oy, vifl ovntn tsuzamen gezesn,
oy, vifl ovntn shpet in der nakht!
un vifl trerelekh mir hobn beyde fargosn
eyder mir hobn di libe tsuzamengebrakht!

oy, helf mir, gotenyu, oy, got in himl,
helf mir, gotenyu, s'iz mir nit gut!
shoyn tsayt dray yorelekh, vi mir shpiln a libe,
un oysshpiln di libe konen mir nit!

oy, dayne eygelekh, azoy vi di karshelekh,
un dayne lipelekh, vi rozeve papir;
un dayne fingerlekh, vi tint un vi feder--
oy, shraybn zolstu ofte briv tsu mir!

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