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My Little Sister
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My sister sits happy at her bridegroom’s table. She does not cry. My sister will do no such thing: what would people say! My sister sits happy at her bridegroom’s table. Her heart is awake. The…

Contributor:

Abba Kovner

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Date:

1967

Subjects:

Death, Mourning, Family, Burial, Marriage

Categories:

Poetry, Literature, Popular Poetry
Poem on the Pestilence of 1713
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In the year 5473 [1713] since the creation of, the world, from the moment it began the plague fell upon us because of our many sins. In the community we still had no one ill nor bad air in the country…

Contributor:

Moses Eisenstadt

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1713

Subjects:

Plague, Death, Poverty, Mourning, Burial

Categories:

History, Music, Popular Poetry
The Funeral’s Early...
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In Jewish folklore the sight of a water carrier bearing one or two full pails is an omen of good fortune; empty pails foretell bad fortune. The funeral’s early, the concert is late.I go to both (such…

Contributor:

Abraham Sutzkever

Places:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Date:

1975

Subjects:

Mourning, Burial, Death, Sex, Gender

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry, Literature