BIBLIOTHECA AUGUSTANA

 

Avrom-Nokhem Shtentsl

1897 - 1983

 

Vidervuks: lider, sonetn un balades

 

1952

 

Triptikh: 2. Shpinvebekhts

 

kval: The Mendele Review

Vol. 6.135, 12 December 1996

 

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Shpinvebekhts

 

Mit voser geshvindikeyt un geshiktkeyt

Zi farvarft dos ire fedem fun blat tsu blat,

Un vifil der regn rayst zey nisht iber,

Frishe fedem tsu farvarfn zi vert nisht mat.

 

Ir boykhh ufgeviklt kaylekheker knoyl,

Un der umendlekher fodem fun im zikh tsit;

Shtrikndike shpizlekh, boygike dine,

Varfn zikh di fislekh ire, flink un genit.

 

Vi herlekh oysgearbet dos nets-geveb

Un dos kuntsike shpigldike punkt indermit!

Dos letste shmeterlingl, a farkishefts,

Vert tsugetsoygn vi fun vunderlikhn tsvit.