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lyrics

CHORUS:
Shtubuneltsto, gibstu gefelsto,
Aynem a zug un dem tsvaytn a patsh.
Oy heyb nit shrayen, s’iz nisht du tsu kayen,
Umar aba: a! In yeder iz a khvat.

1. Fin baginen fri
hob ikh nit kayn ri,
Miz ikh glaykh ayntretn
In ikh vays nisht vi,

Dort in klozet
Shprakhn men redt.
Trefsti aynem shlufn
Vi bay zikh in bet.

CHORUS.

2. Kimt der mitog shu,
Ver ikh geyl un gru,
Loyf ikh dort un du,
Shrayt uf der blokowo:
Er vil haben ru.

Zugt me’ men tayl,
Yeyder zikh aylt,
Krupe kashe mane,
Kartoft umgeshaylt.

CHORUS.

3. Du bay indz in blok
Hert men shoyn dem glok
Di portsyonen holen
Gayt es mitn shtok

Oy bin ikh a tam,
vayl ikh hob nisht ham
Heybt men dortn shrayen:
“Jude, ja ci dam!”

CHORUS.

Shtubuneltsto, oh you have your preferences,
You reprimand one, and you slap the other.
Don’t start yelling, there’s nothing to eat.
As father said, “Ah! Everyone’s a hustler.”

1. From early morning on,
I am restless.
I must immediately get moving,
And I don’t know where to go.

Over there in the bathroom
They speak different languages.
You run into someone sleeping,
Just like in his own bed.

CHORUS.

2. The lunchtime comes,
I become yellow and gray,
I’m running here and there,
The Block Senior is yelling,
He wants to get some rest.

They announce chow time.
Everyone is rushing.
A bit of farina porridge
And an unpeeled potato.

CHORUS.

3. Here in our barrack,
The bell has rung already.
They are bringing food,
You can only shove it down with a stick
(The food is so inedible).

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from Cry My Heart, Cry! Songs from Testimonies, Vol. 2, released January 22, 2021

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