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Ben Porat

Fruitful Son

by Ofra Haza

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hu haya ben parbar
He was a boy from the suburbs
chay beoni veshar
Living in poverty and singing
lesimcha, livriut
For joy, for health
leahava, lefashtut kol hayom
For love, for simplicity all day long
hi choyta bemerchak rav
She lived far away
mimekom megurayv
From where he lived
hi choyta bemerchak
She lived at a distance
umigavoha hibita elayv
And looked down at him from above
vehu shar lah
And he sang to her
et libo veet kol machovayv
His heart and all his sorrows
et chalomo, et chalomah
His dream, her dream
sheahav ahav
That he loved, loved
vehu shar lah
And he sang to her
al tihyi ketzipor bagevahim
Don't be like a bird in the heights
al tihyi sham
Don't be there
beyn ananim rechokim
Among distant clouds
hi yoshva letzido
She sat beside him
vehoyta ketzilo
And was like his shadow
hu ahav mabatah
He loved her gaze
velo mash mitzidah meolam
And never left her side
mikita lechita
From class to class
mishana leshana
From year to year
noddu baderachim
They wandered the roads
ushneyhem ohavim, boddim
And both of them loving, lonely
hi niseta
She tried
et avi lekarev el libo
To bring her father closer to his heart
el olamo, el yom yomo
To his world, to his daily life
velashov
But in vain
hu nisa
He tried
et beyto lehavi el beytah
To bring his home into her home
el olamah
Into her world
el yom yomah, velashov
Into her daily life, but in vain
kach yamim veleylot
So days and nights
rak hu lah vehi lo
Only he for her and she for him
habedidut vetzina
Loneliness and cold
bichev, bekina levadah
In pain, in jealousy, alone
yom echad hu halach
One day he left
velo shav ki shachach
And didn't return because he forgot
velo shav ki shachach
And didn't return because he forgot
et shiro et chayayv sheazav
His song, his life that he abandoned
hu amar leh
He told her
la nuchal lehamshich kach yoter
We can't go on like this anymore
shuvi habayta shuvi habayta
Go back home, go back home
shuvi el mekomech
Go back to your place
hu amar leh
He told her
la nuchal lehamshich kach yoter
We can't go on like this anymore
hishaari sham
Stay there
ani el haoni chozer
I'm going back to poverty
hi niseta et beytah
She tried to bring her home
lakerav el libo
Closer to his heart
el olamo, el yom yomo
To his world, to his daily life
velashov
But in vain
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