Ikh Zing (I Sing)

King Solomon sang a love song to his Shulamit.

And just like Solomon, my love, I now bring my song to you.

I sing my Song of Songs for you.

With love I adorn it,

only for you, soul of mine,

I sing my dreams

My love for you is like a dream

Only for you, my comfort,

When I’m about to die from longing

for you, my beloved.

And when I still think

that you will once again be mine,

I sing my song from the heart,

my Song of Songs again.

Beloved, for you I sing.

YIDDISH:

Ikh zing far dir mayn shir ha-shi-rim,

Mit li-be ikh ba-tsi-rim,

Far dir nor ne-sho-me mayn.

Ikh zing, far dir may-ne kha-loy-mes,

Mayn li-be vi a troym iz,

Fun dir nor ne-kho-me mayn.

Ven ikh gey oys fun ben-ken

nokh dir ge-li-bte mayn.

Un ven ikh halt in eyn den-ken

az du vest nokh a-mol

may-ne zayn.

Ikh zing fun har-tzn may-ne li-der,

Mayn shir ha-shir-im vi-der  

Ge-lib-te, far dir ikh zing.

By Abe Ellstein and Molly Picon