Chabibi

Esther Dischereit

1996

Chabibi
my vaybl
be on your guard
when you meet
a goy
he likes you nisht
be on your guard
when you meet
a goy
he likes you
be on your guard
when you meet
a yid
he smells you
chassids dance
into your heart
no mezuze
on your door
mishpokhes
cut
your hair
so it will dance
with the dibbuk

Translated by
Iain
Galbraith
.
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Creator Bio

Esther Dischereit

b. 1952

Born in Heppenheim, Germany, Esther Dischereit is a poet, novelist, essayist, stage and radio dramatist, and teacher. The founder of the WordMusic Group, she has lectured in the United States and was writer in residence at Deutsches Haus at New York University in 2004. Dischereit is the recipient of a variety of academic fellowships from German research institutions, including the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European and Jewish Studies.

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