Thursday, July 7, 2011

Does Anyone Know the Lyrics to Simkhes Toyre Time?

It is a klezmer song by Itzhak Perlman on the album In the Fiddler's
House.
Lyrics of a link to the lyrics would be appreciated.

1 comment:

  1. Kinder mir hobn simchas toyre
    Simchas toyre oyf der gantzer velt
    Toyre is di beste shkoyre
    Azoy hot der rebbe mit undz geknelt

    Oy, oy, oy oy oy
    Freilach kinder ot azoy!
    Rendlech faln fun ale zek,
    Freilach on an ek.

    Khtosh ikh bin an orem yidl
    Un es dart mir gut der moyekh
    Simkhes-toyre, zing ikh a lidl
    Un makh a gute koyse oykh

    Dvoyre, gib mir di naye kapote
    Ikh vel zi onton take atsind.
    Ikh vil dir zogn: altsding iz blote
    Abi m'iz borekh-hashem, gezint.

    Dvoyre, gib-zhe nokh a glezl
    Fun dem yontevdikn vayn.
    Vos hostu aropgelozt dos nezl?
    A ruekh in mayne sonims tatn arayn!

    Oy vey, Dvoyre vos hostu moyre? -
    Kh'bin a bisl freylekh kh'kon nit shteyn? -
    Dvoyre-lebn, um simkhes-toyre
    Ver iz nit freylekh zog aleyn!

    Tsi es dreyen zikh mit mir di gasn?
    Tsi es dreyt zikh mit mir di shtib?
    Dvoyre, ot hostu beemes genosn -
    Lebn, zolstu, dos lebn is lib!

    Simkhes-toyre - fun got a matone -
    Zol undz tomid heylik zayn!
    Afile di shtern mit der levone
    Zenen gegangen trinken vayn ...


    Children, we have now simchas torah
    It's simchas torah all over the world
    Torah is the best treasure
    --At least that's what the rabbi says.

    Oy, oy, oy oy oy
    Be happy children, that's the way
    Coins are coming from everywhere
    Be happy, don't stop.

    Although I'm just a poor little Jew,
    Who's loaded down with cares,
    On simkhes-toyre I sing a song -
    And I take a drink or two

    Dvoyre, get me my new kapote
    I'm going to put it on right now
    I want to tell you: nothing else matters
    As long as you've got, thank God, your health.

    Dvoyre, give me another glass
    Of our special-occasion wine.
    What are you so down in the mouth for?
    Let all my enemies slide straight into hell!

    Oy vey, Dvoyre, what are you afraid of?
    That I'm a little happy, shaky on me feet?
    Darling Dvoyre on simkhes-toyre
    Who isn't happy, you tell me!

    Is it the streets that are spinning with me?
    Is it the house that's doing the same?
    All right, Dvoyre, Now that you've had a few
    God bless you, life is sweet.

    Simkhes-toyre, a gift from God -
    Let's always keep it holy.
    Even the moon and the stars
    Have gone off to drink some wine.

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