Di sheyne Rokhele
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Zi zitst zikh in fentster un kamt zikh di herlekh; Far vemen zi iz tselozn — far mir iz zi erlekh. Oy vey, a yomer, oy vey, a klog! Nito di sheyne Rokhele biz hayntikn tog. Layt mit di tsinger, tuen zey reydn, Un ikh mit mayn Rokhelen veln zikh keyn mol sheydn. Oy vey, a yomer, oy vey, a klog! Nito di sheyne Rokhele biz hayntikn tog.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Di sheyne Rokhele" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), "Di sheyne Rokhele", 1909 [ chorus ], from Yidishe folkslider (1909), arr. Tyrone Landau [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-17
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