Aj-lju-lju  (Jiddisches Wiegenlied) 



Solst asoj lebn un sajn gesind, 

wi ich wel dir sitsn un wign dos Kind.

Aj-lju-lju, sha-sha-sha – 

Dajn Mameshi's gegangn in Gas arajn.

Aj-lju-lju, shlof, majn Kint – 

Di Mameshi wet kumen gich un geshwint.

Solst asoj leben, sligt mir derinen – 

Dajn Mameshi's gegangn in Gas fardinen.

Aj-lju-lju, sha-sha-sha –

Andere Mejdelech tantsn un shpringn, 

un ich mus dem Kind wign un singn.

Aj-lju-lju, sha-sha-sha – 

Andere Mejdelech Tsukerlech nasn, 

un ich mus dem Kinds Windelech washn.

Aj-lju-lju, sha-sha-sha –


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Aj-lju-lju  (Yiddish Lullaby)



Enjoy the evening and be happy,

while I sit beside your baby's cradle.

Lullaby, hush-a-bye -

Your Mummy has gone out in the alley.

Lullaby, sleep, my child – 

Your Mummy will come back soon.

Enjoy the evening ... – 

Your Mummy's gone down the alley to earn money.

Lullaby, hush-a-bye – ...

Other girls go dancing and springing, 

and I have to cradle the child and sing:

"Aj-lju-lju, sha-sha-sha" – ...

Other girls nibble sweets, 

and I must wash the baby's swaddling-clothes.

"Aj-lju-lju, sha-sha-sha" – ...


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