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Le'atzmi Bilvad

For Myself Alone

by Ofra Haza

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al asher od lo haya li
For what has not yet been mine
al asher od lo avad
For what has not yet been lost
afazem pizmon banali
I shall hum a trivial refrain
leatzmi bilvad. nigunim harbe niganti
To myself alone. Many melodies I have played
nigunim lelo haben
Melodies without understanding
rak oto asher hevanti
Only what I understood
lo eda nagen. ki hatzaif aley haofel
I shall not know how to play. For the veil of darkness has covered me
ki halach mimeni mi
For the one who was with me has gone
ivater mimul laofek
I shall remain facing the horizon
keilan bedami. sham bakefar, al gedot hanachal
Like a tree in my own blood. There in the village, on the banks of the stream
beyn atzey haduvdevan
Among the cherry trees
yesh od delet sheniftachat
There is still a door that opens
likrati bagan. yesh chiuch od zorecha
Toward me in the garden. There is still a smile that shines
yesh dima od nirdema
There is still a tear that has fallen asleep
veharochav vehareycha
And the breadth and the fragrance
sham laadama. shem hayaar od parua
There to the earth. There the forest is still wild
shem haderech avivit
There the road is springlike
shem litchelet ulrucha
There toward the blue and the wind
et panay oshit od tzafuy li yom gavoha
I shall still turn my face There awaits a high day for me
lehaif bo kol yonay
To release all my doves into it
uvchal asher avoah
And wherever I shall go
yevorchu panay ufrachim ad habirkayim
My face shall be blessed And flowers up to my knees
yitchayechu li min habar
Shall smile at me from the field
veshirey katzir vekayitz
And my harvest and summer songs
afazer bakefar az yitav pitom li kacha
I shall scatter in the village Then suddenly it will be good for me like this
mimapolet hashanim
From the avalanche of years
uvayaar uvanachal
And in the forest and by the stream
ivaled shenit. al asher od lo haya li
I shall be born again. For what has not yet been mine
al asher od lo avad
For what has not yet been lost
afazem pizmon banali
I shall hum a trivial refrain
leatzmi bilvad.
To myself alone.
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