BIBLIOTHECA AUGUSTANA

 

Avrom-Nokhem Shtentsl

1897 - 1983

 

Yoyvl almanakh Loshn un lebn

 

1956

 

ven men iz nokh, vi in der milkhome nokh broyt z. 213-214

 

kval: The Mendele Review

Vol. 07.003, 30 March 2003

 

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Ven men iz nokh, vi in der milkhome nokh broyt

 

Ven men iz nokh, vi in der milkhome nokh broyt,

Nokh «Menikes yontef-bleter» in rey geshtanen,

Hot men nokh gekoyft a Shayges Arye, a Shelo,

Un sifrey ruml – vi matse-vaser gegangen.

 

Haynt, di in kegniberdikn shoy-fentster,

Di manikin, halb naket, in bod-kostyum un haybl,

Men broykh ir nor di Bobe Dobtshes briln ontun,

Vet zi gantse nekht leyenen di «Holi Baybl».

 

Men kumt nokh a bar-mitsve talisl koyfn,

A breytn yisroel-tales farn toytn tatn,

Un dos oykh nor azoy lang, vi men koyft nokh,

A khanuke-krismes prezent – yidishe platn!

 

Vi amol «Shir-hamayleser» far a yoledes,

Iz dos shoy-fentster mit kadish-yosems bahangen,

Mit kidesh-levone leters in lataynish – –

Ober oykh nisht mer itst – amol iz es gegangen!

 

p.s. –

 

Efsher in «Madern hibru speling» derlangen,

Vet vider nokh «der skhoyre» zayn greser farlangen!