Melave malke
[Accompanying the Queen] Also known as "Brider, Zog" [Tell me, brother] See lecture: Kings and Queens By Sholem Berenshteyn, ascribed to R. Levi Yitzhok Berditshever
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| O, bruder, zog, vi heyst der tog, | Tell me, brother, what is the day called |
| Vos mir ale zaynen freylekh? | when we're all joyous? |
| Der yidele, der kleyner, | When the little Jew, |
| Der kosherer, der sheyner - | pious and nice, |
| Iz dokh dan a meylekh! | feels like a king! |
| Shabes aleyn kumt tsu geyn, | When Shabbat itself comes |
| Freyt aykh kinder ale! | everybody should be happy! |
| Oy, tantst, kinder, | Dance, children, |
| Yederer bazunder | each and every person, |
| Lekoved der heyliker kale! | in honor of the holy bride! |
| Dos iz klor, vi a hor, | It's as obvious as a hair |
| Az shabes iz di kale; | that Shabbat is the bride; |
| Der khosn der sheyner, | The handsome groom |
| Iz nit keyner, | is no other |
| Nor mir yidn ale! | than all of us Jewish people. |
| Ver es lakht un khoyzek makht | Whoever laughs and mocks |
| Fun di kale-khosn, | at the bride and groom, |
| Yener vet take | will surely |
| Esn a make | eat nothing |
| Fun der sude livyosn ... | at the Leviathan feast. |
