Wednesday 17 September 2008

mayn rue-plats

by Morris Rosenfeld

Nit sukh mikh vu di mirtn grinen,
Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
Vu lebns velkn bay mashinen,
Dortn is mayn rue-plats.

Nit sukh mikh vu di feygl singn,
Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
A shklaf bin ikh, vu keytn klingn,
Dortn is mayn rue-plats.

Nit such mikh vu fontanen shpritsn,
Gefinst mikh dortn nit, mayn shats.
Vu trern rinen, tseyner kritsn,
Dortn is mayn rue-plats.

Un libstu mikh mit varer libe,
To kum tsu mir mayn guter shats.
Un hayter oyf mayn harts, dos tribe,
Un makh mir sis mayn rue-plats.