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eylu tziporim asher afot meal hayam
If only the birds that fly above the sea
y l v tziporim
I - f o - n - l - y the birds
hayu dovrot kivney adam
Could speak like human beings
elu sipurim hayu vaday latziporim
What stories the birds would surely tell
al haaratzot asher meever leharim.
Of lands that lie beyond the mountains
kol chofey hapele, kol agamey hatechelet
Every wondrous shore, every sapphire lake
kol horchasim hamushlagim
Every snow-capped ridge and range
kol yemey haperech shecholfu baderech
Every grueling day spent along the way
kol hashabatot vehachagim
Every Sabbath and every holiday
eylu tziporim asher afot meal hayam
If only the birds that fly above the sea
y l v tziporim
I - f o - n - l - y the birds
hayu dovrot kivney adam
Could speak like human beings
elu min shirim hayu vaday latziporim
What songs the birds would surely sing
eyze karnaval haya lechal hameshorrim.
What a carnival it would be for all the poets
kol yerek hayaar, kol cheshchat hasaar
Every green of the forest, every dark of the storm
kol chemdat hekitz balevavot
Every warmth of summer in our hearts
zo asher hofechet letzivey shalechet
That which turns into the colors of autumn leaves
shel haahavot hanichzavot
Of loves that were never fulfilled
la lah lah lah lah
La la la la la
la la lah lahh lah la la lehe
La la la la-ha la la la la-ha
lahh lah lah lah la
La-ha-ha la la la la
la lah lah lah lah lah lah lah
La la la la la la la la
kol chofey hapele, kol agamey hatechelet
Every wondrous shore, every sapphire lake
kol horchasim hamushlagim
Every snow-capped ridge and range
kol yemey haperech shecholfu baderech
Every grueling day spent along the way
kol hashabatot vehachagim
Every Sabbath and every holiday
ach hatziporim neemanot lishtikatan
But the birds stay true to their silence
v mi bo hasetav hen mamriot
A - n - d as autumn arrives they take to the air
bimchi kanaf vehasodot itan.
With a beat of their wings and their secrets within