Oso boyker
J. Engel
Shabes banakht. Fintster in shtub, fintster in gas,
Un Yankl pakt di zakhn.
“Got fun Avrom, fun Yitskhok un fun Yankev!”
Un Yankl shpant dem shlitn.
“Vayiten lekho, vayiten lekho …”
Un Yankl fort in veg.
Er fort di nakht, er fort dem tog,
Un Yankl vert antshlofn.
Vilde vintn royshn, yogn,
S'flien volkn iber berg un toln,
Un Yankl shloft nokh alts.
Er shloft di teg, er shloft di nekht
Un khapt zikh keyn mol uf.
Shvartse vintn royshn, yogn,
S'flien volkn iber berg un toln,
Un Yankl khapt zikh uf.
“Got, o, Got! Biz vi lang, o Got,
Vestu mir lozn shlofn?”
Un Got hot im geentfert:
“Oso boyker ve-gam laylo,
Un du, Yankl, host farshlofn.”