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hayiti matzil yadua
I was a well-known lifeguard
yom yom tovu li kavua
Every day I had regulars drowning
tovu oti ledin
I was sued in court
inal din
Never mind
hayiti matzil tavua
I was a lifeguard who was sued
koru lachof sheli
They called my beach
chof haanashim hamefursamim
The beach of famous people
mi sheyesh lo kadilak
Whoever has a Cadillac
o kesef o samim
Or money or drugs
mi shehu rosh memshala
Whoever is a prime minister
o sar lefachot
Or at least a minister
mi sheyesh lo ach basochnut
Whoever has a brother in the agency
o doda o achot
Or an uncle or a sister
haya mitrachetz etzli bechagim uvshabatot
Would bathe at mine on holidays and Saturdays
chof haanashim hamefursamim
The beach of famous people
hakenisa rak im teudot
Entrance by ID cards only
hayiti matzil yadua...
I was a well-known lifeguard...
anashim etzli bachof
People at my beach
zorchu bayom uvalayil kemo shemesh
Glowed by day and night like a sun
karnayim ultera - seguliot
Ultraviolet rays
venemesh acher nemesh
And freckle after freckle
hayu kaele inteligentim
There were intellectuals
vechishvu ze kan kala
Who thought it was the end here
nesuim unsuot
Married men and married women
batul echad uvtula
One virgin and one virgin girl
kulam hitrachatzu etzli
All bathed at mine
bechagim uvshabatot
On holidays and Saturdays
chof haanashim hamefursamim
The beach of famous people
hakenisa rak im teudot
Entrance by ID cards only
hayiti matzil yadua...
I was a well-known lifeguard...
lischot an'lo yodea
To swim I don't know
zot beaya ketana
That's a small problem
lo ole al chasake
Not too troublesome
rak basuka tofes pina
Only on Sukkot I take a corner
bashanim haacharonot sheli
In recent years of mine
im shalosh arba chamesh
With three, four, five
kol ish mefursam
Every famous man
ba lachof velo choshesh
Came to the beach unafraid
nichnas layam beshalva rotze lischot
Entered the sea in peace wanting to swim
tzoek leezra hoshiu ma laasot
Cried for help, what to do, save me
ish mefursam echad pachot
One famous man fewer
hayiti matzil yadua...
I was a well-known lifeguard...
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