Re: Words for Yankele

[Ryna Kedar - Mekatleget for music lib. <ryna_k...>]

Here are the words copied from "The Mordechai Gebirtig Songbook" ed. &
arr. by Pasternak.

Shlof-zhe mir shoyn, Yankele, mayn sheyner.
Die Eygelekh, di shvartsinke makh tsu,
A yingele vos hot shoyn ale tseyndelekh,
Muz nokh di mame zingen ay-lyu-lyu?

A yingele, vos hot shoyn ale tseyndelekh
Un vert mit mazl bald in kheyder geyn,
Un lernen vet er khumesh un gemoro,
Zol veynen ven di mame vigt im ayn?

A yingele, vos vakst a talmid khokhem,
Un a geniter sokher oykh tsuglaykh,
A yingele, a kluger khosen bokher,
Zol lign azoy nas vi in a taykh?

Nu shlof-zhe mir, mayn kluger khosen bokher,
Dervayl ligstu in vigele bai mir.
S'vet kostn nokh fil mi un mames trern
Bizvanen s'vet a mentsh aroys fun dir.

Best wishes,

Ryna Kedar
Head, Acquisitions & Cataloging Division
The Felicja Blumental Music Center & Library
Tel-Aviv, Israel


On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Lucy Fisher wrote:

> Does anyone have words for Yankele by Mordechai Gebirtig? I have just the
> first verse in Velvel Pasternak's fake book.
> Lucy Fisher
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