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Hachaverim Hayeshanim

The Old Friends

by Shlomo Artzi

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temira vaariela
Tamira and Ariela
ushlomit veyardena
And Shlomit and Yardena
veeres avishag hashunamit
And Iris, Avishag the Shunamite
yosi vegavriel
Yossi and Gabriel
veleyzer haraze
And Laizer the thin
veuzi sheuchal kemo pil
And Uzi who eats like an elephant
usmadar beli chaze
And Samadar without a chest
shepitzik vearisto
Shpitzik and Aristotle
veayelet hashamen
And Ayelet the fat
yaron dina itzik
Yaron, Dina, Itzik
veilana shenireyt kemo ben
And Ilana who looks like a boy
mi dome leaz?
Who looks like back then?
eych ovru shanim?
How the years have passed?
eych nirim hayom
How do they look today
hachaverim hayeshanim?
The old friends?
katzanelson vetabenkin
Katzanelson and Tabenkin
beyalik veagnon
Bialik and Agnon
tal vearik mankin
Tal and Arik Mankin
miryam moshe veaharon
Miriam, Moses and Aaron
dani vehakohen
Danni and the Cohen
sharu lecha artzi
Sang for you, Artzi
luba vealoney
Luba and Aloni
beeretz hatzevi
In the Land of the Deer
sheyinaken balfur pinkas
Sheynkin, Balfour, Pinchas
rechovot bair
Streets in the city
chaverim shel pinchas
Friends of Pinchas
beiskey avir
In the air business
mi dome leaz...
Who looks like back then...
aba'le veima
Daddy and Mommy
veofanayim niyim
And bicycles, bicycles
kulam holchu lahem
All went away
ma tov lanu uma naim
How good and how pleasant it is
eych korim lecha
What is your name
yeled mevugar?
Adult child?
ma kara lecha?
What happened to you?
velama gidalta sear?
And why did you grow your hair?
shelomo shelomo chayim
Shlomo, Shlomo, Chaim
ze ani ze ani
That is me, that is me
ben esrim veshesh
Twenty six years old
umargish beynoni
And feeling mediocre
shelomo shelomo chayim
Shlomo, Shlomo, Chaim
shuv davar lo kara
Again nothing happened
ben esrim vashesh lihyot
Being twenty six
ze lo kol kach nora
Is not so terrible
aval aval aval
But but but
begil shesh esre
At age sixteen
haynu haynu
We were, we were
umeaz anachnu metachnenim
And since then we are planning
lehishaer bagil haze
To stay at that age
ach eyze gil
But what an age
yom huledet samecha
Happy birthday
shemenu kilo berlantin
We put a kilo of perfume
veeyze reycha
What a smell
hayom yesh mesiba
Today there's a party
veatem muzmanim
And you are invited
gil shesh esre aliz
Age sixteen cheerful
vehahorim yeshenim
And the parents are sleeping
achshav kevar mutar habayta leachar
Now it's allowed to come home later
lehatzitz bekeyf mitachat lasemalot
To peek with pleasure up under the skirts
litpos et ima al cham
To catch mother in the act
kesheaba nocher
While father snores
lomar ani ohev beesrim kolot
To say I love you in twenty voices
gil shesh esre zo chavaya todu
Age sixteen is an experience, admit it
eyn siba lehanicha leatzmecha linbol
There's no reason to let yourself wither
gil shesh esre zo chavaya shekol
Age sixteen is an experience, every
shekol echad muchan lisbol
Person is willing to endure
madlikim sigarya
Lighting a cigarette
lokchim sechiva
Taking a drag
mesovvim bakbuk
Spinning a bottle
mesachakim emet o chova
Playing truth or dare
gil shesh esre zo chavaya...
Age sixteen is an experience...
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