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Oyfn pripetshik brent a fayerl, |
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Un in shtub iz heys. |
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Un der rebe lernt kleyne kinderlekh |
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Dem alef-beyz. |
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Refrain: |
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Zet zhe, kinderlekh, gedenkt zhe, tayere, |
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Vos ir lernt do, |
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Zogt zhe nokh a mol un take nokh a mol: |
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Komets-alef: o! |
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Lernt, kinder, mit groys kheyshek, |
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Azoy zog ikh aykh on, |
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Ver s'vet gikher fun aykh kenen ivre, |
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Der bakumt a fon. |
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Az ir vet, kinder, elter vern, |
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Vet ir aleyn farshteyn, |
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Vifl in di oysyes lign trern, |
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Un vi fil geveyn. |
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Az ir vet, kinder, dem goles shlepn, |
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Oysgemutshet zayn, |
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Zolt ir fun di oysyes koyekh shepn, |
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Kukt in zey arayn! |
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>On the hearth a little fire is burning, |
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And it is hot in the house, |
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And the rebbe is teaching the little children. |
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The Aleph Bet. |
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> Study, children, with great interest, |
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That is what I tell you; |
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He who'll know his lessons first, |
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Will get a banner for a prize. |
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> When you get older, children, |
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You will understand that this alphabet |
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Contains the tears and the weeping |
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of our people. |
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> When you grow weary, children |
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And burdened with exile, |
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You will find comfort and strength |
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within this Jewish alphabet. |
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>See now children, remember dear ones, |
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What you've learned here; |
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repeat it again and again |
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Aleph with kametz is "o"! |
