Di Goldene Pave Explained

Di Goldene Pave (; The Golden Peacock) refers to a mythical golden peacock and is a common symbol in Yiddish poetry.

Yiddish poet Itzik Manger's golden peacock symbolized Jewish resilience and optimism.^{[1] [2]} In one poem, Manger explains [like the [[Jewish diaspora|stateless Jew]]], the golden peacock has no country but is alive wherever Yiddish is spoken.^[3]

Anna Margolin published "Di Golden Pave"^[4] in her book "Lider" (Poems). Musician Chava Alberstein later on used the lyrics in her Klezmer music.^[5] The golden peacock is featured in several of Moyshe-Leyb Halpern's poems including "Di zun vet aruntergeyn" published in "Nyu York" (1919)^[6] and his satirical collection of poems titled with the same namesake.

In literary works

• Book: Halpern, Moyshe-Leib . די גאלדענע פאווע . 1924 . Ḳliṿland: Grupe Yidish . . yi . Di goldene paṿe (The Golden Peacock) . Moyshe-Leyb Halpern.
• Book: Perle, Yoshue . די גאלדענע פאווע . 1937 . yi . Di goldene paṿe (The Golden Peacock) . Warsaw.

Notes and References

1. Nash . Stanley . 2002 . Itzik Manger, "Foigelman" and the Problem of the Antihero . . 43 . 57–85 . 0146-4094.
2. Web site: Fonda . Batya . The Golden Peacock . 2024-01-21 . www.jewishfolksongs.com.
3. Web site: A Peacock's Dream: Introducing In geveb . 2024-01-21 . . en.
4. Web site: Di Goldene Pave - Margolin . 2024-01-21 . www.jewishfolksongs.com.
5. Web site: Vaisman Schulman . Asya . December 2023: Handpicked . 2024-01-21 . . en.
6. Web site: Di Zun Vet Aruntergeyn – The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle . 2024-01-21 . yiddishsongs.org.