Yome, Yome

Traditionnel, arrangements Christophe Hoarau, Paul Mindy
Interprètes Milena Thepault, Nathalie Soussana

Yome, Yome, sing me a song
Of what the little girl wants
The girl wants a pair of shoes
So we have to go to the shoemaker!

No, mama, no!
You don’t understand me
You don’t know what I want!

…The girl wants a hat
So we have to go to the milliner!

… The girl wants a groom
So we have to go to the matchmaker!

Yes, mama, yes!
At last you understand me
At last you know what I want!

- Yome, Yome, shpil mir a lidele
Vos dos meydele vil
- Dos meydele vil a por shikhelekh hobn
Muz men geyn dem shuster zogn!

- Neyn, mameshi, -neyn!
Du kenst mikh nit farshteyn
Du veyst nit, vos ikh meyn!

… Dos meydele vil a hitele hobn
Muz men geyn dem putserke zogn!

… Dos meydele vil a khosndl hobn
Muz men geyn dem shadkhn zogn!

- Yo, mameshi, yo!
Du kenst mikh shoyn farshteyn
Du veyst shoyn vos ikh meyn!