Es, mayn kind!
[Eat, my child!]
Traditional ditty sung by mothers feeding children
See Lecture: "Ashkenazi Food"
| Amol iz geven a mayse, | Once there was a story, |
| Yankele kayser / A tsigele a vayse | Yankele the king / A white kid |
| Epele ber, | Apple, bear, |
| Gildene sher, | Golden scissors, |
| Der sher hot geshorn kleyder | The scissors cut dresses |
| Der khosn hot geheysn Leyzer, | The groom was called Leyzer |
| Di kale hot geheysn Rokhele, | The bride was called Rochele |
| Un [Name of child] hot a groyse lokhele! | And [Name of child] had a big hole! |
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| Source: Leo Kanowits, Mendele - Yiddish Literature and Language, Vol.7.076 | |