| lyric | Shpil zhe mir a tango oys in yidish
Zol dos zayn misnagdish tsi khasidish
Az di bobele aleyn zol kenen dos farshteyn
Un take a tentsele zol geyn
Shpil, shpil, klezmerl, shpil
Vi a yidisch harts hot gefil
Shpil mir a tentsele, oj shpil
Shpil a tentsele mit harts un mit gefil
Shpil zhe mir a tango, nor nisht arish
Zol dos zayn nisht arish, nisht barbarish
Az kinder, groys un kleyn, zoln kenen dos farshteyn
un take a tentsele zoln geyn
Shpil, shpil, klezmerl, shpil...
Shpil zhe mir a tango oys fun sholem
Zol dos zayn a sholem nisht keyn kholem
Az Hitler mit zayn raykh zol di kapore vern glaykh
Dos vet zayn a tentsele far aykh! |