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hem nifgeshu baavira rishmit
They met in a formal atmosphere
bimsiba bemisada rusit
At a party in a Russian restaurant
vehi hoyta dey gevoha chaychanit vegam lo mechoeret
And she was quite tall, smiley and not unattractive
hi zolla vehu herim kosit
She devoured the food and he raised a little glass
raa shechasera lah shen kidmit
He noticed she was missing a front tooth
hizmin otah letayel velalechet baerev leseret
He invited her to stroll and go to a movie that evening
hi lovsha shachor vehu haya lavan
She wore black and he was dressed in white
hi kofa mikor keshehu hifil mazgan
She froze from the cold when he turned on the air conditioning
hu ratza shavarma vehi ochla uga
He wanted shawarma and she ate cake
lakach otah habayta vehi omra toda
He took her home and she said thank you
hu merachef vehi hamaasit
He's a dreamer and she's the practical one
choshva sheyesh lo beaya nafshit
She thought he had a mental problem
gidel dagim beambat veyashav leyadam kol halayla
He raised fish in the bathtub and sat beside them all night
nigena kinor vehu haya tankist
She played the violin and he was a tank soldier
hi shovinistit hu hafeminist
She's the chauvinist, he's the feminist
keshenichnesu lamita hu natan lah lihyot milemala
When they got into bed he let her be on top
hu mazal dagim hoyta od betula
He's a Pisces, she was still a virgin
baboker keshehu kam hi dibera al chatuna
In the morning when he woke up she was already talking about a wedding
hahorim shelah asu alayv matzor
Her parents laid siege to him
et hachatuna hazot i efshar kevar laatzor
This wedding can no longer be stopped
hem mitchatenim o o o. . . . beyerach devash hifligu lichretim
They're getting married, oh oh oh... At the honeymoon they sailed to Crete
konta chatul shetaraf lo ta'dagim
She bought a cat that ate his fish
hu hitabel aleyhem venaal et atzmo bamiklachat
He mourned them and locked himself in the shower
acharey shana portzu hayeladim
After a year the children burst onto the scene
hem hufteu ad kama hem bochim
They were amazed at how much they cried
asu leylot kayamim lo nishar lahem zeman lihyot yachad
They pulled all-nighters and had no time left to be together
acharey shiva yamim asu ta'vrit mila
After seven days they held the circumcision ceremony
hazminu ta'horim veet kol hamishpacha
They invited the parents and all the family
hamohel chatach hem chileku et hauga
The mohel made the cut, they handed out the cake
hem nizkeru bachatuna keshehem shomu ta'mnagyana
They remembered the wedding when they heard the melody
shemenagenim o o o. . . acharey shelosh esre shanim hem osim ta'bar-mitzva
That was playing, oh oh oh... After thirteen years they're having the bar mitzvah
mazminim et hahorim veet kol hamishpacha
Inviting the parents and all the family
hatizmoret menagenet et otah hamangina
The orchestra plays the same melody
nizkarim bachatuna venizkarim bivrit mila
They remember the wedding and they remember the circumcision
vehem rokdim o o o. . . .
And they dance, oh oh oh...