A Little Letter To Mom

My child, my comfort, you're going away

Please be a good son

With tears and trembling

Your dear, faithful mother begs you

You're going away my one and only child

Across the distant seas

Arrive there safely and in good health

And don't forget your mother

Yes, go in health and with good fortune

And be sure to write a letter each week

To delight your mother's heart

A letter to your mother

Don't delay

Write soon, my beloved child,

And give her solace

Your mother will read your letter

And she will be comforted

You'll heal her pain and her aching heart

And revive her spirits

Eight years now, i've been alone

My child has wandered far away

His childish heart is hard as stone

I've not received a single letter

How can he still have courage?

How has life treated him?

He must be well of

And doesn't want me to know

I've sent a hundred letters

And he hasn't the slightest notion

How deep my grief is

In new york city, a wealthy home

Full of hearts without pity

There lives her child in luxury

With his happy family

A beautiful wife, two children

With radiant faces

And as he sits and beams with joy

He receives a letter

Your mother is dead! it has come to pass

In life you neglected her

This was her last wish

Say kaddish for your mother

Don't delay

Say it soon, my beloved child,

And give her solace

Your mother will hear your kadish

In her grave gladly

You'll heal her pain and her bitter heart

And revive her spirits