by B. Shafir
Af dem boydem shlaft der dakh
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Af dem boydem shlaft der dakh, tsu gedekt mit shindelekh, un in vigl ligt a kind naket, gor on vindelekh. Hop, hop, ot azoy, est di tsig fun dakh dem shtroy! Hop, hop, ot azoy, est di tsig fun dakh dem shtroy! Oy! Af dem boydem shteyt a vig, vigt zikh dort a shpin in ir, tsit fun mir dos khayes oys, in dem dales lost er mir. Hop, hop, ot azoy, est di tsig fun dakh dem shtroy! Hop, hop, ot azoy, est di tsig fun dakh dem shtroy! Oy! Af dem boydem shteyt a hon, un zayn kam iz fayer royt, zol mayn vayb khotsh far di kinder borgen ergets a shtik broyt! Hop, hop, ot azoy, est di tsig fun dakh dem shtroy! Hop, hop, ot azoy, est di tsig fun dakh dem shtroy! Oy!
Text Authorship:
- by B. Shafir , "Af dem boydem shlaft der dakh", Jewish folk poetry. [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by B. Semyonov FRE ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 138