Oyfn Pripetchik
moshi
Mark Warshavsky
Yiddish Lyrics
Oyfn pripetchik brent a fayerl,
un in shtub is heys.
Un der rebe lernt kleyne kinderlekh
Dem alef-beyz.
Refrain:
Zet zhe kinderlekh,
Gedenkt zhe, tayere, vos ir lernt do,
Zogt zhe nokh a mol un take nokh a mol:
"Komets-alef: o!"
Lernt, kinder, mit groys kheyshek,
Azoy zog ikh aykh on,
Ver s'vet gikher fun aykh kenen ivre,
Der bakumt a fon.
Az ir vet, kiderlech, elter vern,
vet ir aleyn farshteyn,
vie'fl in die oysiyos liegn trern
un vie fiel geveyn.
Az ir vet, kinder, dem goles shlepn,
Oysgemutshet zayn,
Zolt ir fun di oysyes koyekh shepn,
Kukt in zey arayn!
Translation
At the fireplace a little fire burns
And in the room it's warm,
And the Rabbi teaches little children
The aleph-bet
Refrain:
See you [affectionately] children-dear,
Remember dear (ones), what you're learning
here
[alternate version: what I'm teaching here
("vos iCH lern do")],
Say once again, and then once again,
"Komets-alef: o!"
Learn, children, with great desire,
Thus say I to you,
[WHOMEVER AMONGST YOU MOST QUICKLY LEARNS HEBREW,
HE SHALL RECEIVE AN AWARD!]
When you will, children-dear, older become,
You yourselves will understand
How many tears in the letters lie,
And how much weeping
When you will, children-dear, bear the exile,
(and) wrought-out be,
You should from the letters draw strength,
Look in them inside !
Here is another recording of this song from the beautiful CD "The Best Yiddish Songs"by Tzipi Zarenkin, click here to listen to the clip.
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Added May 3rd, 1999