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Lo Lizman Memushach

Not for a Long Time

by Shlomo Artzi

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lo lizman memushach ani nosea mize,
Not for long am I traveling away from here,
batachana achorit tamid shev, mechalim et panay
Always sitting in the back seat, emptying my face
uvidey hazar, shanim arukot lemargelot hachtzev.
And in the stranger's hand, long years at the foot of the squill.
at omeret: "hayita po bizman shehayita baze",
You say: "You were here when you were in it",
ani mitratze becha achshav,
I make my excuses through you now,
achulot gam panay vegufi raza.
Devoured too, my face and my body lean.
shanim arukot... ach rak harega necheshav.
Long years... but only the moment counts.
ilmale hashirim, eych hayiti nishar chay vekayam,
Were it not for the songs, how would I have stayed alive,
ani hahoze.
I am the dreamer.
lifamim beharim boer hachtzev.
Sometimes in the mountains the squill burns.
lo lizman memushach ani nosea mize.
Not for long am I traveling away from here.
at omeret: "baruch haba baruch haozev",
You say: "Blessed is he who comes and blessed is he who leaves",
memalea et panay ahava, hazeman memushach,
Filling my face with love, the time is long,
rak ani hu ze, haholech
Only I am the one, the one who walks
lo lizman memushach, haholech vehaba.
Not for long, the one who goes and comes.
ilmale hashirim, eych hayiti nishar chay vekayam,
Were it not for the songs, how would I have stayed alive,
ani hahoze,
I am the dreamer,
lifamim beharim boer hachtzev,
Sometimes in the mountains the squill burns,
lo lizman memushach ani nosea mize.
Not for long am I traveling away from here.
lo lizman memushach ani nosea mize,
Not for long am I traveling away from here,
lo lizman memushach adam otzem et eynayv.
Not for long does a man close his eyes.
hikarta et panay, nashekini baze.
You knew my face, kiss me here.
venichye od shanim lemargelot hachtzev...
And we will live more years at the foot of the squill...
lo lizman memushach ani nosea mize
Not for long am I traveling away from here
lo lizman memushach
Not for long
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