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Lanegev

To the Negev

by Shlomo Artzi

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boi ekach otach lenagev acharey hakol.
Come let me take you to the Negev after all.
hakochav haacharon sh...
The last star that...
raita bair, haya kochav gitarot rok end rol,
You saw in the city, was a rock and roll guitar star,
im eynayim karot keshe..
With cold eyes when..
teshvi po lidey po,
Sit here beside me here,
lo, banegev lo yaalu
No, in the Negev they won't raise
et mechir hashamayim, et
The price of the skies, they won't raise
mechir hakevish hatalul.
The price of the steep road.
boi ekach otach lenagev sham haelohim
Come let me take you to the Negev where God
gadol lefachot kemo
Is at least as great as
kol ele shemistovvim lach bair,
All those wandering around the city for you,
umavtichim havtachot.
And making promises.
rak shevi po, lidey po,
Just sit here, beside me here,
yesh li delek ad shavua haba.
I have fuel until next week.
mechirey habedidut,
The price of loneliness,
mechir sheneynu beahava.
The price of the two of us in love.
veshelo yihye lach atzuv,
And let it not be sad for you,
ki lifamim ani samecha,
For sometimes I am happy,
o mitnachem bach baguf,
Or comforted by you in body,
veachar kach shochecha.
And then forget.
umeever lamidbar - ani,
And beyond the desert — I,
porecha badimyon - ani
Bloom in imagination — I
al tomri li shenigmar ani,
Don't tell me it's over for me,
ekach otach.
I'll take you.
boi ekach otach lanegev. gam sirtey chatzot
Come let me take you to the Negev. Even midnight films
nigmarim keshebachutz kar.
End when it's cold outside.
ish lo hivticha lach geshem atzuv pachot
No one promised you sad rain
mize shebachita kevar
Lighter than what you've already cried
rak shevi po, lidey po
Just sit here, beside me here
chatulim mechashevim et kitzam leachor.
Cats count their lives backward.
im taasi kemotam -
If you do as they do —
lo nagia rachok.
We won't get far.
boi ekach lanegev. od meat
Come let me take you to the Negev. Soon
yaalu et haor po.
They will raise the lights here.
shemesh achat tizrach.
One sun will rise.
im neacher nikach, otobus acharon.
If we're late we'll take, the last bus.
rak shevi po lidey po,
Just sit here beside me here,
tachanot habeynayim ozlot,
The interim stops are running out,
bimchir chalom echad -
At the price of one dream —
lo konim od chalom.
You can't buy another dream.
veshelo yihye lach..
And let it not be for you..
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