Yiddish Lyrics

Dray yar farvay vi in a blik azoy shnel
Shtey ickh mit freyd bay dem Talmud Torah shvel
An eingivikilter in'm tallis,
Mayn kind ikh halt tzu mir...
Helf mir im geben, a Torah leben,
Oz er zal dinen ner dir.

Fer dib'shefer loz ikh falin a trer
Ich bet oy un vet tzu der Gott en oyfer
An eingivikilter in'm tallis,
Er holt dem Rayshis Chochma,
Tatenyu, ner du helf im lernen komatz alef o.

Chorus:
Bisiyata Dishmaya, helf mayn zun ay fater getrayer
Hit oyf im mit cheyn v'chesed v'rachamim,
Gev en koach, shtark zayn moakh,
Er zel kenen shteygen ger hoyakh
Ala tog brakha v'hatzlakha,
Ai ad bli dai.

Ich lek dem os, dem zisn heneg,
Un shfir dem gutn taam
Us varmt on mayn geist,
Mit dem Torah'dign flam,
An eingivikilter in'm tallis,
Ven ich kuk zich ein un zah
Un zog arois dem Aleph-beis-gimmel-dalid-hey.

Chorus

En eingivikilter in'mtallis,
Azoi tohor yingele mein, zalstu shterben
Dein gantza leben, eibig azoi tzu zein.

Translation

Three years have passed in an instant
I'm standing with joy at the entrance to the Talmud Torah
I'm holding my child close, he is wrapped in a tallis.
Help me give him a Torah life
So that he only serves You.

For You, Almighty, I allow a tear to fall
I beseech and beseech You, Hashem, endlessly.
Wrapped in a tallis he is holding his first schoolbook
Dear Father, help him learn the aleph bais.

Chorus:
With the help of heaven, help my son, Dear Father,
Protect him with grace, favor and kindness,
Give him strength, sharpen his mind,
So that he can reach high,
Fill all his days with blessings and success,
Without any end.

I'm licking the letter, the sweet honey
And sense the good taste,
It warms my spirit with the flame of Torah,
Wrapped in a tallis, as I look around and see
And say aloud the aleph bais.

Wrapped in a tallis, so pure, my little boy,
May you strive your whole life to remain so.