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Daber Iti Al Hamatzav

Talk to Me About the Situation

by Shlomo Artzi

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daber iti al hamatzav uveyntayim
Talk to me about the situation and meanwhile
toda al kol chibuk al kol geram shel shamayim
Thank you for every hug, for every gram of sky
meod shekia leod zericha
From one sunset to another sunrise
meod atzvut leod bedicha
From one sadness to another joke
acharey shanim od lo tavin et atzmecha
After years you still won't understand yourself
kafe chazak shomer shelo tipol shuv lamalkodet
Strong coffee keeps you from falling into the trap again
neshikat pereda kedey lehachzik maamad od chodesh
A farewell kiss to hold on for another month
hazeman over az ma chaser
Time passes, so what's missing
meat ze lifamim harbe
A little is sometimes a lot
acharey shanim eyn sikumim yesh rak safek
After years there are no summaries, only doubt
veulay eyn ish yodea
And maybe nobody knows
lama banu hena
Why we came here
nachash et mi pagashti beemtza hasadot
Guess who I met in the middle of the fields
ma laasot besheket ma laasot beraash
What to do in silence, what to do in noise
al tagid fikshashti al tatchil livkot
Don't say I messed up, don't start to cry
keshehaor kevar ole bachutz
When the light is already rising outside
tagid hine yesh li petach hizdamenut
Say here I have an opening, an opportunity
tivdok darkon mizrach tichon
Check a Middle Eastern passport
gam hi nilchetzet
She gets pressured too
tagid nachon eyn bitachon bizman haetzev
Say right, no security in times of sadness
veshuv kemo tzav taamis et kol chayeycha al hagav
And again like a turtle you load all your life on your back
veze koev eyn li teanot leaf echad
And it hurts, I have no complaints against anyone
veulay eyn ish yodea
And maybe nobody knows
lama banu hena
Why we came here
nachash et mi pagashti beemtza hasadot
Guess who I met in the middle of the fields
ma laasot besheket ma laasot beraash
What to do in silence, what to do in noise
al tagid fikshashti
Don't say I messed up
al tatchil livkot
Don't start to cry
keshehaor kevar ole bachutz
When the light is already rising outside
tagid hine yesh li petach hizdamenut
Say here I have an opening, an opportunity
olam politi im tainu eyn kevar kocha
A political world, if we erred there's no more strength
nase devarim ketanim kemo lemashal linsoa
Try small things like for instance to travel
ad shenavin et hachayim hem betach yigomru
Until we understand life, it will surely be over
taase kevisa tze lemasa tatchil lauf
Do laundry, go on a journey, start to fly
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