query: 18th c. song

[Moshe Taube]

Dear colleagues
A colleague preparing an edition of an 18th century Hebrew text asked me about (East) Slavic words in the text (in Hebrew transliteration), appearing to come from a popular song. I was able to offer only limited suggestions and am asking for your help. The four words are האליי דאשע בעז טוקנטשא which I tentatively render as гола(я) душа без (ш?)туканц(ч?)а. These are glossed in the text as הנשמה ערומה ללא בגד  "the soul is naked without a dress". Any ideas?



Moshe Taube
mstaube at mscc.huji.ac.il

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