Unter dem kinds vigele
| Unter dem kinds vigele | Beneath the baby's cradle |
| Shteyt a vayse tsigele. | Stands a white kid. |
| Di tsigele iz geforn handlen | The kid has gone away to trade |
| Rozhinkes mit mandlen; | In raisins and almonds. |
Rozhinkes mit mandlen iz zeyer zis, | Raisins and almonds are very sweet, |
| Mayn kind vet zayn gezunt un frish. | My child will be healthy and alert. |
| Gezunt iz di beste skhoyre, | Health is the best of goods, |
| Mayn kind vet lernen toyre, | My child will study Torah; |
| Toyre vet er lernen, | Torah is what he'll study, |
| Sforim vet er shraybn, | He will write holy books. |
| A guter un a frumer | A good and a pious person |
| Vet er im yirtse hashem blaybn. | will he stay, God willing. |