Aproyect Shel Revivo - Shoshanat HaPlaim

haya gufah shachor mishechor

Her body was dark as night

haya gufah shachor mishechor

Her body was dark as night

hoyta hi shechora velohetet

She was dark and burning

zot leolam lo eshkach

That I will never forget

paam omra li beretet

Once she said to me trembling

shuv mimech lo evrach

I'll never flee from you again

lefeta tokfani gaagua

Suddenly nostalgia attacks me

umoshchani shuv leshem

And pulls me back there

ma hasiba ze yadua

The reason is well known

hi sefuga bi bedam

She is soaked into my blood

haya gufah shachor mishechor

Her body was dark as night

haya gufah shachor mishechor

Her body was dark as night

velo yacholti laatzor

And I could not stop

libi hafach leeved

My heart became a slave

lekesem hashachor

To the dark spell

lo lo yacholti laatzor

No, no, I could not stop

libi hafach leeved

My heart became a slave

lekesem hashachor

To the dark spell

*lihyot levad {amur emor}*

*To Be Alone*

veim ani ani tzochek

And if I laugh

ze lo omer shetov li

It doesn't mean I'm well

ani tzochek ki ze atzuv

I laugh because it's sad

lihyot levad lihyot levad

To be alone, to be alone

ze lo omer ze lo omer

It doesn't mean, it doesn't mean

raviv ze mashehu acher

Raviv, it's something else

ulay ze cham

Maybe it's warm

ulay ze kar

Maybe it's cold

ulay ze setam

Maybe it's just

kedey lomar

Something to say

ze lo omer

It doesn't mean

ze lo omer

It doesn't mean

ulay ze mashehu acher

Maybe it's something else

ulay ze cham

Maybe it's warm

ulay ze kar

Maybe it's cold

ulay ze setam

Maybe it's just

kedey lomar

Something to say

*haasir*

*The Prisoner*

mini bor mezoham bo hushlachti

From a filthy pit I was cast

mevudad uvli shem

Isolated and nameless

lo echdal militzok lehashmia

I will not cease to cry out, to make heard

laolam hadomem

To the silent world

lo chatati veaf lo pashati

I did not sin nor did I transgress

elohay hu adey

My God is my witness

kol ze lo pilalti

All this I did not expect

af lo chalamti sheyakrani

Nor did I dream it would befall me

ki mar gorali

For bitter is my fate

hikoni shovay veinuni

My captors beat and tormented me

bitzchok merusha hashpiluni

With wicked laughter they humiliated me

mitchanenet nafshi harpu na mimeni

My soul pleads: release me now

day li

Enough

day day li

Enough, enough for me

*layla tov leahava*

*Good Night to Love*

halayla bashevilim achshav posea

Tonight on the pathways he treads

halayla ahava yesh baavir

Tonight there is love in the air

halayla shuv avo lizrootey

Tonight he will come to her arms again

vehi tihye yafa mamash kemo shir

And she will be beautiful, just like a song

halayla mishmarto eyno shochecha

Tonight he does not forget his watch

halayla yitpazeru haananim

Tonight the clouds will scatter

halayla shuv yabit banu yarecha

Tonight the moon will look upon us again

uchmo tamid yair lanu panim

And as always will shine upon our faces

halayla hu halayla hu halayla

This night it is, this night it is, this night

libi holem beketzev levavah

My heart beats in time with hers

halayla hu sheli vehu shel layla

This night is mine and it is Layla's

halayla layla tov leahava

This night, good night to love

halayla hu halayla hu halayla

This night it is, this night it is, this night

libi holem beketzev levavah

My heart beats in time with hers

halayla hu sheli vehu shel layla

This night is mine and it is Layla's

halayla layla tov leahava

This night, good night to love

*hakochav {hoy rachel}*

*The Star*

kochavim

Stars

yesh bashamayim

Are in the heavens

cheresh el

Quietly to

lech az etpalel

You I will pray

hatatneni boded letayel kan

Will you not leave me to wander here alone

na korbani kochav el rachel

Please bring me, star, near to Rachel

hoy rachel

Oh Rachel

et libi lakachat bashevi

You have taken my heart captive

biroti otach halayla

Seeing you tonight

noraa hi rachel noraa hi

Awesome is Rachel, awesome she is

baz libi lerigshotay baz

My heart despises my feelings, despises

*hachnisini tachat kenafech*

*Let Me Rest Beneath Your Wing*

hachnisini tachat kenafech

Let me rest beneath your wing

vahayi li em veachot

And be to me a mother and a sister

vayhi cheykecha miklat roshi

And let your bosom be a refuge for my head

kan tefilotay hanidachot

A nest for my forsaken prayers

uvet rachamim beyn hashemashot

And at twilight's moment of mercy

shechay veegel lach sod yisurey

Bow close and I will whisper my secret sorrows

omrim yesh baolam neurim

They say there is youth in the world

heychan heychan hem neuray

Where, where is my youth

hakochavim rimu oti

The stars deceived me

haya chalom ach gam hu avar

There was a dream but it too has passed

ata eyn li kelum baolam

Now I have nothing in the world

eyn li

I have nothing

eyn li davar

I have nothing at all

*shoshanat pelaim *

*Rose of Wonders*

shoshanat pelaim beruchat el

A rose of wonders, blessed of God

porachat leish veish

Blossoming for each and every man

yesh kol shenot chayayv doresh lah

All the years of his life he seeks her

yesh motza otah chish

Some find her quickly

uvdarchey chayim nita bam

And on life's roads we wander

ad im yomenu red

Until our day is done

kol perach nifgosh nishala

Every flower we meet we ask

at shoshanti at

Are you my rose

veyesh erev choref nuga ba

And there comes a sorrowful winter evening

veevlo shadmot bar

And the fields mourn

titbonen tavchin darkecha

You look and notice on your path

shoshantecha niktefa kevar

Your rose has already been plucked

veyesh erev choref nuga ba

And there comes a sorrowful winter evening

veevlo shadmot bar

And the fields mourn

titbonen tavchin darkecha

You look and notice on your path

shoshantecha niktefa kevar

Your rose has already been plucked

*ahuv libi*

*My Heart's Beloved*

ahuv libi heychan hu

My heart's beloved, where is he

imru na li lean halach lean

Tell me please where he has gone

haim yachazor o shema avad hu

Will he return or has he been lost

ulay halach hu venadam

Perhaps he went and fell silent

ahuv libi heychan hu

My heart's beloved, where is he

imru na li lean halach lean

Tell me please where he has gone

haim yachazor o shema avad hu

Will he return or has he been lost

ulay halach hu venadam

Perhaps he went and fell silent

ulay halach hu venadam

Perhaps he went and fell silent

ulay halach hu venadam

Perhaps he went and fell silent

Shoshanat HaPlaim

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