Mayn Rue-Plats / Where I Rest Lyrics

nit zukh mikh vu di mirtn grinen
gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats
vu lebns velkn bay mashinen
dortn iz mayn rue-plats
nit zukh mikh vu di feygl zingen
gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats
a shklaf bin ikh vu keytn klingen
dortn iz mayn rue-plats

nit zukh mikh vu fontanen shpritsn
gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats
vu trern rinen, tseyner kritsn
dortn iz mayn rue-plats
look not for me in natures greenery
you will not find me there, I fear
where lives are wasted by machinery
that is where I rest, my dear
look not for me where birds are singing
enchanting songs find not my ear
for in my slavery, chains a-ringing
is the music I do hear
not where the streams of life are flowing
I draw not from these fountains clear
but where we reap what greed is sowing
hungry teeth & falling tears
but if your heart does love me truly
join it with mine & hold me near
then will this world of toil & cruelty
die in birth of Eden here
un libstu mikh mit varer libe
to k** tsu mir, mayn guter shats
un hayter oyf mayn harts dos tribe
un makh mir zis mayn rue-plats