Der Rebe Elimeylekh text and music Moshe Nadir
Az der Rebe Elimeylekh When the Rebbe Elimeylekh
Iz gevorn zeyer freylekh Became very merry
Iz gevorn zeyer freylekh Elimeylekh
Hot er oys-geton di tfiln He took off his tefillin
Un hot on-geton di briln And put on his glasses
Un ge-shikt nokh di fidlers di tsvey And sent for his fiddlers two
Un di fidl-dike fidlers And the fiddle-y fiddlers
Hobn fidl-dik ge-fidlt Fiddle-ly fiddled
Hobn fidl-dik ge-fidlt, hobn zey X 2
Un az der Rebe Elimeylekh And when the Rebbe Elimeylekh
Iz gevorn nokh mer freylekh Became even more merry
Iz gevorn nokh mer freylekh, Elimeylekh
Hot er op-ge-makht havdole He made havdalah prayers after Shabbat
Mitn shames Reb Naftole With his assistant Reb Naftole
Un ge-shikt nokh di payklers di tsvey And sent for his drummers two
Un di paykl-dike payklers And the drum-y drummers
Hobn paykl-dik ge-payklt Drum-ly drummed
Hobn paykl-dik ge-payklt, hobn zey X 2
Un az der Rebe Elimeylekh And when the Rebbe Elimeylekh
Iz gevorn gor shtark freylekh! Became powerfully merry
Iz gevorn gor shtark freylekh, Elimeylekh
Hot er oys-geton dos kitl He took off his kittel, his white robe
Un hot on-geton dos hitl And put on his hat
Un ge-shikt nokh And sent for
di tsimblers di tsvey his hammered dulcimer players two
Un di tsimbl-dike tsimblers And the dulcimer-y dulcimerists
Hobn tsimbl-dik ge-tsimblt Dulcimer-lu dulcimered
Hobn tsimbl-dik ge-tsimblt hobn zey X 2
Un di paykl-dike tsimblers And the drum-y dulcimerists
Hobn tsimbl-dik ge-fidlt Dulcimer-ly fiddled
Hobn fidl-dik ge-payklt hobn zey Fiddle-ly drummed did they
Un di tsimbl-dike payklers And the dulcimer-y drummers
Hobn paykl-dik ge-fidlt Drum-ly fiddled
Hobn fidl-dik ge-tsimblt hobn zey! Fiddle-y dulcimered did they!