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Der her Got zitst oyf zayn shtil
Nit vayt fun dem Gan Eydn
Tsun im kumen tsadike fil
Un viln meg im redn

Vos vil gefreygt mayne kinder
Vos iz aykh epes koshe
Du megt ir kumen yedere bazinder
Itekha [?] meg zayn bakoshe

Mitn kop tsu drerd ongeboygn
Shteyt ot yeder oyf zayn ort
Un der her Got kukt zi, mit di oygn
Hertu kayn shmekho un redt kayn vort

Du kumt arum mit a Yore-Deye
Un kvelt fun groys anove
A grayzlt zikh bay dokh pey
Un gleyb di borde grobe

Hob gevern derzogt az dayne kinder
Zoln hobn far dir moyre
Hob es gevisn zogt a groyse vinder
Un dayn heyliger toyre

Koved ayere Got mit ir redn
Zos fir ales fargeltn
Mir es veynik der Gan Eydn
Ir vil dray under mit zen veltn

Do kumt der khazn oykh tsugeyn
Farshtek dem grobn finger in gorgl
Hot gedavent zogt er, mole mesikes
Mit a shtime vi an orgl

Shabes, yontef. Yome-meyruim [?]
Far dir lebedike boyre
Hob gedavent zogt a pileter peloem
Un geleynt fun dayn heyliger Toyre

Koved ayere Got mit ir redn
Zolst fir ales fargeltn
Mir es veynik der Gan Eydn
Ir vil dray hundert mit zen veltn

Do kumt der shoykhet mit dem khalef
Farshtekt a halbn kaltn
Ir bin zukht?? far alemen greser
un bavayz eyn ber geshaftn

Un dergikh a koyle un a badkas ??
Er kh’aropgenemen
Hob er gevaltn zogt afun der yadke
Zikh [?]

Koved ayere Got mit ir redn
Zolst fir ales fargeltn
Mir es veynik der Gan Eydn
Ir vil dray hundert mit zen veltn

Do kumt der shames...


English:

The lord God sits on his [?]
Not far from the Garden of Eden
To him come many righteous people
And want to speak with him.

What would you ask, my children?
What is so difficult?
You may come to your senses
With you may be a request

With your head bent to the earth
Stand here, all, in his place
And the lord God sees you with (his) eyes
Hear His name and say (not a) word

You come along with a Yoreh De’ah
And swell with great humility
And you curl by the mouth
And trust the thick beard

Your children have been told
They should have fear for you
Have conscience said a great wonder
And your holy Torah

Honor your God speaking with you
?? makes all yellow
?? few the Garden of Eden
He will see the earth turn below

The cantor will come too,
Stop up the finger digging in his throat
I prayed, he says, full of sweetness
With a voice like an organ

Sabbath, holiday, Day of ??
For you, living Creator,
I prayed, speaking miraculous miracles
And read from your holy Torah

Honor ?? God speaking with you
?? makes all yellow
?? few the Garden of Eden
He will see the earth turn below

Here comes the slaughterer with the knife
?? a cold half
??
And succeed ??? created

And rush a slaughter

(Transcription and transliteration by David Zakalik)

R:
Sha, shtil, makh nit keyn gerider
Der rebe geyt shoyn tantsn vider
Sha, shtil, makh nisht keyn gevald
Der rebe geyt shoyn tantsn bald

V1:
Un az der rebe tantst
Tantstn dokh di vent
Iz lomir ale plyeskenen di hent

V2:
Un az der rebe tants
Tantst dokh mit der tish
Iz lomir ale tepen di fis

V3:
Un az der rebe zingt
Dem heylign nign
Blaybt der Sotn a toyter lign

Tsi veyst ir dos land
vu esreg ir blien
Un tsign esn bokser
vi groz, oy—vi groz…

Geblotene katshkes
Gendzlekh flien
Tsimukem-vayn nemtu in flisn
On a noz

Un mit lulavim
Un mit lulavim
Tut men dekhel dekung

Un mandlen
Un mandlen
Vaksn af yedn shtetn

Ahin, ahin, ahin,
Ahin, ahin
Boy rabenu gevald, oy gevald

Volt ikh shoyn avek, avek, avek
Oy, khotsh afile bald, oy bald
Oy, khotsh afile bald