Shteyt a bokher un er trakht,
Trakht un trakht a gantse nakht;
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen,
Vemen tsu nemen un nit farshemen.

Tumbala, tumbala, tum balalayke,
Tumbala, tumbala,shpil balalayke,
Tum balalayke shpil balalayke,
Tum balalayke, freylekh zol zayn.

Meydl, meydl, kh’velbay dir fregn:
Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn?
Vos ken brenen un nit oyfern?
Vos ken benken, veynen on trern?

Tumbala…

Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn,
shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn,
Libe ken brenen un nit oyfern,
harts ken benken, veynen on trern.