In Grinen Vald

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Yiddish Lyrics

In grinen vald, af a hoykhn boym
Iz a veverke gezesn
Hot zi dort a nisele gek'nokt
Un ongehoybn tsu esen

Refrain:
Tants zhe, tants zhe veverke
Mir veln ale zingen
Varf arop a nisele
Mir veln ale shpringen

Translation

In the green woods, upon a tall tree
Sat a little squirrel
There she cracked a nut
And began to eat.

Dance, dance, little squirrel!
We'll all sing!
Toss us down a nut --
We'll all jump!

My grandmother A"H used to sing this song to us when we were small. I would watch her holding my infant brother and bouncing him up and down with pleasure as she said "Tanzhe tanzhe!" ("Dance, dance!")

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Added August 24th, 2000