Tum Balalaika

Play the Balalaika

Tum Balalaika

Stand up, buddy, stand up and shoutShteyt a bukher shteyt un trakht
Shout and shout all through the nighttrakht un trakht a gantze nakht
Whoever wants to take it, don’t hold backvemen tzu nemen un nit farsheymen
Whoever wants to take it, don’t hold backvemen tzu nemen un nit farsheymen

Play the balalaikaTum balalaike
Play the balalaikatum balalaike
Play the balalaikatum balalaike
Let it be joyfulfreylekh zol zayn

Girl, girl, I want to ask youMeydl meydl ikh vil ba dir fregn
What can grow, grow, and rainvos ken vaksn vaksn un regn
What can burn and not go outvos ken brenen un nit oyfhern
What can make you cry and shed tearsvos ken benken veynen un trern

Play the balalaikaTum balalaike
Play the balalaikatum balalaike
Play the balalaikatum balalaike
Let it be joyfulfreylekh zol zayn

Silly buddy, what do you want to ask?Narisher bukher vos dorfst du fregn
A stone can grow, grow, and raina shtein ken vaksn vaksn un regn
Love can burn and not go outlibe ken brenen un nit oyfhern
A heart can make you cry and shed tearsa hartz ken benken veynen un trern

Play the balalaikaTum balalaike
Play the balalaikatum balalaike
Play the balalaikatum balalaike
Let it be joyfulfreylekh zol zayn