The song "Oyfn Veg Shteyt a Boym" is a Yiddish lullaby about a young boy telling his mother that he feels sympathy for a lonely tree in winter. He wishes he can fly like a bird to keep it company. The subtext is that of a child wishing to assert his independence . However, Jewish mothers always have the final word!
Interesting that the lyrics are by someone named Itzik, because in the lullaby the mother calls her boy "Itzik, my precious Crown!" ...
silbermark 5 months ago
The words were written by Itzik Manger (a great Yiddish poet).
YiddishPoetry 10 months ago
The song "Oyfn Veg Shteyt a Boym" is a Yiddish lullaby about a young boy telling his mother that he feels sympathy for a lonely tree in winter. He wishes he can fly like a bird to keep it company. The subtext is that of a child wishing to assert his independence . However, Jewish mothers always have the final word!
buddmar 10 months ago
Do German speakers understand the song?
wearybashful 2 years ago
Yes, some words in that yiddish Song are a little bit like German and so we could understood, what the Song us tell... Mirjam
Hageulah 2 years ago
Very beautiful yiddish Song! I love it very much! Yannaki
chorepse 2 years ago
Chava Alberstein ist singing....
Hageulah 2 years ago