| Vos-zhe bistu, ketsele broyges,
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| vos geystu aropgelozt di noz?
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| Oy efsher vilstu visn dayn yikhes,
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| ken ikh dir zogn ver un vos …
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| Dayn tate iz a shmarovoznik,
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| dayn mame ganvet fish in mark,
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| un dayn bruder iz a kartyozhnik,
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| un dayn shvester geyt mit a soldat
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| Dayn feter iz geshtanen oyf di rogn,
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| dayn mume — a hendlerke in mark,
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| un dayn bruder zitst in di ostrogn,
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| un dayn shvester geyt mit a matros …
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| Dayn zeyde iz geven a shoykhet,
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| dayn bobe — a tukerin in bod,
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| un aleyn bistu, oy, a mamzer,
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| un genumen bistu fun priut …
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| English Translation:
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| Why, little kitten, are you so angry?
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| Why is your nose turned down?
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| Oy, perhaps you’d like to know your breeding?
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| I can tell you who and what:
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| Your father greases wagon wheels
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| Your mother steals fish at the fair
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| And your brother is a card-sharp
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| And your sister lives with a Cossack.
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| Your uncle hangs around streetcorners
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| Your aunt a street-peddler
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| And your brother sits in prison
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| And your sister… ai-di-di-dai-dai-dum.
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| Your grandpa was a butcher
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| Your grandma a bath-house attendant
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| And you yourself are a bastard
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| Taken from an orphanage. |
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Ketzele Baroiges (Why Are You Angry), artist - The Barry Sisters. Album song Their Greatest Yiddish Hits, in the genre Музыка мира