A Dank Dir, Tatenyu

A tender Yiddish thank-you to Hashem, from Modeh Ani in the morning to Shema at night.

By Geulah · Yiddish Lieder · Source: Modeh Ani and Krias Shema al hamitah (Yiddish)

Lyrics

In der fri, ven ikh shtey oyf, zog ikh "Modeh Ani", Du host mir umgekert mayn neshome, mit rakhmones groys. Ikh efn mayne oygn, un ikh ze dem nayem tog, Un mayn harts dos zingt tsu Dir, Tatenyu. A dank Dir, Tatenyu, far dem tog, A dank Dir far ales, ales vos ikh hob! Far di zun un far dem regn, far mayn shtub un far mayn broyt, A dank Dir, Tatenyu, Du bist mit mir in freyd un noyt. Far mayn tate un mayn mame, far di kinder, groys un kleyn, Far a gutn fraynd vos helft mir, ven ikh ken nit aleyn. Far yeder otem vos ikh khap, far yeder trit vos ikh gey, Tatenyu, a dank Dir, oy, a dank Dir. A dank Dir, Tatenyu, far dem tog, A dank Dir far ales, ales vos ikh hob! Far di zun un far dem regn, far mayn shtub un far mayn broyt, A dank Dir, Tatenyu, Du bist mit mir in freyd un noyt. Bay nakht, ven ikh gey shlofn, zog ikh "Shema Yisroel", Ikh gib Dir op mayn neshome, Du hitst mikh in der nakht. A dank Dir, Tatenyu, far dem tog, A dank Dir far ales, ales vos ikh hob! Far di zun un far dem regn, far mayn shtub un far mayn broyt, A dank Dir, Tatenyu, Du bist mit mir in freyd un noyt. Ay, ay, ay, Tatenyu, a dank Dir.

In English

In the morning when I get up, my first word is Modeh Ani: You gave me back my neshome with great mercy. Thank You, Tatenyu, for this day, thank You for everything I have; for the sun and the rain, for my home and my bread; You are with me in joy and in hard times. For my father and mother, for the children big and small, for a good friend who helps when I can't manage alone. At night I say Shema Yisroel and give my neshome back to You; You guard me through the night.