Tumbalalaika

"A young lad stands, and he thinks

Thinks and thinks the whole night through
Whom to take and not to shame
Whom to take and not to shame

Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbalalaika
Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbalalaika
Tumbalalaika, strum balalaika
Tumbalalaika, may we be happy

Girl, girl, I want to ask of you
What can grow, grow without rain?
What can burn and never end?
What can yearn, cry without tears?

Foolish lad, why do you have to ask?
A stone can grow, grow without rain
Love can burn and never end
A heart can yearn, cry without tears

What is higher than a house?
What is swifter than a mouse?
What is deeper than a well?
What is bitter, more bitter than gall?

A chimney is higher than a house
A cat is swifter than a mouse
The Torah is deeper than a well

Death is bitter, more bitter than gall "


Birden fazla kiza asik olan ve onlardan biriyle evlenmek isteyen bir oglanin öyküsüdür tumbalalaika. Bu öyküde, oglan  birini secerken bu kizlardan, hicbirinin kalbini de kirmak istemiyormis ve bu yüzden bu kizlar icin bir dizi soru hazirlamis bu askin gercek galibini bulmak icin...