Music: Moishe Oysher
Ikh zing vayl ikh hob lib tsi zingen
Ikh zing nit far kayn kuved far kayn gelt
Ven in mayn harts dus lid zol arayndringen
Der gliklekster bin ikh dokh oyf der velt
Zey ikh a beymele, her ikh a feygele
Her ikh a taykhele flisn
Zey ikh a yingele, a zis lib yingele
Nemen ikh teyner bald gisn
Shpil, tsigayner, mir dus lidl,
Grine bleter, oyf dayn fidl
Oy, grine bleter
Foye verde frunze, verde
Shpil, tsigayner, tif in troyer
Tsapt der purets blit fin poyer
Oy, grine bleter
Foye verde frunze, verde
Vus geven in vus vet zayn
Royt iz blit, royt iz vayn
Oy, grine bleter
Foye verde frunze, verde
Grine bleter yingl sheynts
Ikh in dir azoy vi eynts
Ven der shtern vet fargeyn
Baym lamtern vel ikh shteyn
Ver er hot es oysgetrakht
Der hot gliklekh mikh gemakht
Vingl, mayner, mayn