Tsigele-Migele (2)
Lyrics: Meir Harats; Music: Efim Chorny
See Lecture: "Ashkenazi Food"
| Tsigele-migele kotenay, | Tsigele-migele, |
| Royte pomerantsn, | Blood oranges, |
| Kokh mir zeks kartofl op, | Cook me up six potatoes, |
| Gey ikh balt dir tantsn. | and I'll dance for you. |
| Kokh mir op kartoflyes tsen, | Cook me up ten potatoes, |
| Tants ikh oyf di tishn, | and I'll dance on the tables, |
| Opgetantst dem ershtn tants, | When I've finished the first dance |
| Tants ikh dir a frishn. | I'll dance a new one. |
| Idl-fidl, Berl-bas, | Yidl - fiddle, Berl - bass, |
| Shpilt mir dray mes-lesn, | Play for me non-stop [3 day and nights], |
| Zaltst mir di kartoflyes tsu, | Salt the potatoes for me, |
| Ruf ikh aykh tsum esn. | and I'll call you to eat. |
| Ver se shmeltst zey tsu mit shmalts, | Whoever greases them with "shmalts", |
| Meg zayn bloyz a bisl, | Even a bit, |
| Vet er megn funem tish | Can take the whole plateful |
| Nemen gantse shisl. | from the table. |
| Gantse shisl vet nit zayn, | The whole plateful - impossible! |
| Tsen kartof in gantsn, | There are ten potatoes in all, |
| Tsigele-migele kotenay, | Tsigele-migele, |
| Royte pomerantsn. | Blood oranges. |
| Day-day-day-day-day ... | Day-day-day-day-day ... |
Source: Efim Chorny Songbook; Translation - Jeanette Lewicki, via Efim Chorny