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kevar lo shomea chadashot,
I no longer listen to the news,
lo hachpashot, lo hachchashot,
no defamations, no denials,
eyn li musag yarok ma mitrachesh,
I have absolutely no idea what's happening,
lo eych politikay mikrob
not how some microbe politician
mocher hakol - rak ten lo g'ob,
sells everything — just give him the job,
toda lael, ani cheresh.
thank God, I am deaf.
gam yesh li petor milehakshiv
I'm also exempt from listening
lazavlanim shemisaviv
to the garbage-talkers all around
bizman sheanashim tovim olim baesh.
while good people go up in flames.
ani patur meatimut,
I'm exempt from callousness,
ani lo po, ani al mute,
I'm not here, I'm on mute,
toda lael, ani cheresh.
thank God, I am deaf.
lo mekane beele sheshomim:
I don't envy those who can hear:
hem chasufim legidufim veiumim.
they're exposed to curses and threats.
ach, eyze keyf ze lo lishmoa et hakeneset!
Ah, what a joy not to hear the parliament!
(uvyichud lo et ishti keshehi koeset).
(and especially not my wife when she's angry).
oti yoter lo mavhilim
Nothing frightens me anymore
lo bemilim, lo im tilim,
not with words, not with missiles,
tenu li rak arutz haseport ulnashnesh,
just give me the sports channel and some snacks,
gam im tifrotz po milchama -
even if a war breaks out here —
ani afilu lo eshma -
I won't even hear it —
hisbarti kevar: ani cheresh.
I already explained: I am deaf.
yesh li shichrur mitzeakot
I'm freed from screaming
umibedichot lo matzchikot,
and from jokes that aren't funny,
tatzchiku ze et ze, selicha, ani poresh.
make each other laugh, sorry, I'm stepping out.
vegam harechev meachor
And even the car behind me
yachol litzpor: "sa, ya chamor!"
can honk: "Drive, you donkey!"
halluyah, ani cheresh!
Hallelujah, I am deaf!
veim hahu, bamemshala,
And if that one, in the government,
yatchil shuv im ha"belah-belah-bela"
starts again with his "blah-blah-blah"
sheyebarber, ani lo mitragesh,
let him ramble, I'm not impressed,
omar lerosh hamemshala:
I'll say to the prime minister:
"toda raba, haya nifla,
"Thank you very much, it was wonderful,
ani lo po, ani cheresh!"
I'm not here, I am deaf!"
sheyekashkesh, sheyetashtesh,
Let him rattle, let him muddy,
sheyechanteresh, sheyecharbesh,
let him mess around, let him jumble,
sheyeasher, sheyitkachesh,
let him approve, let him deny,
sheyitchaten, sheyitgaresh,
let him marry, let him divorce,
mibechinati sheyechahen ad sof 2096.
as far as I'm concerned let him serve until the end of 2096.
ma 'kafat li ani?
What do I care?