| ISRAELIT |
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Al kattef haHermon,
beru’ach haGlilit
ani Israelit.
Bepardesei limon,
tapuz ve’eshkolit
ani Israelit.
Bebeit kafe katan,
al kos gdola shel gezer,
ani Israelit.
keshebetochi shirei tasha”ch,
odi chorezet
ani Israelit.
Me’al bimot olam,
be’hofa’a leilit
ani Israelit.
Ksheyesh be tzchok rachav
vega’ava cheilit
ani Israelit.
Le’or nerot hachag,
beyom pkuda o evel,
be’ishama tzfira ola,
chalil o nevel
ani Israelit.
Israelit balev ubaneshama.
Beshem imi. Vegam bishmi.
Bechalomi ubedami.
Rikud vezemer amami.
Be ima adama.
Bashuk ubekinyon,
behamula klalit
ani Israelit.
Habaita bematos,
im shir tikva kalit
Israelit.
Od metzayeret be’einei ruchi shamaim.
Ve’Elohim echad umalachei knafaim
ani Israelit.
Nosset shirei machar
lemoshava gvulit
ani Israelit.
Befi tfilat shalom,
kchula kmo talit
ani Israelit.
La’ad, lanetzach, mechapeset et haderech.
La’ad, lanetzach chofshiya ume’usheret
ani Israelit.
Israelit balev ubaneshama.
Beshem imi. Vegam bishmi.
Bechalomi ubedami.
Rikud vezemer amami.
Be ima adama.
Befi tfilat shalom,
kchula kmo talit.
Ani Israelit. |
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| I'M AN ISRAELI (f) |
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On the shoulder of Mount Hermon,
on Galilee winds
I am Israelit.
In an orchard of lemons,
oranges or grapefruit,
I am Israelit.
In a small cafe;
with a large glass of carrot juice,
I am Israelit.
When I am still rhyming
'song of the year 1949'
I am Israelit.
In nightly appearances
on stages all over the world,
I am Israelit.
When I am full of laughter
and pride,
I am Israelit.
In the light of holiday candles,
on days of call to duty or mourning,
at the sound of sirens,
flute or harp,
I am Israelit.
Israelit in heart and soul,
in my mothers name and in my own,
in my dream and in my blood,
in folk dance and song,
in mother earth,
in the market or shopping mall,
in all that tumult,
I am Israelit.
On the flight home
with a catchy song of hope,
Israelit.
Painting in my imagination:
sky, God, and angels with wings,
I am Israelit.
Carrying songs of tomorrow
to a frontier settlement,
I am Israelit.
On my lips a song of peace,
blue (pure) as a Talit,
I am Israelit.
Forever, to eternity looking for the way.
Forever, to eternity free and fulfilled.
I am Israelit.
Israelit in heart and soul,
in my mothers name and in my own,
in my dream and in my blood,
in folk dance and song,
in mother earth,
in the market or shopping mall,
in all that tumult,
I am Israelit. |
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