Translation of the song Mayn rue plats artist Yiddish Folk

Nit zukh mikh vu di mirtn grinen.

Don't look for me where myrtles are green.

Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.

You will not find me there, my beloved.

Vu lebns velkn bay mashinen,

Where lives wither at the machines,

Dortn iz mayn rue plats.

There is my resting place.

Nit zukh mikh vu di feygl zingen.

Don't look for me where birds sing.

Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.

You will not find me there, my beloved.

A shklaf bin ikh vu keytn klingen,

I am a slave where chains ring,

Dortn iz mayn rue plats.

There is my resting place.

Nit zukh mikh vu fontanen shpritsn.

Don't look for me where fountains spray.

Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.

You will not find me there, my beloved.

Vu trern rinen, tseyner kritsn,

Where tears flow and teeth gnash,

Dortn iz mayn rue plats.

There is my resting place.

Un libstu mikh mit varer libe,

And if you love me with true love,

To kum tsu mir, mayn guter shats,

So come to me, my good beloved,

Un hayter oyf mayn harts di tribe

And cheer my gloomy heart

Un makh mir zis mayn rue plats.

And make sweet my resting place.