Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn (By Me, You're Lovely)

Yiddish:

Kh’vel dir zogn, dir glaykh tzu hern
Az du zolst mir libe erklern
Ven du redst mit di oygn
Volt ikh mit dir gefloygn vu du vilst
S'art mikh nit.
Un ven du host a bisele seykhl
Un ven du vaytzt dayn kindershn shmeykhl
Ven du bist vild vi Indiana
Bist afile Galitsianer
Zog ikh: dos art mikh nit.

Zog mir vi erklerstu dos?

‘Kh’vel dir zogn shoyn farvos.

Bay mir bistu sheyn,

Bay mir hos tu kheyn

Bay mir bistu eyner oyf der velt.

Bay mir bistu gut

Bay mir hostu “it”

Bay mir bistu tayerer fun gelt.

Fil sheyne Yinglekh

hobn shoyn gevolt nemen mikh,

Un fun zey ale oysgeklibn hob ikh nor dikh.

English:

I'll say to you so you'll hear it, "I love you."

When you speak with your eyes,

I’d fly with you wherever you wish, I don’t care where.

Whenever you have a bit of sense,

And when you show your childlike little smile,

Whenever you’re as wild as a crazy person,

Even when you're a Galitzyaner,

I say, "It doesn't bother me."

How do you explain this?

I want to tell you why already.

To me, you are lovely,

To me, you are charming.

To me, you’re the only one in the world.

To me, you are good,

To me, you have “it,”

To me, you’re more precious than money.

Many pretty boys

Wanted me for a wife already

But among them all I chose only you.