Yesoymim
By Itsik Manger
[See lectures: One Only Kid; The Golden Peacock]
| Di goldene pave un dos klorvayse tsigele | The golden peacock and the pure-white kid |
| vign in di leydike vign; | rock in the empty cradle; |
| Nishto mer dos heylike Yankele | No longer is the holy Yankele there |
| to vigt men on a nign. | so one cradles without a melody. |
| Dos gold fun der pave iz umetik gold | The gold of the peacock is mournful gold |
| Un dos tsigele dos frume - | And the devout kid - |
| Blendt vi troyeriker shney - di tsvey | shine in the sad snow - both |
| Yesoymim fun mayn ume. | orphans of my people. |