Joe Offer and I were knocking our heads together trying to come up with the lyrics to "Proschai" from Tonight: In Person. I have also been digging for the lyrics to the other foreign language tunes, mainly so I can sing along with the CD and not "Yadda yadda yadda" through the parts I cannot make out. So here are the lyrics to "Rumania, Rumania": Rumania, Rumania (Words and Music by Aaron Lebedeff) Ekh, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye. Geven a mol a land a zise, a sheyne. Ekh, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye, Rumenye. Geven a mol a land a zise, a fayne. Dort tsu voynen iz a fargenigen. Vos dos harts glust dir, dos kenstu krign. A mameligele, a pastramele, A karnatsele, un a glazele vayn, aha! In Rumenye iz dokh gut, fun keyn dayges veyst men nit; Vayn trinkt men iberal, me farbayst mit kashtaval. Hay digi digi dam, digi digi digi dam; Hay digi digi digi digi digi dam. Hay digi digi dam, digi digi digi dam; Hay digi digi digi digi digi dam. In Rumenye iz dokh gut, fun keyn zorgn veyst men nit; Vayn trinkt men iberal, me farbayst a kastravet. Hay digi digi dam, digi digi digi dam; Hay digi digi digi digi digi dam. Hay digi digi dam, digi digi digi dam; Hay digi digi digi digi digi dam. Oy vey g'vald, ikh ver meshige, kh'lib nor brinze, mamelige, Kh'tants un frey zikh biz der stelye, ven ikh es a patlozhele. Dzingma, tay tidl ti dam; dzingma, tay tidl ti dam; dzingma, tay tidl ti dam; dzingma, tay tidlt ti dam. Ay, s'iz a mekhaye, beser ken nit zayn, Ay, a fargenign iz nor Rumenish vayn. Di Rumener trinken vayn un esn mamelige Ver es kusht zayn eygn vayb, o yener iz meshige. Dzingma, tay tidl ti dam; dzingma, tay tidl ti dam; dzingma, tay tidl ti dam; dzingma, tay tidlt ti dam. Ay, s'iz a mekhaye, beser ken nit zayn, Ay, a fargenign iz nor Rumenish vayn. A ... Yokum purkon min shemaye, shteyt un kusht di kekhne, Khaye, Ongeton in alte shkrabes, makht a kugl l'koved Shabes. Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam! A ... Yokum purkon min shemaye, shteyt un kusht di kekhne, Khaye, Ongeton in alte shkrabes, makht a kugl l'koved Shabes. Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam; Zets! tay tidl di dam! Ay, s'iz a mekhaye beser ken nit zayn, Ay, a fargenign iz nor Rumenish vayn.
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