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hayo hoyta lanu yaldut meleat pitzey bagrut balev,
Once upon a time we had a childhood full of growing pains in the heart,
veeych shelo yihye basof gam ze avar,
And whatever happened, in the end that passed too,
halachnu latichon vesham hevanu ta'keev, shel haahava.
We went to high school and there we learned the pain of love.
hakol rakuv hakol shakuf, zot filosofyat itonim,
Everything is rotten, everything is transparent, that's newspaper philosophy,
eyn sachkanim raim, rak chara shel meamen.
There are no bad players, only a lousy coach.
veyesh banot sheohavot banot, banim sheohavim banim,
And there are girls who love girls, boys who love boys,
az ma? et mi ze meanyen?
So what? Who does it even concern?
ani makir achat shemegadelet et hayalda shelah levad,
I know a woman who raises her daughter alone,
hi chad horit, hi lesbit vehi ketana kemo bul.
She's a single mother, she's a lesbian and she's small as a stamp.
veeych shelo kibelu otah, kol kach bahatchala.
And how they didn't accept her, so much at first.
yesh lah mazal, shehem basof kibelu.
She's lucky that they finally did accept her.
veze haradyo al hachof, shemenagen adayin pop,
And there's the radio on the beach, still playing pop,
omeret: "segor oto", eyn li berera, az ani maskim.
She says: "Turn it off", I have no choice, so I agree.
verak omar lecha sheani lo kone
And I'm only telling you that I'm not buying
et hashetuyot, shemedaberim bachanuyot,
The nonsense that they talk about in shops,
az sheneynu tzochakim.
So we both laugh.
rotzim liflorida,
We want to go to Florida,
aval tekuim lanu po babar besimtat rechov katan,
But we're stuck here in a bar in a little back-alley street,
tzarich rak lechapes, limtzo ulgalot.
You just have to search, to find and to discover.
beyn hatorim ani omed, kemo sheamadti paam,
Among the lines I stand, just as I once stood,
litpos lanu makom hachi tov, kedey lirot.
To grab us the best spot, so we can see.
velifamim kemo hagolshim, keday lirkov al hagalim,
And sometimes, like the surfers, it's worth riding the waves,
yihye ze yom hachi yafe, sheey paam yadata.
It will be the most beautiful day you have ever known.
harey hayiti harishon, shekarata lo ahuvi,
For I was the first one you ever called my love,
vegam ani karati lach. babekarim ani menagen gitara bechadri,
And I called you that too. In the mornings I play guitar in my room,
ki mizeman hifsakti lehavin ulhachil et hametziut.
Because long ago I stopped understanding and containing reality.
hakol sevivi kevar mischari veachzari lo mekori,
Everything around me is already commercial and cruel and unoriginal,
hakshivu leod shetut.
Listen to yet another piece of nonsense.
biktze hair yesh sede teufa,
At the edge of the city there is an airport,
umtosim olim umamriim,
And planes rise and take off,
uvaleylot sheneynu holchim lesham, lirot otam.
And at night we both walk there to watch them.
eych nifradim haanashim, eych hem bochim
How people part, how they cry
keshehem sochavim et hachayim, kemo mizvadot
As they drag their lives along like suitcases
uchmo beytam.
And like their homes.
rotzim liflorida.
We want to go to Florida.
im haoyev yitkof machar, narim alayv petzatzot atom,
If the enemy attacks tomorrow, we'll drop atomic bombs on him,
od lo meuchar, lakachat tzaad leachor.
It's not too late yet, to take a step back.
keshehayalda shelach bocha, hi mitoreret mechalom,
When your daughter cries, she wakes up from a dream,
tadliki lah ta'or!
Turn on the light for her!
ani ze shekana lach matanot, shechika lach baleylot,
I'm the one who bought you gifts, who waited for you at night,
sheamad bator lehavi lach kos kafe, baboker bemanhetn.
Who stood in line to bring you a cup of coffee, in the morning in Manhattan.
"dibarta kevar yoter miday" omeret, "az tishtok
"You've talked way too much already" she says, "so be quiet
veten ketzat sheket".
And give me some peace".
rotzim liflorida.
We want to go to Florida.
az zehu ze, rotzim liflorida!
So that's it, we want to go to Florida!
achshav atem yodim hakol,
Now you know everything,
atem yecholim lehatchil lirkod.
You can start dancing.
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