| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Wandering | | By Samuel Roth |
| | | LITTLE man of sorrows, whither would you wander? | |
| Whither from this sunny isle with step so firm and bold? | |
| “I am going to the City to hear the Word of God, | |
| My glory is to tread the soil on which my Fathers trod; | |
| I am going to the City to hear the Word of God.” | 5 |
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| Little man of sorrows, whither would you wander? | |
| Is thy quest a fairer heaven or a flower of brighter hue? | |
| “I am going to the City wherein my people strive, | |
| To share their wounds and slay their foes, encourage and revive; | |
| I am going to the City wherein my people strive.” | 10 |
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| Little man of sorrows, whither would you wander, | |
| When the Sun is in thy zenith here, and Hope so golden too? | |
| “I am going to the City to share my People’s pain, | |
| To prove with deeds of daring that their struggle is not vain; | |
| I am going to the City to share my People’s pain.” | 15 |
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| Little man of sorrows, whither would you wander? | |
| Whither from this sunny isle with step so firm and bold? | |
| “I am going to the country where my Fathers ruled of old, | |
| My quest is not a fairer sky, nor a sun of white and gold; | |
| I am going to the country where my Fathers ruled of old.” | 20 | | | |
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