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1. Ikh hob far dir a sod a zisn

I have never seen anyone as sweet as you.
You're so sweet, you're giving me cavities.
You are sweeter than honey.
I've got a sweet secret for you.

2. Sheyn bistu vi a kats in smetene

I hope your day has been as beautiful as you are.
You're as beautiful as a cat in sour cream.
No painter could create something as beautiful as you.
You're the girl with the beautiful smile.

3. Ruft nisht aroys dem volf fun vald

Don't call the wolf out of the woods.
You throw off my center of gravity.
I bet nature stops and looks in awe at you.
In this world, all I want is you.

4. Meyn nisht loyt dem shmeykhlendn ponem, az dort in mitn ligt nisht a tifer veytok

Don't frown, you never know who could be falling in love with your smile.
Your smile lights up a room like a candle in the dark.
If I could catch a star every time you've made me smile, I'd hold the sky in my hand.
Don’t think that behind my smiling face there isn’t a deep pain.

5. Gib akhtung, me kukt undz nokh

When I look at you, everyone else disappears.
There isn't a word for how good you look.
Watch out, they’re looking at us.
It must be illegal to look as good as you.
 

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