THE HOT SARDINES - BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN

BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN

THE HOT SARDINES

SONGWRITERS: SHOLOM SECUNDA & JACOB JACOBS

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: LIVE AT JOE’S PUB

LABEL: THE HOT SARDINES

GENRE: JAZZ BAND

YEAR: 2013

The Hot Sardines is an American jazz band formed in New York City in 2007 by artistic director, singer and writer Elizabeth Bougerol and artistic director, actor and piano player Evan Palazzo.

"Bei Mir Bistu Shein" é uma canção popular de língua iídiche. Foi composta por Jacob Jacobs e Sholom Secunda em 1932 para a comédia musical I Would If I Could. O título da canção original em iídiche é "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn". A versão em iídiche original da canção (em Dó menor) é um diálogo entre dois amantes que compartilham os versos da canção.

A canção ficou famosa após ser interpretada em inglês, mas mantendo o título iídiche, "Bei Mir Bistu Shein". Em uma regravação alemã, a canção apareceu com o título em alemão "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön".

Of all the boys I’ve known and I’ve known some

‘Til I first met you I was lonesome

You came in sight and my heart grew light

The world was new to me

You’re swell I’ll admit you

Deserve expressions that fit you

Racked my brain hoping to explain

Things you do to me

Bei mir bist du schoen

Please let me explain

Bei mir bist du schoen

Means that you’re grand

Bei mir bist du schoen

Again and again

Means you’re the fairest in the land

I could say bella bella

Even say wunderbar

Each language only goes to show

How wonderful you are

I try to explain

Bei mir bist du schoen

So kiss me, say you’ll understand

Zulu man is feeling blue, hear his heart beat a little tattoo

(Diga diga doo diga doo doo, diga diga doo diga doo)

You love me and I love you, when you love it’s natural to

(Diga diga doo diga doo doo, diga diga doo diga doo)

Well I’m so diga diga doo by nature (by nature)

If you don’t say diga diga doo to your mate you’ll lose that papa

Let those funny people smile, how can there be a virgin isle

(Diga diga doo diga doo doo, diga diga doo diga doo)

Bei mir bist du schoen

Please let me explain

Bei mir bist du schoen

Means that you’re grand

Bei mir bist du schoen

Again and again

Means that you’re the fairest in the land

I could say bella bella

Even say wunderbar

Each language only goes to show

How wonderful you are

I try to explain

Bei mir bist du schoen

Kiss me, kiss me

Kiss me, baby

Bei mir bist du schoen