who wrote this?

[Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis...>]

Thanks JOEL!  et al for helping out with the Yiddish question.....

Since my brain is in a slow gear today, I pass along the lines from one of
my friends. Forgive me if this is the hundredandfiftieththousandth time
you've seen this--but can anyone give the _original_ attribution who wrote
the limric? Is it possible to trace? The Internet sometimes erases the name
identified with the item.......

Judy

TWAS THE NIGHT AFTER SEDER
 ============================
 'Twas the night after Seder, and all through the house
 Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
 The matzah, the farfel, the charoset I ate,
 After both the Sedarim, had gone to my waist.
 When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
 When I walked over to shul (less a walk than a lumber),
 I remembered the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
 The turkey with gravy, the beef nicely rared,
 The wine and the matzo balls, the Migdal pareve cheese
 The way I'd never said, "I've had enough; no more, if you please."
 As I tied myself into my apron again
 I spied my reflection and disgustedly, then
 I said to myself, "you're such a weak wimp,
 You can't show up at shul resembling a blimp!"
 So--away with the last of the meatballs so sweet,
 Get rid of the turkey, chopped liver and meat.
 Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
 Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
 I won't have any more macaroons from the box,
 I can't wait 'til next week. (Ah, the bagels and lox.)
 I won't have any luxion, farfel or p'chah,
 I'll munch on a carrot or wire shut my own jaw.
 It's a three day yom tov and shabbas is still
 Ahead of me with another fleshiks meal to fulfill.
 If I have to cook one more chicken, I think I will riot.
 So a zisen pesach to you all and to all a good diet!



At 12:05 PM 4/26/00 -0400, you wrote:
> From Judith P. to Joel B. to Bob F. (responsible for the amazing Yiddish 
>music database at the Univ. of PA) We'll see what happens.
>
>Best,
>
>Joel
>
>>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:04:38 -0400
>>From: Bob Freedman <snip>
>>To: stuart (at) duke(dot)edu
>>CC: jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com
>>Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: how to find a yiddish song]
>>
>>Dear Stuart Rojstaczer,
>>
>>Your request reached me thru the miracle of the internet. We have
>>several hunderd "Holocaust" songs in our archive..Can you provide me
>>with a purported title of the song, or any lines or phrases from the
>>song, or even where your mother was from, or where she heard the song.
>>We'll try to trace it.
>>
>>Bob Freedman
>
>
>>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:12:21 -0400
>>To: Robert Freedman <snip>
>>From: Joel Bresler <jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com>
>>Subject: Fwd: how to find a yiddish song
>>
>>Hope you're well, and thought you might be able to assist.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Joel
>>
>>>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:59:51 -0400
>>>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>>>From: Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis (at) brandeis(dot)edu>
>>>Subject: how to find a yiddish song
>>>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>>>
>>>Can anyone help out here?
>>>Judy
>>>
>>> >To: pinnolis (at) brandeis(dot)edu
>>> >From: Stuart Rojstaczer <stuart (at) duke(dot)edu>
>>> >Subject: how to find a yiddish song
>>> >
>>> >dear ms. pinnolis,
>>> >
>>> >for a yom hashoah ceremony in my town, i'm trying to find at least the
>>> >lyrics to a yiddish song my mother sang to me once.  it's a haunting song
>>> >that was written in world war ii about the inability of jews to cross
>>> >borders and flee germany and poland.  do you have any idea where i might
>>> >start?
>>> >
>>> >thank you,
>>> >
>>> >stuart
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >************************
>>> >Stuart Rojstaczer
>>> >Associate Professor of Hydrology
>>> >Director, Center for Hydrologic Science
>>> >106 Old Chemistry
>>> >Box 90230
>>> >Duke University
>>> >Durham, NC  27708-0230
>>> >919-684-3159
>>> >FAX 919-684-5833
>>> >http://www.duke.edu/~stuart
>
>
>
>Joel Bresler
>250 E. Emerson Rd.
>Lexington, MA 02420 USA
>
>Home:           781-862-2432
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>Email:          jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com
>
>
>

Judith S. Pinnolis
Reference Librarian,
Coordinator for Publications and Training
Brandeis University Libraries
P.O Box 9110  MS045
415 South Street                                
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
phone:781-736-4705
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email: pinnolis (at) brandeis(dot)edu

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