CD007-04

Title of Collector

Ikh hob dikh azoy lib

Title

Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib

First Line

Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib, tsu zayn af dir in kas / I love you much too much

Performer

Leo Fuld

Instrumentation

vocal (male), orchestra / big band

Composer

Alexander Olshanetsky

Author

Chaim Towber

Genre

Yiddish Song

Language

Yiddish, English

Song Text

Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib
Ikh trog oyf dir kayn has
Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib
Tsu zayn of dir in kas

Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib
Tsu zayn oyf dir gor beys
A nar ikh heys, ikh veys
Ikh hob dikh lib…

Kh’hob dir mayn leybn
Avekgegeybn
Mayn harts in mayn neshume!
Ikh bin krank,
nor mayn gedank
Trakht nit fun nekume…

Oh, ikh hob dikh tsufil lib
Tsu zayn oyf dir gor beys
A nar ikh heys, ikh veys
Ikh hob dikh lib…

I love you much too much
I've known it from the start
And yet, my love is such
I can't control my heart

I love you much too much
I've asked myself: What for?
And, darling, when we touch:
I love you more...

Perhaps I hold your heart too tightly
But who (am I to ?) say
If I should hold it lightly
It might slip away

I love you much too much
You've never really known
I love you, oh, so much...
I'm yours alone!

Duration

2:55 min