Shteyt a bokher un er trakht
Trakht un trakht a gantse nakht
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen
Tum bala, tum bala, tum balalayke
Tum bala, tum bala, tum balalayke
Tum balalayke, shpil balalayke
Tum balalayke, freylekh zol zayn
Meydl, meydl, ikh vil bay dir fregn
Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
Vos ken brenen un nit oyfhern
Vos ken beynken, veynen on trern
Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn
A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
A libe ken brenen un nit oyfhern
A harts ken beynken, veynen on trern
Trakht un trakht a gantse nakht
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen
Tum bala, tum bala, tum balalayke
Tum bala, tum bala, tum balalayke
Tum balalayke, shpil balalayke
Tum balalayke, freylekh zol zayn
Meydl, meydl, ikh vil bay dir fregn
Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
Vos ken brenen un nit oyfhern
Vos ken beynken, veynen on trern
Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn
A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn
A libe ken brenen un nit oyfhern
A harts ken beynken, veynen on trern