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DORT BAYM BREG FUN VELDL | AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST |
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Dort baym breg fun veldl, | There, at the edge of the forest, |
Shteyt an alter boym. | Stands an ancient tree. |
Sheptshen zayne bleter, | Softly its leaves whisper – |
Az men hert zey koym. | They are scarcely heard. |
Sheptshen un dertseyln | They whisper, and they tell |
Vi es shtarbt a held, | Of a hero, how he died, |
Ven es faln koyln | When bullets rained down on him |
Iber vald un feld. | Over wood and field. |
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Dort lebn boym fun veldl, | There, by the tree in the forest, |
Ligt a partizan. | Lies a partisan, |
Bleter im farshteln, – | Covered by its fallen leaves, |
S'iz a krants faran. | Like a wreath upon. |
Ligt er, hert nit, zet nit, | He lies there, does not see or hear, |
Dukht zikh shloft atsind, – | He seems to be asleep; |
Vigt der vint a verbe, | A breeze blows through a willow, |
Tulyet vi a kind. | Clinging like a child. |
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Iber im, geboygn, | Bending over, by his side, |
Zayn alte muter veynt, | His aged mother weeps, |
Leyd in ire oygn | Her old eyes are filled with pain, |
Un dos harts farshteynt: | Her heart is dead with grief: |
"Ikh hob dikh geboyrn, | "It was I who gave you birth, |
Zikh mit dir gefreyt, | With you I rejoiced, |
Itst iz alts farloyrn, | But everything is lost now, |
S'keyver dayns iz greyt. | For your grave awaits. |
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Kuk oys mayne trern, | Look, my tears are flowing, |
Fil vi s'harts tut vey, | Feel my aching heart, |
Kh'vel shoyn keyn mol hern, | Never will I hear your voice, |
Dikh nit zen, o vey! | Or see you more, alas! |
Host gehat a tatn, | Once you had a father, |
Oykh geven a held, | He was a hero, too, |
Hobn shtil im bleter | Now, blowing leaves will rock you both, |
Oykh farvigt in feld." | In the silent field." |
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