of mine, go to sleep.