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1. Shtiler shtiler, lomir shvaygn Kvorim vaksn do. S'hobn zey farflantst di sonim: Grinen zey tsum blo. S'firn vegn tsu ponar tsu, S'firt keyn veg tsurik. Iz der tate vu farshvundn Un mit im dos glik. Shtiler, kind mayns, veyn nit oytser, S'helft nit keyn geveyn Undzer umglik veln sonim Say vi nit farshteyn. S'hobn breges oykh di yamen. S'hobn tfises oykhet tsamen, Nor tsu undzer payn Keyn bisl shayn Keyn bisl shayn 2. Friling afn land gekumen Un undz harbst gebrakht Iz der tog haynt ful mit blumen Undz zet nor di nakht Goldikt shoyn der harbst af shtamen Blit in undz der tsar; Blaybt faryosemt vu a mame: S'kind geyt af ponar. Vi di vilye a geshmidte T'oykh geyokht in payn Tsien kries ayz durkh lite Itst in yam arayn S'vert der khoyshekh vu tserunen Fun der fintster laykhtn zunen Rayter kum geshvind, Dikh ruft dayn kind. 3. Shtiler shtiler s'kveln kvaln Undz in harts arum. Biz der toyer vet nit faln Zayn mir muzn shtum. Frey nit kind zikh, s'iz dayn shmeykhl Itst far undz farat Zen dem friling zol der soyne Vi in harbst a blat. Zol der kval zikh ruik flisn Shtiler zay un hof Mit der frayheyt kumt der tate Shlof zhe kind mayn, shlof. Vi di vilye a bafrayte Vi di beymer grin banayte Laykht bald frayheyts likht Af dayn gezikht
Translated lyrics
Quiet Quiet Quiet, quiet, let's be silent, Dead are growing here They were planted by the tyrant See their bloom appear. All the roads lead to Ponar now. There are no roads back And our father too has vanished, And with him our luck. Still, my child, don't cry, my jewel Tears no help commands Our pain callous people Never understand Seas and oceans have their order Prison also has its border Our torment is endless Is endless 2. Spring has come, the earth receives her - But to us brings fall. And the day is filled with flowers - To us darkness calls. Autumn leaves with gold are softened. - In us grow deep scars, And a mother somewhere orphaned - Her child - in Ponar. Now the river too is prisoner Is enmeshed in pain While the blocks of ice tear through her, To the ocean strain. Still, things frozen melt, remember, And cold winds to warmth surreder Future bring a smile So calls your child, So calls your child. 3. Quiet quiet, wells grow stronger Deep within our hearts, Till the gates are there no longer, No sound must impart. Child, rejoice not, it's your smiling That is not allowed Let the foe encounter springtime As an autumn cloud. Let the well flow gently onward Silent be and dream. Coming freedom brings your father, Slumber, child serene. As the river liberated, Springtime green is celebrated Kindle freedom's light, It is your right. It is your right!
Notes
This is a song of the Vilno ghetto, referring to Ponar (Panerai in today's Lithuania), a slaughter site during World War II. An eleven-year old boy Alex Wolkoviski wrote this prize-winning melody in a ghetto contest. Wolkoviski, presently Tamir, is a composer in Israel.
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