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eretz ahuva ani cholem kol yom et hachalom
Beloved land, I dream every day the dream
velo afsik lachalom ad sheyavo hayom
and I will never stop dreaming until that day comes
elayich ani rotze elayich
to you I want to return, to you
adam tzarich lirot betoch atzmo shelo kava haor
A person must look within themselves that the light has not gone out
vehatikva lo neelma sheyesh makom lachzor
and that hope has not vanished, that there is a place to return
oy haderech kama hi aruka umfutelet
oh the road, how long and winding it is
vechama shenelech bah nizhar shelo nipol labor
and however far we walk, we'll be careful not to fall
kulam rotzim chaticha mimech af paam lo seveim
everyone wants a piece of you, they are never satisfied
kol kach rotzim shehaadama bocha aval hem lo shomim
they want so much that the earth weeps but they do not hear
veat at kol kach adina veshavririt lifamim
and you, you are so gentle and fragile at times
sheim pogim becha bechocha gam hashamayim bochim
that when they strike you with force, even the skies weep
o artzi sheli artzi moladti
oh my land, my homeland
tamid hayita sham bishvili oy ahuvati
you were always there for me, oh my beloved
chayay reykim biladeycha kemo iver baderachim
my life is empty without you like a blind man on the road
holech tamid acharayich lo mistakel latzedadim
always walking after you, never looking aside
derech elef shevilayich vead lisdot hakeramim
through your thousand paths and into the vineyard fields
bearvot nechalayich gam bamidbar bageshamim
in your valley meadows, even in the desert rain
pitchi li et shearayich ad acharit hayamim
open your gates for me until the end of days
ani magia elayich acharay 2000 shanim
I am coming to you after 2000 years
eretz ahuva ani cholem kol yom et hachalom
Beloved land, I dream every day the dream
velo afsik lachalom ad sheyavo hayom
and I will never stop dreaming until that day comes
elayich ani rotze elayich
to you I want to return, to you
eretz ahuva ani cholem kol yom et hachalom
Beloved land, I dream every day the dream
velo afsik lachalom ad sheyavo hayom
and I will never stop dreaming until that day comes
adayin cholem al ze adin
still dreaming of it, still
eyn makom yoter yafe vekadosh mimech artzi
There is no more beautiful or sacred place than you, my land
kol ma shetevakeshi kol ma sherak tirtzi
whatever you ask, whatever you desire
eych at osa lanu kacha vechacha
how do you do this to us, time and again
ki eyn olam mushlam ani lo tzarich lehitnatzel al ze
because there is no perfect world, I don't need to apologize for that
harey lo setam anachnu kan vechal davar yikre
after all, we are not here by chance, and everything will happen
beyn ko vacho milemala vahola
one way or another, from above and beyond
az ma hem bichlal rotzim mimech velama hem lo mafsikim ledaber
so what do they even want from you and why don't they stop talking
tagidi ma yesh bach sheeyn sham bemakom acher
tell me what is in you that does not exist elsewhere
kama nischov od nire lach
how long will we carry this, it seems to you
kulam mekaneim lach sogdim lach
everyone envies you, worships you
kol hazeman rak bochim lach
always just crying for you
eyn sof shirim kotvim lach
writing endless songs for you
aval basof pogim becha
but in the end they hurt you
ma shava ahava keshehi kacha
what is love worth when it's like this
eretz ahuva ani cholem kol yom et hachalom
Beloved land, I dream every day the dream
velo afsik lachalom ad sheyavo hayom
and I will never stop dreaming until that day comes
elayich ani rotze elayich
to you I want to return, to you
eretz ahuva ani cholem kol yom et hachalom
Beloved land, I dream every day the dream
velo afsik lachalom ad sheyavo hayom
and I will never stop dreaming until that day comes
adayin cholem al ze adin
still dreaming of it, still
oy artzi shel lo avater alayich,
Oh my land, I will not give you up,
chayay hem gam chayeycha ,
my life is also yours,
leolam lo tihyi shuv levad ,
you will never be alone again,
nafshi yotzet elayich ,
my soul reaches out to you,
hay li im uvayit ,
be my mother and my home,
vechama shetov li itech .
and how good it is to be with you.
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