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chayim moshe - ad kelot haneshima (lihyot zamar)
Haim Moshe - Until the Last Breath (To Be a Singer)
ad kelot haneshima
Until the Last Breath
tzipor yoshevet al anaf
A bird sits on a branch
shoreket menida kanaf
Whistles and shakes its wing
roshah mitzad el tzad pona
Its head turns from side to side
ani bah mitkane
I envy it
mid potzecha pi beshir
I immediately burst into song
et miktorni ani mesir
I take off my jacket
raglay mitnoaot uvamachol yotzot
My feet stir and step into the dance
tzipor yoshevet al anaf
A bird sits on a branch
ani roked mulah veaf
I dance before it and fly
menif yadi umistovev
I raise my hands and spin
beosher merachef
Hovering in happiness
ani mafne mabat el al
I turn my gaze upward
margish chofshi chofshi vekal
I feel free, free and light
tzohel umitlahev veshar im kol halev
Joyful and enthusiastic and singing with all my heart
tzipor ketana et eynay potcha
A little bird has opened my eyes
ashir erkod imah amri el olamah
I'll sing, I'll dance with it, I'll soar into its world
veshelovta et libi shebitah
And its serenity has captured my heart
erkod ashir imah ad kelot haneshima
I'll dance, I'll sing with it until my breath runs out
tzipor yoshevet al anaf
A bird sits on a branch
lu gam ani tzipor kanaf
Would that I too were a winged bird
amri kamo lishchakim endod lemerchakim
I would soar like it to the heavens, wander to the distances
vechaasher ashuv minedod ani ashir vegam erkod
And when I return from wandering I'll sing and also dance
at sheshomu ozney et sherau eynay
What my ears heard, what my eyes saw
tzipor ketana et eynay potcha
A little bird has opened my eyes
ashir erkod imah amri el olamah
I'll sing, I'll dance with it, I'll soar into its world
veshelovta et libi shebitah
And its serenity has captured my heart
erkod ashir imah ad kelot haneshima
I'll dance, I'll sing with it until my breath runs out
shimu reay hakshivu li
Listen my friends, hear me
tzipor shineta et masluley
A bird has changed my course
veim atem tzipor tiru kamoni taasu
And if you see a bird like me, do as I do
potzchu beshir zameru bekol
Burst into song, sing out loud
sholchu raglayim bemachol
Send your feet into the dance
porsu kenafayim ketzipor veufu el haor
Spread wings like a bird and fly to the light
tzipor ketana et eynay potcha
A little bird has opened my eyes
ashir erkod imah amri el olamah
I'll sing, I'll dance with it, I'll soar into its world
veshelovta et libi shebitah
And its serenity has captured my heart
erkod ashir imah ad kelot haneshima
I'll dance, I'll sing with it until my breath runs out