Poezie fun Avrom Sutskever A tunkl fiolete floym di letste oyfn boym din-haytlekh un tsart vi a shvartsapl, vos hot bay nakht in toy geloshn libe, zeung, tsapl, un mitn morgn-shtern in der toy gevorn gringer -- Dos iz poezie. Rir zi on azoy men zol nit zen keyn simen fun di finger.

Poesii fun Awrom Sutzkewer 'n Deip figelette plum, de letste up d'n boum, duenhuytig un tsaart as 'n pupill', dei bii nacht leiv', sein, wrangeln loeschd har un mit'n morgensteirn in'n dau luetter worren is -- Dat is poesii. Royg' er soo an dat 'n kein spour fun de fingers sein kan.

Po'esi'e fun Awrom Suzkewer A tunkl fiolete flojm di lezte ojfn bojm din-hajtlech un zart wi a schwarzapl, woß hot baj nacht in toj geloschn libe, se'ung, zapl, un mitn morgn-schtern in der toj geworn gringer -- Doß is po'esi'e. Rir si on asoj men sol nit sen kejn ßimen fun di finger.

Poesii vun Awrom Sutzkewer Een deepvigelette Plumm, de letzte up'n Boom, dünnhütig un zaart as 'n Pupill', de bi Nacht Leev', Sehn, Wrangeln löscht harr un mit'n Morgensteern in'n Dau lütter worrn is -- Dat is Poesie. Röög' ehr so an, dat 'n keen Spoor vun de Fingers sehn kann.

Poezie fun Avrom Sutskever A tunkl fiolete floym di letste oyfn boym din-haytlekh un tsart vi a shvartsapl, vos hot bay nakht in toy geloshn libe, zeung, tsapl, un mitn morgn-shtern in der toy gevorn gringer -- Dos iz poezie. Rir zi on azoy men zol nit zen keyn simen fun di finger.

Poetry by Avrom Sutzkever A dark violet plum, the last one on the tree, thin-skinned and delicate like a pupil that by night in the dew had slaked love, vision, squirming, and had shrunk with the morning star in the dew -- That is poetry. Touch it in such a way that not a trace of your fingers will be seen.

• Awrom (Abraham) Sutzkewer woyrd' 1913 in Smorgon, Russland, boren un fluecht naa Sibirien as de Kosaken de stad an-grepen. 1922 trek hei na Vilnius (Vilna), Littauen. Hei fecht in't getto fun Vilnius gegen de Nazi-macht un kun dat archiiw fun dat Jeudsche Museum bargen. Daarnaa fecht hei in de Sowjeetsche armee. Later trek hei naa Israel, un daar is hei nuu de ruutgever fun de Jiddische litterattuur-tiidschrift Di goldene keyt (De goldene keed). (Trueg)
• Awrom (Abraham) Sutzkewer wöör 1913 in Smorgon, Russland, boorn un flücht na Sibirien, as de Kosaken de Stadt angrepen. 1922 treck he na Vilnius (Vilna), Litauen. He fecht in't Ghetto vun Vilnius gegen de Nazi-Macht un kunn dat Archiev vun dat Jöödsche Museum bargen. Daarna fecht he in de sowjetsche Armee. Later treck he na Israel, un daar is he nu de Rutgever vun de jiddische Literaturtietschrift Di goldene kejt (De goldene Keed). (Trüch)
• Avrom (Abraham) Sutzkever was born in 1913 in Smorgon, Russia, and fled to Siberia when the Cossacks attacked the city. In 1922, he moved to Vilnius (Vilna), Lithuania. He fought in the Ghetto of Vilnius against Nazi power and was able to save the archive of the Jewish Museum. Then he fought in the Soviet army. Later he moved to Israel, where he is the publisher of the Yiddish literary journal Di goldene keyt (The Golden Chain). (Back)