Chorus:

Tum bala, tum bala, tum balalaika,
tum bala, tum bala, tum balalaika,
tum balalaika, shpil balalaika,
tum balalaika, freylekh zol zain!

"Meydl, meydl, kh'vil bai dir fregn:
Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn?
Vos ken brenen un nit oifhern?
Vos ken benken, veynen on tren?"

"Narisher bokher, vos darfs tu fregn?
A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn!
A libe ken brenen un nit oifhern!
A harts ken benken, veynen on tren!"

(Hebrew)

Ma oseh oseh ha khalutz
She huba huba lakibutz
Ba lakibutz - rotze leechol
Roeh bakhura, shokheakh hakol!


Популярная еврейская песенка на идише. Александр Галич использовал эту песню в "Балладе о вечном огне" (1968).