Oyfn dekhl ligt a ketzl

[Cat on the roof]

by Z. Segalovich

See lecture: "The Seasons"

 

Oyfn dekhl ligt a ketzl,  On the roof lies a little cat,
Oyfn dekhl, oyf der zun,  On the roof, in the sun,
Kon ikh s’ketzl nisht farginen,  I don't begrudge the cat
Nisht dos dekhl, nisht di zun.  the roof or the sun.
   
Dremlt – mid un dremelt – zislekh,  Dreaming drowsily, dreaming sweetly,
Tsit es oys di kleyne fislekh,  It stretches its little feet
Tsit zey oys un tsit zey ayn –  in and out -
Es iz gut a kotz zu zayn.  Oh, how good it is to be a cat!