Vu nemt men a bisele mazl,
Vu nemt men a bisele glik,
Dos reydl zol zikh iberdreyen
Un breyngen dos mazl tsurik.
Di velt iz bashafn far yedn,
Far ale mentshn glaykh.
Oy, vu nemt men a bisele,
Khotsh nor a bisele mazl,
A bisele glik?
Great song! We lost a great culture when the Yiddish Theater closed and Jews started not coming to the Catskill Mountains. It's OK to become Americanized but without forgetting your culture and roots. Anyone remember the town of Monticello and the bungalow colonies?
Everyone wants so little happiness. What an amazing song. It has a lot of elegance, sadness and talent. This song will be listened to as long as this world exists.