A kholem, a kholem hot sikh mir gekholemt,
a kholem, liubye, hot sikh mir gedakht, oy, gedakht.
Mit dayne shvartse oygn hostu mikh tsugetsoygn,
un far a mensh hostu mikh gemakht.
Ikh es nisht, ikh trink nisht ikh shlof nisht durkh di nekht,
un benkn, liubye, benk ikh nokh on dir, oy, nokh dir!
Ven ikh dermon sikh, dushe, on die mayn tayr lebn,
Geyn mir dir koykhes oys nokh dir!
Spatsirn, oy, liubye, sayn mir gegangn,
In droysn is gevesn a shney, oy, a shney!
Gedenkstu, liubye sheyne, du hoyt mir tray geshvorn,
Tsum sof hostu gor andere tsvey!
