ANI YEHUDI
Kshe shoel et atzmi "mi ani" ?
Ani qtsat sfaradi, qtsat ashkenazi
Qtsat israeli, tip tipa galouti
Ani oulay dati ve-oulay h'iloni,
aval beni levini
Ani yehoudi, ve ze yi h'oudi
Lo tov yoter mehaah'er, lo ra yoter
Pashout yehoudi
Lif'amim h'ayal, lif'amim talmid
Yesh li hamon avar, ve gam roe atid
Lif'amim mitnaged,
ve-lif'amim h'assid
Oulay gashmi, oulay rouh'ani,
aval tamid tamid
Ani yehoudi ve ze yih'oudi
Lo ra yoter, lo tov yoter, tipa ah'er
Pashout yehoudi
Pitom h'azarti me-rah'oq,
she noukhal lihiyot kan beyah'ad
She yiye li batouah', she-ah'zor litsh'ok,
she-oukhal lih'iyot benah'at lelo pah'ad
Ki ani yehoudi, ve ze yih'oudi
Lo tov yoter mehaah'er, lo ra yoter
Pashout yehoudi
Shoum davar lo yatslyah' lishbor oti ah'i
Haneshama sheli hi h'eleq me-or eliyon nitsh'i
Letaken et ha-olam, zohi mahouti
Noladeti kah'a ani yehoudi
Pashout yehoudi kmo be-shar ha-datot
Yesh li h'agim, shabatot,
minhagim ve-mitsvot
Lamrot she-kol eh'ad batouah' be-tsidkato
Ba-sof koulanu yehoudim,
lifne kisse kevodo
Ani meod poh'ed mi-sinat h'inam
Ohev et artsi, ve-ohev et ha-am
Hayiti poh ve-sham,
ou-be-khol ha-olam
Yesh li shte deot al mah she-tishal
ve-gam dea shlishit
Ki ani yehoudi, ve ze yih'oudi
Lo ra yoter, lo tov yoter, tipa ah'er
Pashout yehoudi
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I AM A JEW
When I ask myself, "who am I" ?
I'm a little Sephardi, a little Ashkenazi
A little Israeli, a tiny drop galuti (exiled)
Maybe religious, maybe secular,
but between myself and I
I'm a Jew, and that's special
Not better than the other, not worse
Simply a Jew
Sometimes a soldier, sometimes a student,
I have a lot of past and I also see the future
Sometimes an opponent
and sometimes a Chasid
Maybe materialistic and maybe spiritual
but always, always
I'm a Jew, and that's special
Not worse, not better, a little bit different
Simply a Jew
Suddenly I returned from afar,
so we will be able to be here together
So I will be secure so I'll return to laugh
So I can live comfortably without the fear
Because I am a Jew, and that's special
Not better than the other, not worse
Simply a Jew
Nothing will succeed to break me my brother
My soul, is a part of a high eternal light
To fix the world that is my motto
I was born like this, I am a Jew
Simply a Jew - like in other religions
We have celebrations, Shabbos,
customs and mitzvot
Despite everyone is sure in his rightness
At the end we're all Jewish,
facing the chair of His Holiness
I am very afraid of baseless hatred,
I love my land and I love my People
I have been here and there
and all over the world
I have two opinions on what you will ask
and I also have a third one
Because I'm a Jew, and that's special
Not worse, not better, a little bit different
Simply a Jew
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