Zol ikh vern a rov
Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Zol ikh vern a rov, ken ikh nit keyn toyre;
Zol ikh zayn a soykher, hob ikh nit keyn skhoyre.
Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, un keyn hober hob ikh nit,
Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh —
Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.

Zol ikh zayn a shoykhet, halt ikh nit keyn khalef;
Zol ikh zayn a melamed, ken ikh nit keyn alef!
Un di ferd geyen nit, un di reder dreyen nit,
Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh —
Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.

Vil ikh vern a koval, hob ikh nit keyn kovadle;
Vil ikh zayn a shenker, iz mayn vayb a padle!
Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, un keyn hober hob ikh nit,
Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh —
Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.

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