The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #30547   Message #2011233
Posted By: GUEST
29-Mar-07 - 08:16 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Yes My Darling Daughter
Subject: RE: Origins: Yes My Darling Daughter
Yo, Mayn Libe Tokhter
yes, my dear daughter

-Mame, meg ikh gey shpatsirn?
Mom, may I go for a walk?
-Yo, mayn libe tokhter!
Yes, my dear daughter!

-Mame, meg ikh romantsirn?
Mom, may I go engage in romance?
-Yo, mayn libe tokhter!
Yes, my dear daughter.

-Ober, zogt er mir, mame mayne,
er iz in mir a farkokhter...
(don't get this line) but, he says to me, my mom, he is..(some expression that means he's in love with her)
Mame, vos zol zayn mayn entfer?
mom, what should my answer be?
-Yo, mayn libe tokhter!
Yes, my dear daughter!

-Mame, kh'lib a sheynem yingl!
Mom, I love a handsome boy!
-Yo, mayn libe tokhter!
Yes, my dear daughter.

-Me vet mir gebm kleyn shulringl!
He's going to give me a little school ring!
-Yo, mayn libe tokhter!
Yes, my dear daughter.
-Er iz sheyn un oykh, zeyer a kluger, ikh balib mayn tayere shviger!
He is handsome and also very smart, I (?) my precious brother-in-law (?)
Mame, vos zol zayn mayn entfer?
Mom, what shoudl my answer be?
-Yo, mayn libe tokhter!
Yes, my dear daughter.

-Er zogt, az er iz farlibt in mir, un ikh hob im lib gor on a shir,
He says that he is in love with me, and I totally love him (and a song?)
oy, mamenyu, gib an entfer mir!...
Oh, mom, come give me an answer!
-Mazl Tov dir, tayere tokhter!
Mazal Tov to you, precious daughter!

-Mame, mamenyu mayne,
Fir tsu der khupe di tokhter dayne!
mom, my mommy, to the chupa- your daughter!

La-la-la-la-la..

-Mazl Tov dir, tokhter!
Mazal tov to you, daughter!