A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Monkeys and head injuries – Based on the famed rhythmic poem ‘ 5 little monkey’s jumping on the bed… ‘, it makes for an arithmetical lesson as each falls from the bed and hurts their head. Mom wants to have them all in bed so she can go to rest as well.
This song is part of the album “Talzi”, Cri-Cri songs and traditional songs for children in Yiddish.
Malpes Mit Tzeklapte Kep
Finf kleyne malpalakh bodn zikh – a vane
Vern reyn un tuen on – a sheininke
pizhame
Putzn oys di tzeindlakh – farkamen zikh
oykh sheyn
Leygn zikh in betl, darfn shlofn geyn.
Ober:
Finf kleyne malpalakh shpringen oyfn bet
Shpringen (2) – oy, s’iz zeyer shpet!
Shpringen vayter, shpringen un eyns falt
arop
Git a kuk do ale – er tzeklapt zayn kop!
zi tzeklapt ir kop!
Di mame klingt dem dokter – un der dokter
zogt:
“Men tor nit shpringen – men tzeklapt di
kop!”
4 kleyne malpalakh…
3 kleyne malpalakh…
2 kleyne malpalakh…
Ein kleyne malpale shpringt nokh oyf ir
bet
Shpringt (3)… oy… s’iz zeyer shpet!
Shpringt zi vayter, shpringt zi, un zi falt
arop.
…
Itzt ale malpes mit tzeklapte kep
Lign – darfn shlofn – un di mame bet:
“Kinder, shloft, zayt ruik – kh’vil fun dem
avek
Kh’darf zikh oykh glaykh leygn – kh’vil
arayn in bet.
A gute nakht!”
Sh…
Translated and modified to Yiddish by Adina Cimet. This CD is not for sale.
