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Habachura Sheli

My Girl

by Shlomo Artzi

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shuv baderech leeyze kefar
Again on the road to some village
mi misheneynu yatchil dibur
Which of us will start talking
ani zorek lach mishpat mukar
I toss you a familiar phrase
kechi sigarya, titeni gafrur
Take a cigarette, give me a match
ani margish et haneshima shelech
I feel your breath
velokecha otah lareot
And draw it into my lungs
veomer lach: "hayam yirad vehalev yisrod".
And say to you: "The sea will tremble and the heart will survive".
shuv baderech leanshehu
Again on the road somewhere
at shoelet: "tihye zamar?"
You ask: "Will you be a singer?"
ani omer lach: "hakol taluy"
I say to you: "It all depends"
at koraat li od meytar
You tear one more string from me
at locheshet nitzchi sheli
You whisper eternally mine
ufotachat chalon lair
And open a window to the city
veomeret: "takshiv, tzelilim mechapesim sham shir".
And say: "Listen, sounds are searching for a song out there".
at hayit bachura sheli
You were my girl
et hayita hayamim hahem
You were those days
at hayit hachetzi sheni
You were my other half
veachshav eych ehye shalem?
And now how will I be whole?
hachayim hem chida gedola
Life is a great riddle
ani zocher eych amarta li az:
I remember how you said to me then:
"lo horgim et habachura sheod meiza"
"They don't kill the girl who still dares"
shuv baderech al hakevishim
Again on the road over the highways
meashenim meashenim tamid
Smoking, smoking always
(ma at osa?)
(What are you doing?)
at mesaperet al anashim
You tell me about people
(et medaberet...)
(You are talking...)
menabet li et heatid
You prophesy my future
od yagia el hayerechim
They will yet reach the moons
od yaziu ad elohim
They will yet sweat until God
od yariu laacherot velaacherim
They will yet cheer for others
at hayit bachura sheli
You were my girl
et hayita hayamim hahem
You were those days
at hayit hachetzi sheli
You were my half
veachshav eych ehye shalem?
And now how will I be whole?
hachayim hem chida gedola
Life is a great riddle
ani zocher eych amarta li az:
I remember how you said to me then:
"lo horgim et habachura sheod meiza"
"They don't kill the girl who still dares"
at hayit bachura sheli
You were my girl
et hevet li yam mazalot
You brought me a sea of good luck
kesheomru: "feministit hi..."
When they said: "She's a feminist..."
eych tzachakti mize meod
How I laughed at that so much
keshelakachta mikrofon bayad
When you took a microphone in hand
uchshesheret sham beotzmotcha
And when you sang there with your power
neemadti sham betzad mitpael mimech....
I stood on the side in admiration of you....
shuv baderech leeyze kefar
Again on the road to some village
mi misheneynu yatchil dibur...
Which of us will start talking...
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