Zayt gezunterheyt
Language: Yiddish (יידיש)
Zayt gezunterheyt, mayne libe eltern! Ikh for avek in a vaytn veg, Vu keyn vint vey‘t nit un vu keyn foygl flit nit, Un vu keyn hon krey‘t nit. Zayt gezunterheyt, mayne libe eltern! Ikh for fun aykh avek. Got zol gebn gezunt un lebn, Un mir a gliklekhn veg!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joel Engel (1868 - 1927), "Zayt gezunterheyt", 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Yidishe folkslider (1909) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 50