A beymele
[A young tree]
by A. Goldfaden
by A. Goldfaden
(from “Meylitz Yoysher”, 1883)
[See lecture: Tree of Life]
A beyml hobn undzere oves avoseynu in der vilder viste geflantst. Ful prakht un sheynkeyt hot dos beyml geblit bay tog un bay nakht. Dortn flegn feygl flien, Zingn sheyne melodien, Un mir tsishn zey in der mit. Oyf di beymer in di tsvaygn, Flegn vaksn teytlen, faygn, Un mir mit zey zikh gekvikt. Yo, dos beymele, dos iz dokh geveyn, Veyst a yeyder gants gut, Az der gertner iz geveyn got aleyn, Dos moshl glaykht zikh zeyer tsum yid. Az der gertner iz geveyn got aleyn, Dos moshl glaykht zikh zeyer tsum yid. * * * * * Nisht lang hobn gedoyert di gildene tzaytn, Nisht lang hot undzer beymele geblit, Shvartse volkns fun ale zaytn hobn bald oyf undz arayngevi’t. Un di beymer mit di tsvaygn, Un di feygl in di shtaygn, Ales iz gevorn tsu nisht. Un di feygl zenen farfloygn, Un di khmares opgetsoygn, Un der yid iz gevorn opgevisht. Yo, dos beymele, dos iz dokh geveyn, Veyst a yeder gants gut, Az der gertner iz geveyn Got aleyn, Dos moshl glaykht zich zeyer tsum yid. | A young tree was planted by our forefathers in the wild desert. Full of grandeur and beauty, the tree blossomed day and night. Birds used to fly there, singing wonderful melodies, and we were among them. On the trees, upon the branches, dates and figs used to grow, And we delighted in them. Yes, that little tree, it really existed, Everyone well knows that the gardener was God himself - This parable fits the Jews quite well. That the gardener was God himself – This fits the Jews quite well. * * * * * The golden times did not last long, Our tree did not blossom long. Black clouds, from all sides, Soon blew over us. And the trees with the branches, and the birds in the cages, everything was destroyed. And the birds flew away, retreating into the clouds, And the Jew was erased. Yes, that little tree, it really existed, Everyone well knows that the gardener was God himself - This parable fits the Jews quite well. |
Source: "Az di furst avek": cassette of recordings of Lifshe Shaechter-Widman - text copied from the accompanying booklet
