Gimpel Beynish the Matchmaker
(Gimpl Beynish der Shadkhn)
Yiddish Comics of the early 20th century
Translation and commentary by Jane Peppler
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Friday, July 14, 2017

Gimpel gets some terrible tobacco. 2-16-1915



February 16, 1915: His American nose can't tolerate everything.
  1. A pinch of tobacco? Don't mind if I do. It's been a long time since I enjoyed the treat.
  2. Feh! My eyes are swimming from the swinish...
  3. A-choo!
  4. A-choo! Gevald, how can I run from this? I can't take it.
  5. Oy, I feel like I'm in a submarine.
2-16-1915
זײַן אַמעריקאַנער נאָז קען שױן ניט אַלעס פֿאַרטראָגען.
1
אַ שמעק טאַבאַק? מהיכא תיתי. טאַקי שױן לאַנג ניט פֿאַרזוכט דעם מאכל.
2
פֿע! עפּעס שװינדעלט מיר אין דיא אױגען פֿון דעם הזיר׳שען…
3
אָפּ-טשו!
4
אָפּ-טשו! גװאַלד, װאוהין אַנטלױפֿט מען דערפֿון? שױן ניט אױסצוהאַלטען.
5
אױ, עפּעס פֿיהל איך גלײַך װיא איך װאָלט געװען אין אַ סאָמבאַרין.

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