שפּאַנט
Yiddish edit
Verb edit
שפּאַנט • (shpant)
- strides third-person singular of שפּאַנען (shpanen).
- A dampfshif hostu oysgetrakht un nemst dermit zikh iber;
- Der rebbe shpreyt zayn tikhl oys un shpant dem yam ariber.
- The steamship you've invented so you think you're something big,
- but the rabbi waves his handkerchief and crosses the Atlantic instantly.
Further reading edit
- "Kum Aher, Du Filozof" lyrics in Sheet Music Digital