Di Tsukunft (The Future)
lyrics by Morris Winchevsky, composer unknown
choral arrangement by Linda Gritz and Steven Lipsitt
performed by A Besere Velt May 2018, conducted by Derek David

Yiddish lyrics
O, di velt vet vern yinger,
Un dos lebn laykhter, gringer,
Yeder kloger vet a zinger
Vern, brider, bald!
Loz dos folk nor vern kliger,
Un faryogn dem batriger,
Im, dem fuks, un oykh dem tiger
Fun zayn sheynem vald.

O, di velt vet vern shener,
Libe greser, sine klener,
Tsvishn froyen, tsvishn mener,
Tsvishn land un land.
O, di velt vet vern frayer,
Frayer, shener, yinger, nayer,
Un in ir di varhayt tayer,
Tayer vi a fraynd.

O, di velt vet vern dreyster
Un es vet nit zayn a mayster,
Nit di kroyn un nit di tayster,
Nit dem zelners shverd.
Alzo mutik in di reyen,
In di reyen, tsu bafrayen,
Tsu bafrayen un banayen
Undzer alte velt.

English translation
O, the world will become younger
And life lighter, easier,
Every complainer will
Become a singer soon, brothers!
Let the people become wiser
And chase away the traitor,
The fox, and also the tiger
From their beautiful forest.

O, the world will become more beautiful.
Love will grow, hate less,
Between women and men,
Between nation and nation.
O, the world will become freer.
Freer, more beautiful, younger, newer,
And truth will be precious,
Valued as a friend.

O, the world will become bolder
And there will be no master,
No crown and no purse,
No soldier’s sword.
So have courage in the ranks,
In the ranks, to liberate
To liberate and renew
Our old world.

A Besere Velt (A Better World) is a 75-member, multi-generational Yiddish community chorus celebrating progressive values and commitment to social justice.

A Besere Velt and our smaller chamber ensemble are available to perform at concerts, festivals, celebrations, and social gatherings.

A Besere Velt is part of Boston Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring, a thriving Jewish community that serves as a home for secular Jewish life, a voice for progressive Jewish values and social change, and an arts and education center celebrating Yiddish, Jewish, and progressive culture.

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