In Droyzn Iz Finster
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
In droysn iz finster un nas un kalt Ikh hob shoyn nit keyn shikhelekh. Aroystsugeyn in gas. Ven mayn oreme muter volt atsind gelebt Zi volt farzetst dos letste hemd. Arayn in tifn noyt. Un volt far ir yoseml a por shikhelekh gekoyft. Der lerer fun der shul zogt ikh bin a kind, a brilyant Un ale raykhe yingelekh lakhn fun mayn shand. Azoy iz avekgon tsvelef yor derkhanand Un fun dem oremen yosem iz gevorn... Di oreme muter hot farzetst dos letste hemd Un hot far dem yoseml a por shikhelekh gekoyft. Azoy iz avekgon tsvelef yor derkhanand Er zitst in tsimer un drikt im di hant. Tsi gedenkstu shoyn tatenyu tsurik mit tsvelef yor Ven du host mir gekoyft shikhelekh a por? Un derfar vos du host mir gekoyft shikhelekh a por Vel ikh dikh gliklekh makhn ale dayne yor
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Olga Amelkina-Vera (b. 1976), "In Droyzn Iz Finster", 2017 [ 3 female voices ], Arrangement of an Eastern European Jewish song [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-08
Line count: 19
Word count: 142