Unter a kleyn beymele
[Beneath a little tree]
By Tsvi Hirsch Margulies
See: "Tree of Life"
| Unter a grin beymele | Beneath a little tree |
| Zitsn yinglekh tsvey, | Sit two little boys, |
| Zey redn fun a meydele, | They're talking about a young girl |
| Keyn zakh kimert zey. | And don't care about a thing. |
| Dertzelt eyner di nisimlekh | One tells about the wonderful things |
| Vos er hot gehat, | That have happened to him, |
| Khapt der anderer aroys | The other interrupts and |
| Dertzelt es akurat. Under ... | And tells the same thing. Beneath ... |
| Er flegt, zogt er, gantze teg | He said that he'd go the whole day long |
| Umgeyn umgegesn; | Without eating; |
| Dortn, vu zi hot gevoynt, | There, where she lived, |
| Shoen opgezesn. Unter ... | Sitting for hours. Beneath ... |
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| Shturem-vintn, regn, shney, | Winds, storms, rain snow, |
| Keyn zakh nit geshrokn, | Nothing would frighten him, |
| Un did mame inderheym | And Mother at home, |
| Gevart hot mit a flokn. Unter ... | Waiting with a rolling pin. Beneath ... |
| Un der tate tsudertsu | And Father, too, |
| Mit dem pas dem groysn | With a big strap |
| Oysgeklapt di beyndelekh, | Thrashed his bones |
| Aroysgeyot in droysn. Unter ... | And chased him outside. Beneath ... |