איבער דעם קאַמף פֿון די וועלדער,
Over the crest of the forests,
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Page 208. 'Di Shtal' Sections KAF-GIMEL conclusion, KAF-DALED, and KAF-HEY opening — the visionary answer and animal blessing: The vision answers: 'Over the crest of forests, over roofs — leaping. Roaring. Fluttering.' An arched rainbow is the path of the leap — 'one leap, and no more.' Scattered thunder on mountains is the echo of the roar — 'one roar and no more.' A white, foamy river is the path of the flight — 'one flight and no more.' Each creature's essence reduced to one perfect, final act. Section KAF-DALED (24): The four beasts come to bless the fugitive: 'Wings with pure feathers stroke his cheeks with love — harp-song.' 'Paws with trembling claws fall with longing upon his neck — fiddle-play.' 'Horns, like woven wreaths, lay themselves at his feet — cymbal-sound.' The eagle's wings, leopard's paws, deer's horns — each touch accompanied by music. 'Heaven and earth — one praise and song, that he hears with all his limbs.' The King David instruments from earlier, now playing. Section KAF-HEY (25) begins: 'Why don't you roar once more, lion? Why don't you roar once more, leopard?' — the fugitive calling the symbolic beasts to action.
איבער דעם קאַמף פֿון די וועלדער,
איבער די דעכער — געשפּרונג.
געשפּרונג.
געברום.
געפֿלאַטער.
אַן אויסגעבויגענער רעגנבויגן —
דאָס איז דער וועג פֿונעם שפּרונג.
איין שפּרונג, און נישט מער.
אַ פֿונאַנדערגעשאָטענער דונער אויף בערג —
דאָס איז דער נאָכקלאַנג פֿונעם ברום.
איין ברום און נישט מער.
אַ ווײַסער און שוימיקער טײַך —
דאָס איז דער וועג פֿונעם פֿלי.
איין פֿלי און נישט מער.
כד
פֿליגלען מיט לויטערע פֿעדערן
גלעטן אים מיט ליבשאַפֿט זײַנע באַקן —
— האַרפֿע־געזאַנג —
לאַפּעס מיט ציטעריקע נעגל
פֿאַלן מיט בענקשאַפֿט אַרויף אויף זײַן נאַקן:
— פֿידל־געשפּיל —
הערנער, ווי געפֿלאָכטענע קרענץ,
לייגן זיך צו די פֿיס אים אַנידער:
— צימבל־געקלאַנג —
הימל און ערד — איין לויב און געזאַנג,
געזאַנג, וואָס ער הערט מיט אַלע זײַנע גלידער. —
האַרפֿע־געזאַנג,
פֿידל־געשפּיל,
צימבל־געקלאַנג.
כה
וואָס שאַלסטו נישט נאָכאַמאָל, לייב?
וואָס ברומסטו נישט נאָכאַמאָל, לעמפּערט?
Iber dem kamf fun di velder,
iber di dekher — geshprung.
Geshprung.
Gebrum.
Geflater.
An oysgeboygeпer regПboygn —
dos iz der veg funem shprung.
Eyn shprung, un nisht mer.
A funandergeshоteпer duner oyf berg —
dos iz der nokhklang funem brum.
Eyn brum un nisht mer.
A vayser un shoymiker taykh —
dos iz der veg funem fli.
Eyn fli un nisht mer.
KAF-DALED
Fliglen mit loytere federn
gletn im mit libshaft zayne bakn —
— harfe-gezang —
Lapes mit tsiterike negl
faln mit benkshaft aroyf oyf zayn nakn:
— fidl-geshpil —
Herner, vi geflokhtene krents,
leygn zikh tsu di fis im anider:
— tsimbl-geklang —
Himl un erd — eyn loyb un gezang,
gezang, vos er hert mit ale zayne glider. —
Harfe-gezang,
fidl-geshpil,
tsimbl-geklang.
KAF-HEY
Vos shalstu nisht nokhаmol, leyb?
Vos brumstu nisht nokhamol, lempert?
Over the crest of the forests,
over the roofs — leaping.
Leaping.
Roaring.
Fluttering.
An arched rainbow —
that is the path of the leap.
One leap, and no more.
A scattered thunder on mountains —
that is the echo of the roar.
One roar and no more.
A white and foamy river —
that is the path of the flight.
One flight and no more.
KAF-DALED
Wings with pure feathers
stroke his cheeks with love —
— harp-song —
Paws with trembling claws
fall with longing upon his neck:
— fiddle-play —
Horns, like woven wreaths,
lay themselves at his feet below:
— cymbal-sound —
Heaven and earth — one praise and song,
song, that he hears with all his limbs. —
Harp-song,
fiddle-play,
cymbal-sound.
KAF-HEY
Why don't you roar once more, lion?
Why don't you roar once more, leopard?
Page 208. 'Di Shtal' Sections KAF-GIMEL conclusion, KAF-DALED, and KAF-HEY opening — the visionary answer and animal blessing: The vision answers: 'Over the crest of forests, over roofs — leaping. Roaring. Fluttering.' An arched rainbow is the path of the leap — 'one leap, and no more.' Scattered thunder on mountains is the echo of the roar — 'one roar and no more.' A white, foamy river is the path of the flight — 'one flight and no more.' Each creature's essence reduced to one perfect, final act. Section KAF-DALED (24): The four beasts come to bless the fugitive: 'Wings with pure feathers stroke his cheeks with love — harp-song.' 'Paws with trembling claws fall with longing upon his neck — fiddle-play.' 'Horns, like woven wreaths, lay themselves at his feet — cymbal-sound.' The eagle's wings, leopard's paws, deer's horns — each touch accompanied by music. 'Heaven and earth — one praise and song, that he hears with all his limbs.' The King David instruments from earlier, now playing. Section KAF-HEY (25) begins: 'Why don't you roar once more, lion? Why don't you roar once more, leopard?' — the fugitive calling the symbolic beasts to action.
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