Chava Alberstein Di Krenitse
Dort vu grozn zaynen naser Where the grasses are damp with dew,
shteyt a krenitse fartrakht. thoughtfully a well stands.
Kumen meydlakh tsien vaser Girls come, and draw water,
mit die emer ale nakht. with the buckets each night.
Unte zun vi vayse bern, Under the sun, like white bears,
vaks teg in groyzn sod Days growing in a large vegetable garden.
un in vaytkayt fun di shtern And in the distance of the stars,
tantsn yatn in a rod. boys dance in a round.
Fun di stepes vintlekh blozn, From the plains the wind blows,
un a fayerl derbrent. and a fire burns,
Geyen meydlakh af di gozn The girls take to the roads,
mit di emer in di hent. with the buckets in their hands.
Vert levone blas un blaser, The moon palely and palely,
ergets poykt men in der nakht. somewhere someone drums in the night,
Dort vu grozn zahnen naser where the grasses are damp with dew,
shteyt a krenitse fartrakht. thoughtfully a well stands.
