Daniel Kahn And The Painted Bird - Shtil Di Nakht Iz Oysgeshternt

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Silent stars are shining o'er you.
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In the frost your hands are numb.
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Remember, sweet comrade, how I showed you
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How a soldier holds her gun.

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A girl, a coat of fur and leather,
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Holding a pistol in her hand,
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Waiting and watching for the German
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Convoy to come around the bend.

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Shtil di nakht iz oysgeshternt
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Un der frozt hat shtark gebrent,
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Tsi gedenkstu vi ikh hob dikh gelernt,
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Haltn a shpayer in di hent.

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A moyd, a peltsl un a beret,
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Un halt in hant fezt a nagan,
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A moyd mit a sametenem ponim,
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Hit op dem soynes karavan.

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She aims her trusty little weapon,
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Breathes, and pulls the trigger back.
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A transport full of ammunition,
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One shot stops it in it's tracks.

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Getsilt, geshosn un getrofn,
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Hot ir kleyninker piztoyl,
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An oyto a fulinkn mit vofn,
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Farhaltn hot zi mit eyn koyl.

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At dawn, she crawls out of the forest
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With garlands of snow all in her hair.
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One more little victory for freedom,
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One more comrade brave and fair.

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Fartog fun vald aroysgekrokhn,
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Mit shney girlandn oyf di hor,
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Gemutikt fun kleyninkn nitsokhn,
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Far undzer nayem frayen dor...
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Gemutikt fun kleyninkn nitsokhn,
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Far undzer nayem frayen dor.