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Mishehu Olech Tamid Hiti

Someone Always Walks Beside

by Ofra Haza

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hayu yamim chamim yemey batzoret
There were hot days, days of drought
panay yovshu kesedek adama
My face dried like a crack in the earth
shaday kamal velo notar liktzor et
My field withered and nothing was left to reap
shaalti, lachashti, bishvil ma?
I asked, I whispered, what for?
hachoref shuv hika bi kor kecherev
Winter struck me again, cold as a sword
vehamabat ko sagriri bishtey eynay
And my gaze so overcast in both my eyes
umisidkey kirot nibat haetzev
And from the cracks in the walls, sadness peered
shaalti, lachashti, ad matay?
I asked, I whispered, how long?
ach leet erev im rucha erev
But at evening time with an evening breeze
ale nosher lo al gag beyti,
A falling leaf lands on the roof of my home,
ani yodaat ani shomaat
I know, I can hear
mishehu holech tamid iti.
Someone always walks with me.
ani zocheret bediduti zoeket
I remember, my loneliness cries out
alit panay bishtey kapot yaday
I hide my face in both my palms
et tzaari chilakti im pat lechem
My sorrow I shared with a piece of bread
shaalti, haomnam veim keday
I asked, is it truly so, and is it worth it
et tefilati esa kach hola hola
My prayer I'll carry on and on
od lochashot sefatay mitoch oni
Still my lips whisper from my poverty
ani yodaat mishehu lemala
I know someone up above
roe or ashashit bechaloni
Sees the lantern light in my window
ach leet erev...
But at evening time...
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