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kevish yashan
An old road
shevil bagan
a path in the garden
etz uvayit
a tree and a house
aba kan
Dad is here
ima sham
Mom is there
kan nisharti
here I remained
ma shehayiti
what I once was
paam mizeman
long ago
ma sheachshav
what I am now
yaldut nishkachat.
a forgotten childhood.
tzerif yarok
A green shack
lo rachok
not far away
beyt hasefer
the school
mi nishar
who stayed
mi avar
who passed through
mi odenu
who still is
ma shehayinu
what we once were
paam mizeman
long ago
ma od mevi oti tamid
what still brings me always
el otah yaldut nishkachat
back to that forgotten childhood
zocher eych shehalachnu derech keva
I remember how we walked every day
leorech horchov hamitroken
along the emptying street
davar lo hishtana
nothing has changed
rak po vasham dohe hatzeva
only here and there the color fades
ulay ze rak halev shemizdaken.
maybe it's just the heart that's growing old.
od shana
One more year
kevar lamadnu
we already learned
mi ani
who am I
mi ata
who are you
kevar ibadnu
we already lost
ma shehayinu
what we once were
paam mizeman
long ago
ma od mevi otcha tamid
what still brings you always
el otah yaldut nishkachat.
back to that forgotten childhood.
zocher eych shehivtachnu beli ladaat
I remember how we promised without knowing
matay veeych nachzor lehipagesh
when and how we'd meet again
nidme sherak etmol
it seems like only yesterday
aval hashemesh kevar shokaat
but the sun is already setting
ulay ze rak halev shemitragesh.
maybe it's just the heart that's getting excited.
shevil bagan
A path in the garden
etz uvayit
a tree and a house
aba kan
Dad is here
ima sham
Mom is there
kan nisharti
here I remained
ma shehayiti
what I once was
paam mizeman
long ago
ma od mevi oti tamid
what still brings me always
el otah yaldut nishkachat.
back to that forgotten childhood.