Hi, Wolfgang - you might like to take a look at Zemerl, the Jewish Song Database. I found the "Tsen Brider" in a songbook, so I'll send a MIDI to Mudcat MIDIs. Here's a prose translation of the song:

We were ten brothers and we traded in flax. One died, and nine were left...
Oy, Shmerl with the fiddle, Tevye with the bass, play a little song for me in the middle of the street.

We were nine brothers and we traded in cargo. One died and eight were left...
We were eight brothers and we traded in candles...
We were seven brothers and we traded in baked goods...
We were six brothers and we traded in stockings...
We were five brothers and we traded in beer...
We were four brothers and we traded in lead...
We were three brothers and we traded in hay...
We were two brothers and we traded in bones...
I was one brother and I traded in candles. I die every day because I have nothing to eat.

What a powerful song.
-Joe Offer-