Re: The golden Peacock/Goldene Pave

[Allen Davis <adavis...>]

Helen,

I'm sure you have the introduction to the Ginzburg/Marek song in "Mir Trogn 
a Gezang":

"...The theme of the bitter and harsh treatment of a young bride by her 
in-laws is a popular one in Yiddish folk song. The golden peacock became 
the poetic symbol of the Yiddish folk song, carrying messages and greetings 
from loved ones." (p.106)

I looked in my copy of the book "The Golden Peacock" by Joseph Leftwich 
(the 1961, not the original 1939 edition), and found no additional source 
material for the image in the introduction. The poem by Bialik is presented 
in that collection:

The golden peacock flies away,
Where are you flying, pretty bird?
I fly across the sea,
Please ask my love to write a word,
To write a word to me!
I know your love, and I shall bring
A letter back, to say,
With a thousand kisses, that for spring
He plans the wedding day.

Does that help at all?
.





At 10:42 AM 4/11/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Someone asked me the following question:
>re: Di Goldene Pave" the Golden Peacock - a yiddish poem by  Anna Margolin 
>set to music by Chava Alberstein and the Klezmatics.  All my research 
>indicates that the Golden Peacock is the symbol for Jewish 'folk' 
>music".  Are you aware of any other 'meaning' behind the "Golden 
>Peacock"?  The poem would seem to be a love poem, but it would seem that 
>there is a deeper meaning beneath that???  Where did the Golden Peacock 
>originate?
>
>Does anyone have an answer?  I'll forward the answer on.
>
>
>Helen


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