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Matana Leyom Huledet

Birthday Present

by Shlomo Artzi

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tofsu oti gaguim larega sheat baa
A longing seized me for the moment you arrive
acharey ulay harbe zeman shuv at po
After perhaps a long time you are here again
at matana ketana leyom-huledet
You are a small birthday gift
kemo yam laoniot
Like a sea to ships
haya nora matzchik lirot otcha semecha
It was terribly funny to see you happy
shara et hasiksetiz bishvili
Singing the Sixties for me
kemo matana shemishehu sholecha
Like a gift that someone sends
kach higata li
That is how you came to me
avudim betokyo uvolga
Lost in Tokyo and in Olga
boddim betoch dira beli chalonot
Alone inside an apartment without windows
shuv semechim bederech petach tikva
Happy again on the road to Petah Tikva
mechapesim et hamilim hanechonot
Searching for the right words
ani atzuv tamid kesheatzuv lecha
I am always sad when you are sad
ani samecha kesheat semecha
I am happy when you are happy
at matana ketana leyom huledet
You are a small birthday gift
sheneynu y-ch-d
The two of us t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r
tofsu veeti gaguim larega sheat baa
A longing seized me for the moment you arrive
ze mealetz bi demaot shel hitrageshut
It forces tears of emotion from me
ma at machbia betoch hakaas?
What are you hiding inside the anger?
tipat enoshiut
A drop of humanity
yihye atzuv lachashov shelo nihya beyachad
It will be sad to think that we won't be together
ani maavir baradyo et hatachanot
I switch through the stations on the radio
mechapes zameret sheod shara
Searching for a singer still singing
et hamilim hanechonot
The right words
avudim betokyo uvolga....
Lost in Tokyo and in Olga....
ani atzuv tamid kesheatzuv lecha...
I am always sad when you are sad...
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