Mayn ershte groyse freyd,/My first great joy
di krishtolene likht fun dem zal/The crystal-light of the room.
Dayn ershte lange kleyd/Your first long dress
ongeton hostu tsum ershtn bal/You put on for the first ball.
Eyn sheynkeyt yene nakht,/A beautiful night
vel ikh shoyn nisht fargesn keyn mol/That I will never forget.
kh gedenkt dos haynt,/I remember now
host aroysgeshaynt/How the chandelier
in dem zal shendelir fun krishtol./Lit up the room.

Mayn ershtn tants bay dir/My first dance with you,
hot farlangt yeder bokher in zal/Every young man in the hall longed for
Nor du geshenkt host mir,/But only to me did you give
ershtn tants, ershtn vals fun dem bal/The first dance, first waltz in the ball.
A shtoltser ful mit freyd,/A proud man full of joy,
hob ikh dikh unter orem gefirt/I led you arm in arm
In dayn vayse kleyd/In your white dress
hostu likht geshpreyt,/You radiated light
vi a keynign bal host batsirt./Like a queen you were the adornment of the ball.

Din gevebt elegants,/You are dressed elegently
vi geshvebt in dem tants/As you float through the dance
Tsu mayn harts hostu zikh gedrikt,/You have driven to my heart
mikh mit grester freyd baglikt./And brought me the greatest enjoyment

Glik dergantst grandiezComplete happiness
un du tantst gratsiez/And you dance graciously
Vi farkisheft drey ikh zikh,/Like enchanted I turn and turn
s'iz mekane yeder mikh./and I am the envy of all.