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Ahava Boheret

Love Chooses

by Shlomi Shabat

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at benafshi,
You are in my soul,
kemo or yarecha
Like the light of the moon
mayan shel zohar
A spring of radiance
velibi lev sahar
And my heart, a crescent moon
sede chita vekash
A field of wheat and straw
limon udvash
Lemon and honey
al gufi, od chash et chotomcha
On my body, I still feel your mark
eretz boeret, nivreti mimecha
Burning land, I was born from you
ben bidmutcha uvtzalmech
A son in your image and your likeness
F#m C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
F#m C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
eretz boeret nivreti mimecha
Burning land, I was born from you
bati mimech,
I came from you,
mitoch harucha
From within the wind
meanan karua
From a torn cloud
yom lo yom parua
A day that is no free day
or shel shemesh cham sear layam
The light of a warm sun, a gateway to the sea
vehachofesh milel et shimcha
And freedom called your name
eretz moledet, nivreti mimecha
Homeland, I was born from you
ben bidmutcha uvtzalmech
A son in your image and your likeness
F#m C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
F#m C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
eretz boeret nivreti mimecha
Burning land, I was born from you
at li natat esh baeynayim
You gave me fire in my eyes
et hageshem bayadayim
The rain in my hands
vehataam v..sfatayim
And the taste on my lips
taam haemet, mar meet leet
The taste of truth, bitter at times
veet hakocha od latet
And the strength to keep on giving
eretz moledet, nivreti mimecha
Homeland, I was born from you
ben bidmutcha uvtzalmech
A son in your image and your likeness
Bm7 C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
Bm7 C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
eretz boeret nivreti mimecha
Burning land, I was born from you
al gufi od chash et chotomcha
On my body I still feel your mark
eretz moledet, nivreti mimecha
Homeland, I was born from you
ben bidmutcha uvtzalmech
A son in your image and your likeness
F#m C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
F#m C# G#m7b5 Dmaj7
eretz boeret nivreti mimecha
Burning land, I was born from you
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