Amol iz geven a mayse

Amol iz geven a mayse,

Once upon a time there was a story,

Di mayse iz gornisht freylej,

The story is not happy,

Di mayse heybt zij onet

The story began

Mit a yidishn meylej.

With a Jewish king.

Lyulinke mayn feygele,

Hush, my little bird,

Lyulinke mayn kind,

Hush, my child,

J'hob-ongevoyrn aza libe,

I have lost such a love,

Vey iz mir in vind.

Oh, woe is me.

Der meylej hot gehat a malke,

The king had a queen,

Di malke hot gehat a vayngortn,

The queen had a vineyard,

Der vayngortn hob gehat a beymele,

In the vineyard was a tree,

Lyulinke, mayn kind

Hush, my child.

(....)

Dos beymele hot gehat a tsvaygele,

The tree had a branch,

Oyfn tsvaygele iz geven a nestele,

On the branch was a nest.

In nestele hot gelebt a feygele,

In the nest lived a bird,

Lyulinke, mayn kind. Hush, my child.

Lyulinke, mayn feygele ...

Hush, my little bird ...

Der meylej iz opgeshtorbn,

The king died,

Di malke hot gehatfardorbn,

The queen became desolate,

Dos tsvaygele iz-opgebrojn,

The branch broke,

Dos feygele fun nest antlofn ANTFLOYGN.

The bird flew away from the nest.

Vu nemt men aza khokhem

Where can one find a wise person

Er zol kenen di shtern tseyln?

That can count the stars?

Vu nemt men aza dokter,

Where can one get a doctor

Er zol kenen mayn harts heyln?

Lyulinke, mayn feygele ...

Who can heal my heart?