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Tetze'i Mehakeilim

Lose It

by Sarit Hadad

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kol hayom hi bamitbach
All day long she's in the kitchen
rukacht tavshil mesubach
br ewing some complicated dish
sirim veod sirim
pots and more pots
lo roim otah merov kelim
you can't see her through all the cookware
kol hayom hi beoto matzav
All day long she's in the same state
kafe shachor o nes al chalav
black coffee or instant with milk
mesaderet et habalagan
tidying up the mess
shel hayeladim acharey hagan
the children left after kindergarten
veze kol ma shehi osa
And this is all she does
eshet chayil harusa
a valiant woman, worn out
takshivi li metuka
listen to me, sweetheart
tikechi lach eyzo hafsaka
take yourself a break
yalla tetzi mehakelim! simi simla vaagilim
Come on, get out of those pots! put on a dress and earrings
telchi labar hamedubar o laseret shel almodober
go to that popular bar or an Almodovar film
yalla tetzi mehakelim! simi simla vaagilim
Come on, get out of those pots! put on a dress and earrings
tetzi likniot im yaron, sherak achshav yatza mehaaron
go shopping with Yaron, who just came out of the closet
vehahi kol hayom bamisrad
And that one all day at the office
al-yad oto machshev nayad
next to the same laptop
madpisa mismach veod mismach
printing document after document
eych lo koevet lach hayad?
how doesn't your hand ache?
hatelefon lo mafsik
The phone won't stop ringing
vehabos haze kol kach metzik
and this boss is such a nuisance
od siman sheela veod pesik
another question mark and another comma
tagidi li ulay maspik (day)
tell me, isn't that enough already?
veze kol ma sheat osa
And this is all you do
eshet chayal harusa...
a valiant woman, worn out...
yalla tetzi mehakelim!...
Come on, get out of those pots!...
veze kol ma shehi osa
And this is all she does
uma at beemet rotza?
but what do you really want?
yalla tetzi mehakelim!...
Come on, get out of those pots!...
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