Di royte behole

1911

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fayer

Di royte behole

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64

Tsindt yortsayt-likht on in di yidishe gasn!

Der brokh iz der brokh fun di yidishe masn.

Fun undzere masn farkhoyshekht un orem.

S'iz undzer levaye, yo, undzere kvorim.

S'hot undzere kinder, vey, undzere blumen,

69

der fayer fun undzere orems genumen.

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74

Af dayn gevisn, raykher, undzer troyer,

af dayn gevisn undzer klog.

Es zol durkh nakht un tog

dikh shrekn der farbrenter moyer,

un undzere tekhter in di flamen

zoln dayn lebn farsamen!

80

Dikh zoln ba dayne freydn,

ba dayne glikn,

vergn, shtikn

undzere laydn!

Ba di simkhes fun dayne kinder

85

zolstu filn di klole

fun der royter behole,

un tapn vi a blinder

di vent mit shrekn,

biz di tsayt

90

vet brengen di tsayt

vos vet dikh farmekn!