Lyrics Fisherlid - The Klezmatics

Fisherlid

Fort a fisher afn yam,
Er fort aroys baginen,
Es hoft der fisher, min-hastam
Fishelekh gefinen…
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
Fishelekh gefinen.
Murmlen khvalyes shtil far zikh,
Der yam iz a batribter,
Tsi iz der yam azoy vi ikh
Oykhet a farlibter?
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
Oykhet a farlibter?
Gey ikh mir baym breg ot do,
Un tu mayn kholem shpinen,
Efsher vel ikh ergets vu,
Mayn libstn nokh gefinen.
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
Mayn libstn nokh gefinen.
Kumt der fisher troyerik,
Er hot keyn fish gefangen,
Un ikh bin moreshkhoyredik,
A kholem iz fargangen.
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
A kholem iz fargangen.
A fisherman sets out to sea
Just as the day is breaking,
Hoping, not surprisingly,
To find fish for the taking.
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
To find fish for the taking.
Waves murmur softly, each to each,
There’s sadness in the sea,
Is that water by the beach
As deep in love as me?
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
As deep in love as me?
Here I walk along the shore,
And let my dreams be spun;
Maybe somewhere yet I’ll find
My true beloved one.
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
My true beloved one.
The fisherman comes back, he’s sad
He hasn’t caught a fish
I’m melancholy, feeling bad,
My dream’s a dying wish.
Tra-la-la, la-la, la-la-la,
My dream’s a dying wish.
David Krakauer: clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals
David Licht: drums
Frank London: trumpet, cornet, alto horn, piano, organ, vocals
Paul Morrissett: bass, vocals
Lorin Sklamberg: lead vocals, accordion, piano
Alicia Svigals: violin, vocals
With:
BETTY (Amy Ziff, Bitzy Ziff and Alyson Palmer): background vocals
Mark Ribot: electric guitar
Matt Darriau: alto sax