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im kaved levavchem kaoferet
If your heart is heavy as lead
im avela begufchem haneshama
If the soul mourns within your body
haazinu leshir hatotzeret
Listen to this home-grown song
shaavu mitocho nechama
Draw comfort from within it
ze hador dor yemot hamashicha,
This is the generation of the messianic era,
menamnem velakum meachar.
Dozing and slow to rise.
hu zakuk lenavi umochicha
It needs a prophet and a rebuker
ulfachot - leshaon meorer.
And at least — an alarm clock.
leorer ahava vechavod vechiba
To awaken love and respect and affection
vekina
And jealousy
letotzeret haaretz!
For the produce of the land!
lechalav, lechatzatz, leugot, leriva
For milk, for gravel, for cakes, for jam
lagevina
For cheese
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
im ratzita matok misukar lichvod chag
If you want something sweet for the sake of a holiday
lech livchor
Go and choose
mitotzeret haaretz!
From the produce of the land!
im tirtze mar mimavet litom, al tidag
If you want to taste something bitter as death, don't worry
yesh maror
There is bitter herb
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
yesh mikol hazemanim, yesh mikol haminim
There is from every era, there is from every kind
hav kochot
Give strength
letotzeret haaretz!
To the produce of the land!
ach shomim yehudim veeynam mevinim
But Jews hear and do not understand
yesh mochot...
There are minds...
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
eyn achdut bauma hanoledet
There is no unity in the nation being born
eyn sharsheret yadayim achat
There is no chain of one joined hands
eyn katef, eyn chazit meuchedet
There is no shoulder, no unified front
aval yesh, aval yesh lo meat -
But there is, but there is not a few —
aval yesh ketefiot, chaziot, yadiot
But there are shoulder straps, bras, handles
mafliot
Marvelous
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
veyeshno gan chayot uvagan hachayot
And there is a zoo and in the zoo
arayot
Lions
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
bisdarim venimus al tishal lapatent
In orderliness and courtesy, don't ask about patents
ze tamid
That is always
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
uvtulot bat tzion medaberot beaktzent
And the daughters of Zion speak with an accent
germanit
German
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
ushnatayim vachetzi ochelet haesh basadot
And two and a half years the fire eats in the fields
mitotzeret haaretz!
Of the produce of the land!
veangeli hashilton, ach gam hu mishtamesh
And English is the rule, but even it uses
beshitot...
Methods...
mitotzeret haaretz.
Of the produce of the land.
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