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Shalom Chaver

Goodbye Friend

by Sarit Hadad

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shalom chaver kashe li ledaber
Hello, friend, it's hard for me to speak
kol yom sheover kashe yoter
Every passing day grows harder
rotze lomar lecha harbe devarim
I want to say so many things
migodel hakeev eyn li milim
But in the depth of pain I find no words
eyn li milim
I have no words
kemo etz natua zakuf yadua
Like a rooted tree, tall and known
rucha muzara sharashayv akara
A strange wind uprooted it
gadal haetz bemeshech hashanim
The tree grew through the years
tipes tipes naga baananim
Climbed and climbed and touched the clouds
heniv perot vetzel laayefim
It bore fruit and shade for the weary
kederech hateva
As nature's way goes
uchmo haetz gadel gam haadam
And like the tree, a man too grows
nachalato rotza kemo kulam
Claiming his inheritance like everyone else
hael natan verak hael yikach
God has given and only God takes away
ata li chaver veach.
You are my friend and my brother.
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