לײען בוך 12 זײַט 0049

      אָ נגידישע פּרעזשעניצע
         אַ ליטװישער דיאַלאָג

― װאָס זאָל איך דיר זאָגן, הינדע? דעם קאַפֿטן פֿאַרזעצן, אַ נגיד
זאָל מען זײַן!
     ― אַקעגן װאָס איז געקומען צו רײד?
     ― געװען באַם נגיד. דערלאַנגט צום טיש אַ פּרעזשעניצע. ניט שײך
צו זאָגן ― אַ גאָלד!
     ― פּטור! װאָס איז דאָרטן? מיט פֿליטערלעך?
     ― ניט שײך צו זאָגן ― טעם גן־עדן!
     ― געגעסן?
     ― פּטור! װאָס פֿאַר אַ מחותּן?
     ― פֿון װאָן־זשע װײַסטע?
     ― מ′זעט ניט?... אַ חיות צו קוקן פֿון דער װײַטן! צעגײט אין מױל,
װי אַ פּוטער!...
     ― נגידים ― װאָס פֿעלט זײ?
      ― קאָפּװײטיק! כ′װאָלט װעלן זען, הינדע... נמ... נמ... זאָלסט אַמאָל
מאַכן אַ פּרעזשעניצע...
     ― טאַקע? אַ קלײנע השׂגה!
     ― פֿאַר װאָס ניט? אײן מאָל אין לעבן!...
      ― משוגע ― װאָס?
      ― נמ... נמ.. חלשט מיר די האַרץ, הינדע!... מאַך מיר אַ פּרעזשע־
 ניצע, זע!...
      ― אַ קלאָג! פֿון װאָס מאַכט נעם ― װײַסטע?
      ― פּטור! פֿון װאָן זאָל איך װיסן?
      ― טאָ װאָס־זשע רעדסטע?... ערשטנס, לײגן זײ אַרײַן, די נגידים,
װער װײס װיפֿל פּוטער!...

      o ngidishe prezhenitse
         a litvisher dyalog

― vos zol ikh dir zogn, hinde? dem kaftn farzetsn, a noged
zol men zayn!
     ― akegn vos iz gekumen tsu reyd?
     ― geven bam noged. derlangt tsum tish a prezhenitse. nit shayekh
tsu zogn ― a gold!
     ― poter! vos iz dortn? mit fliterlekh?
     ― nit shayekh tsu zogn ― tam gn-edn!
     ― gegesn?
     ― poter! vos far a mekhutn?
     ― fun von-zhe vayste?
     ― m′zet nit?... a khiyes tsu kukn fun der vaytn! tsegeyt in moyl,
vi a puter!...
     ― negidem ― vos felt zey?
      ― kopveytik! kh′volt veln zen, hinde... nm... nm... zolst amol
makhn a prezhenitse...
     ― take? a kleyne hasoge!
     ― far vos nit? eyn mol in lebn!...
      ― meshuge ― vos?
      ― nm... nm.. khalesht mir di harts, hinde!... makh mir a prezhe-
 nitse, ze!...
      ― a klog! fun vos makht nem ― vayste?
      ― poter! fun von zol ikh visn?
      ― to vos-zhe redste?... ershtns, leygn zey arayn, di negidem,
ver veys vifl puter!...

      אָ נגידישע פּרעזשעניצע‪omelet, scrambled eggs
         אַ ליטװישער‪non-Jewish Lithuanian דיאַלאָג‪dialog

― װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) זאָל‪should איך‪I דיר‪you זאָגן‪say; recite (prayer or religious text), הינדע‪Hinde? דעם‪the, this קאַפֿטן‪caftan (coat; clothing) פֿאַרזעצן‪plant; pawn, אַ נגיד‪wealthy person
זאָל‪should מען‪one (indefinite subject) זײַן‪be; his; its!
     ― אַקעגן‪across from, opposite, vis-à-vis; near (in time) װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) איז‪be; so געקומען‪come צו רײד‪speak; speech?
     ― געװען‪be באַם‪at, at the home of, by, near; in the opinion of נגיד‪wealthy person. דערלאַנגט‪hand over, pass, hand; reach; hit (with "a klap"); hand over, pass, hand; reach; hit (with "a klap") צום‪towards טיש‪table אַ פּרעזשעניצע‪omelet, scrambled eggs. ניט‪not שײך‪relevant
צו זאָגן‪say; recite (prayer or religious text) ― אַ גאָלד‪gold (Au)!
     ― פּטור‪free; exempt! װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) איז‪be; so דאָרטן‪there? מיט‪exert; with; middle פֿליטערלעך‪tinsel; spangle?
     ― ניט‪not שײך‪relevant צו זאָגן‪say; recite (prayer or religious text) ― טעם‪taste; reason גן־עדן‪paradise!
     ― געגעסן‪eat?
     ― פּטור‪free; exempt! װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) פֿאַר‪for; before; in the time of אַ מחותּן‪son- (daughter-) in-laws father; honored guest?
     ― פֿון‪from; of װאָן‪get away1זשע‪so, then, expression of endearment or annoyance װײַסטע‪white?
     ― מ′זעט‪see; the letter Z; satiety ניט‪not?... אַ חיות‪strength צו קוקן‪look פֿון‪from; of דער‪the, this װײַטן‪far; further, next (as "vayter"); distance; distant! צעגײט‪melt; grow אין‪in מױל‪mouth; rim,
װי אַ פּוטער‪butter; churn butter!...
     ― נגידים‪wealthy person ― װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) פֿעלט‪lack; be dead (with "zikh") זײ?
      ― קאָפּװײטיק‪headache! כ′װאָלט‪volt (electrical); would װעלן‪wave; will (future); boil milk; want זען‪see, הינדע‪Hinde... נמ... נמ... זאָלסט‪should אַמאָל‪once upon a time
מאַכן‪make; defecate (with "mit") אַ פּרעזשעניצע‪omelet, scrambled eggs...
     ― טאַקע‪indeed, truly, really? אַ קלײנע‪small השׂגה‪grasp; expectation!
     ― פֿאַר‪for; before; in the time of װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) ניט‪not? אײן‪one; single; several (in plural); single; several (in plural) מאָל‪moth (insect); pier; grind; paint, imagine (with "zikh"); time אין‪in לעבן‪live; life; dear (after a name); near!...
      ― משוגע‪crazy ― װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb)?
      ― נמ... נמ.. חלשט‪faint מיר‪me; we די האַרץ‪heart; heart ♥ (playing cards); breast, הינדע‪Hinde!... מאַך‪make; defecate (with "mit") מיר‪me; we אַ 
 פּרעזשעניצע‪omelet, scrambled eggs, זע!...
      ― אַ קלאָג‪complain; accuse; lament; complaint; misfortune; mourning clothes! פֿון‪from; of װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb) מאַכט‪make; defecate (with "mit"); power; regime נעם‪take; begin (with infinitive); derive from (with "zikh fun") ― װײַסטע‪white?
      ― פּטור‪free; exempt! פֿון‪from; of װאָן‪get away זאָל‪should איך‪I װיסן‪know; knowledge?
      ― טאָ‪so װאָס‪what, why (interrogative); that (conj); something, someone (pronoun); as ... as possible (with a comparative adverb)1זשע‪so, then, expression of endearment or annoyance רעדסטע?... ערשטנס‪first, לײגן‪lay זײ אַרײַן‪into, די נגידים‪wealthy person,
װער‪become; defend; forbid; who װײס‪know װיפֿל‪how many פּוטער‪butter; churn butter!...