Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
Groys Dasad
Fun groys dasad leyg ikh zikh shlofn
Un mayne hent leyg ikh tsu kopns
Un af ales hob ikh kharote
Ober tsurik kon ikh nit khapn

Khapn, khapn tsurik kon ikh nit
Vayl mayne hent zaynen farbunden
Un efenen mayn biter harts
Aroyszen voltn zikh di vundn

Di vundn fun mayn hartsn
Ikh kon zeyn keynem nit antdekn
Un fun mayn lebn oystsushraybn
Kayn tint un feder volt nit klekn

Oyb tint un feder volt shoyn yo klekn
Dan voltn mayne hent nit stayenen
Un far dir mayn zis lebn
Volt ikh di gantse velt stradayenen

Foter shtey oyf fun dayn keyver
Un her zikh oys tsu mayne nеytn
Durkh a libe gey ikh arumet
Azoy vi an arеstant in keytn

An arestant er geyt in keynt
Mistame iz er dokh take vert
Un az ikh gey arum in keytn
Mistame iz dokh mir fun got bashert