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Yamim Kahele

Days Like These

by Shlomo Artzi

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mashira pitka al hamekarer
She leaves a note on the fridge
lama hi romezet
What is she hinting at
eyze regesh mitorer
What emotion awakens
yamim kaele sheohavim
Days like these when you love
nedirim achshav
Are rare now
nosaat lirushalayim el haminzar
She drives to Jerusalem to the monastery
lo hi lo notzri
No she's not Christian
hi rak zekuka leezra
She just needs help
yamim kaele, shebeguf kar
Days like these, when the body is cold
ani zakuk lah nora
I need her terribly
mashira yoman chayim katan kemo yoman talmid
She leaves a little life diary like a student's journal
kaze shehi kotva, male kishkushim veatzbani
One that she wrote, full of nonsense and nervous
lo male tikva, lo male milim,
Not full of hope, not full of words,
lo masgir peratim
Not revealing details
omedet betorim gedolim, hazeman lo omed
She stands in long lines, time does not stand still
horey, sheyihyu beriim, aleyhem lo telech
Her parents, may they be well, to them she won't go
yamim kaele ani lomed, umchake sheyaavru
Days like these I study, and wait for them to pass
kore ma baiton richlu aley vealey
I read the gossip about me and her in the paper
kelavim novchim, sheyinbechu
Dogs are barking, let them bark
yamim kaele merov behala
Days like these from all the panic
ani mamash poched
I'm truly scared
mazik chaver echad rofe, lo ze lo retzini
I call one friend a doctor, no it's not serious
hu mazrik li terufa
He gives me an injection
yamim kaele ani nirdam, uvishnati boche
Days like these I fall asleep, and in my sleep I cry
tagid li im chatati lecha, tzaarah gover
Tell me if I've sinned against you, her sorrow grows
ani omer lah "lo" vechash keilu meshaker
I tell her "no" and feel as though I'm lying
lo male tikva, ani noshech sefatay
Not full of hope, I bite my lips
mechaka lavo shir
Waiting for a song to come
eyzo min isha ani ohev?
What kind of woman do I love?
milchemet hatasha lo tistayem
A war of attrition won't end
hi mevia oti od shaal
She brings me one step closer
lehizdamenut acharona
To one last chance
eyze davar tina neemar achshav
Something spiteful is being said right now
lama lo nishkav kedey shehakol yetuyach
Why don't we lie down so everything gets covered up
yamim kaele pachot o yoter
Days like these more or less
ani nilcham al chayay
I'm fighting for my life
nosea beyntayim betoch mechonit
Driving meanwhile in a car
eyn li yaad, eyn li bayit,
I have no destination, I have no home,
eyn li ziunim
I have no pleasures
yamim kaele lelo teshuka, yemey siumim
Days like these without desire, days of endings
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mashira pitka al hamekarer otcha ani ohevet
She leaves a note on the fridge I love you
gam kesheze nire lashov
Even when it seems in vain
yamim kaele mechapeset otcha, al tivrach achshav
Days like these she searches for you, don't run away now
eyze regesh mitorer, sevel o aval
What emotion awakens, suffering or mourning
yamim kaele ad sheyom echad, hakol yigamer
Days like these until one day, it will all end
mi yomar rishon selicha, kashe
Who will say sorry first, it's hard
kashe linshom, avir lo ba min hayam
It's hard to breathe, no air comes from the sea
yamim kaele nilcham al kevodi
Days like these I fight for my honor
hi nilchemet gam
She fights too
nemal teufa im yeled kama mizvadot
An airport with a child and a few suitcases
lo omra li telech
She didn't tell me to go
lo amarti echzor
I didn't say I'd return
kotev et hashir betoch hamatos
I write this song inside the airplane
veaf linyu york
And fly to New York
ani kotev et hashir betoch hamatos
I'm writing this song inside the airplane
veaf af linyu york
And flying flying to New York
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