Yiddish Lyrics

zayt gezunt, zayt gezunt
morgn for ikh op;
kh'hob shoyn oyfgeneyt a zekl,
opgeshert dem kop.
hob bakumen shoyn a gartl,
tsugeneyt tsum keyt.
un zikh shoyn mit ale shkheynim
durkh der vant tsesheydt.

zayt gezunt, zayt gezunt
morgn for ikh op;
kh'hob shoyn oyfgeneyt a zekl,
Opgeshert dem kop.
hob aheym avekgeshribn
shoyn dem letstn briv:
morgn vel ikh zayn shoyn vayt-vayt
ergets oyf a shif ...

Translation

Farewell, farewell,
tomorrow I depart
I've sewn myself a pack
had my hair cut off.

I've got myself a belt
that's tethered to my chains,
said goodbye to all the neighbors
through the wall that intervenes.

I've already written
my last letter home.
Tomorrow I'll be far way,
somewhere on a ship ...