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Kasach Po Vekasach Sham

A Little Here and a Little There

by Ofra Haza

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lifney harbe harbe shanim
Many many years ago
bau laaretz meat yehudim
A few Jews came to the land
lule hayu kan meat yehudim
Had there not been a few Jews here
az lo hayinu sofrim t'shnym
We wouldn't be counting the years
kasach po uchsach sham
Mow here and mow there
rak shetihye ben adam
Just be a decent person
lifney harbe harbe shanim
Many many years ago
kisu bitzot vaagamim
Swamps and marshes covered the land
lule habitzot vehaagamim
Had it not been for the swamps and marshes
az lo hayinu habayta baim
We wouldn't be coming home
kasach po uchsach sham...
Mow here and mow there...
lifney harbe harbe shanim
Many many years ago
hayu baaretz meat yehudim
There were few Jews in the land
lule hayinu meat yehudim
Had we not been few Jews
az lo hayu gam ashkenazim,
There wouldn't be Ashkenazim,
sefaradim, teymanim, marokaim, polanim,
Sephardim, Yemenites, Moroccans, Poles,
hungarim, bulgarim, romanim, perasim
Hungarians, Bulgarians, Romanians, Persians
kasach po uchsach sham...
Mow here and mow there...
anu banu artza
We came to the land
livnot ulhibanot bah
To build and be built in it
ach reu ma sheyatza
But look what happened
shei efshar lichyot bah
It's impossible to live here
beli kasach po uchsach sham...
Without mow here and mow there...
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