A song of the Haskalah period. By Velvl Zhbarzher, 1880s.Kum aher du filozof Come here, you philosopher
Mit dayn ketsishn moykhl with your cat-like brains.
Oy kum aher tsum rebns tish Come on over to the rebbe's table
Un lern zikh do seykhl. And learn some real wisdom.A damshif hostu oysgetrakht So, you thought of a steamboat,
Un nemst dermit zikh iber and take great pride in it
Der rebe shpreyt zayn tikhl oys The rebbe spreads his kerchief
Un shpant der yam ariber. And crosses the ocean.An ayznban hostu oysgeklert So, you invented a train
Un meynst du bist a khoretz and think you're a keen fellow.
Der rebe shpet, der rebe lakht, The rebbe dallies, he laughs.
Er darf dos oyf kapores. He's got no need for it.
Tsi veystu den, vos der rebe tut, Do you even know what the rebbe does
Bshas er zitst bykhides? When he sits in solitude?
In eyn minut in himl flit In one minute he flies to heaven
In pravet dort shaleshides. And eats his Sabbath meal there.
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