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Omrim Yeshna Eretz

They Say There Is a Land

by Shlomo Artzi

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omrim yeshnah eretz -
They say there is a land —
eretz shechurat shemesh,
A land drunk on sun,
aye otah eretz,
Where is that land,
eyfo otah shemesh?
Where is that sun?
omrim yeshnah eretz -
They say there is a land —
amudey shiva,
Its pillars are seven,
shiva kochvey lechet,
Seven planets,
tzatzim al kol giva.
Springing up on every hill.
ulay kevar eynena,
Perhaps it no longer is,
vaday nital zivah,
Surely its splendor has been taken,
daber bishvilenu,
Speak for us,
adoni lo tziva.
Our Lord did not command.
nichnas kol hanichnas,
Whoever enters enters,
paga baach kehigmalo
Strikes a brother as they do to him
poresh elayv shalom,
Extends to him peace,
veor laish vecham lo.
And light to a man and warmth to him.
aye otah eretz,
Where is that land,
kochvey otah giva?
The stars of that hill?
mi yanchenu derech?
Who will guide us on the way?
yagid li hanetiva?
Who will tell me the path?
ulay kevar eynena...
Perhaps it no longer is...
kevar avarnu kama
We have already crossed several
medaberot veyamim
Deserts and seas
kevar halachnu kama
We have already walked so far
kochoteynu tamim.
Our strength is spent.
keytzad ze tainu?
How did we stray?
terem hunach lanu,
We have not yet found rest,
otah eretz shemesh -
That land of sun —
otah lo matzanu.
That one we have not found.
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