Oyfn Pripetchik

On the Hearth

Oyfn Pripetchik

On the hearth burns a little fire,Oyfn pripetchik brent a fayerl,
And in the room it's warm.un in shtub is heys.
And the rabbi teaches little childrenUn der rebe lernt kleyne kinderlekh
the alphabet.dem alef-beyz.

See, children,Zet zhe kinderlekh,
remember, dear ones, what you learn here.gedenkt zhe, tayere, vos ir lernt do.
Say it once again and then once more:Zogt zhe nokh a mol un take nokh a mol:
"Comets-alef: o!""Komets-alef: o!"

Learn, children, learn with joy,Lernt kinderlekh, lernt mit freyd,
learn the alphabet.lernt dem alef-beyz.
Happy is the Jew who knows the TorahGliklekh is der Yid, wos kent die toyre
and the alphabet.un dos alef-beyz