Tatenyu
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Tatenyu, hartsenyu! Leyz oys undzer mamele, Rikht uf undzer hayzele. On mame biter-shlekht, On hayzl di beyner brekht. Avromenyu, undzer zeydenyu! Far vos zhe betstu nisht, Far vos zhe shraystu nisht, Far vos zhe, oy, pilderstu nisht Tsu dem Got far di yidn? Er zol gikh undz oysleyzn Fun goles un alts beyzn, Der neyr-tomed zol undz laykhtn, Undzer mame zol men akhtn, Binoreynu, bizkeyneynu leartseynu. Yitshokenyu, undzer altenyu! Far vos zhe … Yakovenyu, undzer pastekhl! Far vos zhe … Entfert men im fun oybn: “Oy du, zunyu, zunyu, zunyu, Nem zikh nit, mayn zun, tsum hartsn! Der beys-koydesh vet geboyt vern, Di mame vel ikh oysleyzn gern. Zay botuekh, vart af Moshiekh, Veneymar lefonov shiro khadosho leartseynu!”
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Tatenyu" [author's text not yet checked 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):
- by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), "Tatenyu", op. 24 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-18
Line count: 26
Word count: 118