Sholem Aleykhem
[Peace to you *]
By Sholem Berenstein
[See lecture: Shabbat]
| Oy sholem aleykhem malokhim mayne, | Oh, peace to you, angels mine |
| Sholem aleykhem, malokhim fayne, | Peace to you, angels fine. |
| Sholem aleykhem, vayb un kind, | Peace to you, wife and child |
| Shabes koydesh iz atsind. | It's the holy sabbath now. |
| Sholem aleykhem, gute fraynt, | Peace to you, good friends, |
| Shabes koydesh iz dokh haynt. | It's the holy sabbath tonight. |
| Sholem aleykhem, zeydes bobes, | Peace to you, grandparents, |
| Sholem aleykhem, a gut shabes! | Peace to all and a good sabbath! |
| A gantse vokh, vi nor a lokh, | All week long, just like a beggar, |
| Loyft dos yidele um umetum, | The poor Jew runs here and there, |
| Er loyft, er yogt, dayges trogt, | He runs, he chases, bears his sorrows |
| Nor er vert gor keynmol nit mid, | But never gets a bit tired. |
| Trinken un esn hot er fargesn | He's forgotten to drink or eat, |
| Er tsiet fun zikh aroys di kley. | He draws the very marrow from himself |
| Shabes freylekh vert er a meylekh | On joyful sabbath he becomes a king |
| Un knakt dem sholem aleichem | And warbles "Shalom Aleichem" |
| Vi a solovey. | Like a nightingale. |
| Oy sholem aleykhem malokhim mayne ... | Oh, peace to you, angels mine ... |
Translation copied from Arkady Gendler's disk "My Hometown Soroke"