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A Perfect World

by Eyal Golan

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chashavti al migrash hamischakim sheeynenu
I thought about the playground that's no longer there
hayom omed sham beyt malon gadol
Today a big hotel stands in its place
hanitzchonot shesamachnu
The victories we celebrated
vehademaot sheshafachnu
And the tears we shed
kama ratzinu lehatzlicha begadol
How badly we wanted to make it big
vechama beritot achim shenispegu bachol
And how many blood pacts were absorbed in the sand
chashavti al habayit shegadalta bo
I thought about the house you grew up in
hayom garim bo anashim zarim
Today strangers live there
haneshikot sheganavnu vehasodot sheahavnu
The kisses we stole and the secrets we loved
eych sheyacholnu lihyot kol kach temimim
How we could be so innocent
vechama ahavnu keshehayinu yeladim
And how much we loved when we were children
chashavti li shebaolam mushlam
I thought to myself that in a perfect world
at lo hayit ozevet leolam
You would never have left
migrash hamischakim kevar meyutam
The playground is already abandoned
veeyn bo adam
And there's no one in it
verak ani adayin sham bazikaron
And only I'm still there, in memory
sheli achshav hakol kayam
For me now, everything still exists
bazikaron sheli achshav hakol kayam
In memory, for me now, everything still exists
nizkarti shuv bayom sheneelemet li
I remembered again the day you disappeared on me
ratzita limtzo atid varod yoter
You wanted to find a rosier future
eych hi pitom neelma
How she suddenly vanished
haneshama shel hashechuna
The soul of the neighborhood
eych hashanim ratzot cholfot ovrot maher
How the years race, pass, fly by so fast
ma shehaya mukar hofech lihyot acher
What once was familiar becomes something else
chashavti li shebaolam mushlam
I thought to myself that in a perfect world
at lo hayit ozevet leolam
You would never have left
migrash hamischakim kevar meyutam
The playground is already abandoned
veeyn bo adam
And there's no one in it
verak ani adayin sham bazikaron
And only I'm still there, in memory
sheli achshav hakol kayam
For me now, everything still exists
chashavti li shebaolam mushlam
I thought to myself that in a perfect world
at lo hayit ozevet leolam
You would never have left
migrash hamischakim kevar meyutam
The playground is already abandoned
veeyn bo adam
And there's no one in it
verak ani adayin sham bazikaron
And only I'm still there, in memory
sheli achshav hakol kayam
For me now, everything still exists
bazikaron sheli achshav hakol kayam
In memory, for me now, everything still exists
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