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Aadmiral

The Admiral

by Shlomi Shabat

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birchovot hair holech hu
In the streets of the city he walks
im migbaat vechinor
With a hat and a violin
uvyado bakbuk ochez hu
And in his hand a bottle he holds
hem korim lo hashikor
They call him the drunkard
hu haya az admiral, ish lochem umhulal
He was once an admiral, a fighter celebrated and praised
eych beyom echad nishbar hu, vehafach lamekulal
How in one day he was broken, and became a cursed man
menagen lesalarusa
He plays for Sal Rosa
hu lo yada sheze yikre lah
He didn't know this would happen to her
hu lo yada shekach telech lah
He didn't know she'd leave like that
menagen lesalarusa
He plays for Sal Rosa
me asita lo salrosa
What did you do to him Sal Rosa
bivgadim beluyim noded hu
In tattered clothes he wanders
eyn lo ish veeyn lo gag
He has no one and no roof
hayeladim bignay korim lo
The children call him names in scorn
hafach lelaag haumlal
He became the wretched laughingstock
al safsal natush shochev hu
On an abandoned bench he lies
raev, yagea umchurbal
Hungry, weary and curled up
bisderot hakerech goses hu
On the city boulevards he's dying
eych nadam haadmiral
How the admiral fell silent
menagen lesalarusa
He plays for Sal Rosa
hu lo yada sheze yikre lah
He didn't know this would happen to her
hu lo yada shekach telech lah
He didn't know she'd leave like that
menagen lesalarusa
He plays for Sal Rosa
me asita lo salrosa
What did you do to him Sal Rosa
eych hu nigen lah
How he played for her
eych hamisken hitahev bah
How the poor man fell in love with her
eych hameytar lo yenagen lah
How the string won't play for her
ho
Oh
menagen lesalarusa
He plays for Sal Rosa
eych hamisken hitahev bah
How the poor man fell in love with her
hu lo yada shekach telech lah
He didn't know she'd leave like that
menagen lesalarusa
He plays for Sal Rosa
me asita lo salrosa
What did you do to him Sal Rosa
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