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Autoboos Mispar Echad

Bus Number One

by Shlomo Artzi

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ole al otobus mispar achat
Getting on bus number one
nirdam lerega, mitorer
Falling asleep for a moment, waking up
baotobus hamemuzag
In the air-conditioned bus
yoshvim kulam, ani roe
Everyone's sitting, I can see
rofe im toar meduflam kala im hinumat satan
A doctor with a diploma, a bride with a devil's nap
veish echad kadosh
And one holy man
vegam yoshev sham hakatzin
And also sitting there is the officer
mecheyl hamilchamot vehameshorer hamaatziv
From the war corps, and the poet who saddens
et kol beney amo
All his people
ushney zekenim menumnamim
And two drowsy old men
veyeled im panas bayad, biglal hachoshech
And a boy with a lantern in hand, because of the darkness
veyesh harbe, od yesh harbe
And there are many, there are still many more
shelanesia hazot olim
Who board this ride
lemashal hahi sheshara betichsey
Like that woman who sang at the ceremonies
haevel hagedolim
The grand mourning ones
veze shemeigerot habank lakach leatzmo bimzuman
And the one who took bank reserves for himself in cash
veele shenotnu lo
And those who gave it to him
ushney zekenim menumnamim
And two drowsy old men
biglal hatiltulim
Because of the rocking
chozrim kemo teyp al hamilim
Rewinding like a tape on the words
shesharu paam binurim
They once sang in their youth
vehahu ken sheagav lo nire kemo ganav
And that guy, yes, who by the way doesn't look like a thief
az eych tikreu lo
So what would you call him
kulam chozrim limkom hapesha lah lah lah lah lah
Everyone returns to the scene of the crime la la la la la
kirkas nosea betoch geshem la la la la la
A circus traveling through rain la la la la la
hem tzoakim: "tiftach ta'rdio"
They're shouting: "Turn on the radio"
rotzim ladaat ma nishma, baaretz haketana
Want to know what's going on, in the little country
chozrim limkom hapesha, la lah lah lah lo
Returning to the scene of the crime, la la la la lo
tisgor et hamizug sham, tiftach et hachimum
Turn off the AC there, turn on the heating
chozrim limkom hapesha, chozrim limkom hapesha
Returning to the scene of the crime, returning to the scene of the crime
beotobus mispar achat
On bus number one
gam beney esrim gam beney sheloshim
Also twenty-year-olds, also thirty-year-olds
tzorchim bisterio: "tenu laavor"
Screaming in stereo: "Let us through"
nitlim al barzilim
Hanging on to the rails
neheragim bishvil tipat kavod
Dying for a drop of respect
vehaacharon shebakeshishim, ish bulgari atur nashim
And the last of the elderly, a Bulgarian man adorned with women
sar sheney kolot laad
Singing two voices forever
verak echad ze hanahag
And only one is the driver
keilu atzumot eynayv
As if his eyes are shut
ulay yodea mashehu
Maybe he knows something
lean nosim, ki mealayv
Where we're heading, because above him
teluyim hakochavim, vehamapot veharovim
Hang the stars, and the maps and the rifles
shel otobus mispar achat
Of bus number one
kulam chozrim limkom hapesha lah lah lah lah lah
Everyone returns to the scene of the crime la la la la la
kirkas nosea betoch geshem la la la la la
A circus traveling through rain la la la la la
hem tzoakim: "tiftach ta'rdio"
They're shouting: "Turn on the radio"
rotzim ladaat ma nishma, baaretz haketana
Want to know what's going on, in the little country
chozrim limkom hapesha, la lah lah lah lo
Returning to the scene of the crime, la la la la lo
tisgor et hamizug sham, tiftach et hachimum
Turn off the AC there, turn on the heating
chozrim limkom hapesha, chozrim limkom hapesha
Returning to the scene of the crime, returning to the scene of the crime
beotobus mispar achat
On bus number one
ole al otobus mispar achat
Getting on bus number one
nirdam lerega, mitorer
Falling asleep for a moment, waking up
baotobus hamemuzag
In the air-conditioned bus
yoshev haam, ani roe
The people are sitting, I can see
rofe im toar meduflam, kala im hinumat satan
A doctor with a diploma, a bride with a devil's nap
veish echad kadosh
And one holy man
ole al otobus mispar achat
Getting on bus number one
nirdam lerega, mitorer
Falling asleep for a moment, waking up
otobus mispar achat nirdam lerega, mitorer
Bus number one, falling asleep for a moment, waking up
otobus mispar achat
Bus number one
otobus mispar achat
Bus number one
otobus mispar achat
Bus number one
otobus mispar achat
Bus number one
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