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Tirkod

Dance

by Shlomo Artzi

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tirkod, hi omra li tirkod
Dance, she told me dance
haberoshim lo yodu im litzchok o livkot
The cypresses didn't know whether to laugh or cry
tirkod kol od ata yachol
Dance as long as you can
ani lo banuy leshiur machol.
I'm not built for a dance lesson.
roshah hatzair al roshi
Her young head upon mine
lo timtza kevar beir kaele beroshim
You won't find cypresses like these in the city anymore
tohav kol od ata matim
Love as long as you're suited
agav, hi omra li tohav oti.
By the way, she told me love me.
ad hayom dey muzar lo hevanti davar
To this day quite strangely I haven't understood a thing
ze gilah hamukdam o gili hameuchar
Is it her early age or my late age
ad hayom bisvivot chamesh ushloshim
To this day around five thirty-five
tzel nofel mitzamerot haberoshim
A shadow falls from the cypress treetops
hi omeret azov, zo shekia shekazot.
She says forget it, what a sunset like this.
tirkod, hi omra li tirkod
Dance, she told me dance
haberoshim bashamayim anachnu od po
The cypresses in the sky and we're still here
tirkod mibeli leheatzer
Dance without stopping
anachnu mipo lo nuchal latzet.
We can't get out of here.
mutar leabed et harosh
It's allowed to lose your mind
begilah gam ani nagati baberosh
At her age even I touched a cypress
mutav lirkod chatzi daka
Better to dance half a minute
mutav measher leabed otah.
Better than to lose her.
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