Category: Chaim Semiatitski (Khayim Semiatitsky)
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Evening by the River
Evening arrives at / the river’s shore in rose slippers / tells the white geese to go to sleep / and corrals a herd of stars / to bathe in the river.
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Night Songs
The night – a hungry dark dog – / as licked the red blood of the west / and quietly laid down on the earth / three crows stand on my roof and curse; / one pecks at my heart, / the heart has bloodied my way now dogs lick at my ways
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Lullaby
Sleep my child my dear at rest / your father will no longer sell / raisins and almonds / Aye Liew Liew Liew Liew
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Don’t Cry Child
Don’t cry child / autumn will not live long in our land / he is like a poor man who is blind / the wind leads him by his hand