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Yesh Li Isha Yalda Velambretta

I Have a Woman, a Girl, and a Lambretta

by Shlomo Artzi

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miom sheani zocher et atzmi
Since I can remember myself
ani gar betel aviv
I've lived in Tel Aviv
yesh li konanit sefarim uvayit
I have a bookshelf and a home
vechatzer misaviv.
And a yard around.
uvaaviv ani yotze letiulim,
And in spring I go on walks,
yesh li chaverim
I have friends
veal hachataim hem mochalim.
And they forgive my sins.
yesh li isha, yalda ulmiberta
I have a wife, a daughter and a Lambretta
vaani gar betel aviv
And I live in Tel Aviv
ir ketana im yam befita
A small city with sea in a pocket
az lama lehachlif?
So why switch?
nasati baolam raiti sham kerachim
I traveled the world and saw great cities there
kol ir milyon shel partzufim
Every city a million faces
aval betel aviv yesh mishmar ezrachi
But in Tel Aviv there is a civilian guard
vaanashim metuchim.
And tense people.
uvaaviv gedelim hamon perachim
And in spring many flowers grow
michutz lair
Outside the city
umisavea techanot
And from the seven mills
yesh li zichronot.
I have memories.
tel aviv nirdemet balayla im shir
Tel Aviv falls asleep at night with a song
vetziurim shel gutman
And Gutman's paintings
veriding d' marila et haavir
And Reading D poisons the air
leyad hayam.
Near the sea.
ani elech lischot, yesh lanu berecha vachatichot
I'll go for a swim, we have a pool and beautiful people
kacha tov li, yoter o pachot.
This is how it's good for me, more or less.
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