Reply To: "The train" By Abie Rotenberg

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The tune is to cheery for that plus “ride on velvet and dine on fine cusine ” On the way to aushwitz”

Avram

So the mashal is a person who has a ticket purchased for him and is thrown on a train against his will ok

But the song goes on…

“So you ask an older passenger,

‘How long will this ride be?’

He says, ‘Sorry son, I can’t say, there is no gaurentee.

It might be the next station, we’ll be there in no time.

But maybe if you’re luckey,

You can stay till the end of the line.'”

so the lucky people get to stay on the train? Why is that lucky especialy if they have worn out seats and crusty bread?

And then the song ends with the few (wise?) people who dont bother enjoying train since they are only “passing through”

I get that a kashah on a song is proabably worse than a kasha oif ah maiseh. But the mashal makes no sense