IM KVAR
Ani kol hazman poched
lo tzarich sibah/sibot
besha'ar hazman ani lomed
lomed mita'uyot.
Ani shomer amok bif'nim
mitachat la'einaim.
Vekach ovrim li hayamim
vehaleilot beintaim
kim'at sh'nataim
ani lo kan.
At kol hazman bochah
afilu bes'machot
umi yad'a at shero'ah
mitachat ladma'ot.
Et hashamaim hash'chorim
ve'et leilot hapachad
et hamakot mehahorim,
et hachoshech bamik'lachat
at lo shochachat.
Asur lach...
Az im kvar
az sheyered kan sheleg.
Im kvar
az sheyiplu hakochavim
sheyitgaleh ha'Elohim.
Lo rak kshe'anu metim kvar
ve'ein lezeh shum erech
im kvar
az shenamut k'mo mal'achim
sheyitgaleh ha'Elohim
od be'odeinu bachaim.
Bein ko vecho le'an she'lo telech
umah she'lo tagid
bein ko vecho
hakol od yis'tabech
veyekabel taf'nit.
Bein ko vecho
basof od ne'alem
k'mo ru'ach al p'nei mayim
bein ko vecho
yad'anu meshal'mim
az neshalem pi shtaim
ani sam zayin.
Ani lo kan
lo kan
Az im kvar...
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IF ALREADY
I am afraid all the time
I don't need reason(s)
the rest of the time I learn
learn from (my) mistakes.
I keep guard deep inside
under (my) eyes.
And thus my days pass
and the night in the meantime
almost two years
I am not here.
You cry all the time
even during joyous times
and who knew you are one that sees
under the tears.
The black sky
and the nights of fear
the bruises from your parents,
the darkness in the shower
you do not forget.
You are forbidden to...
So if already
then let snow fall here.
If already
then let the stars fall
may God reveal himself.
If already, then not just when we're dead
and this has no value
if already
then let us die like angels
may God reveal himself.
while we're still alive.
Between this and that wherever you won't go
and whatever you won't say
between this and that
everything will yet complicate
and take a turn.
Between this and that
at the end we will yet disappear
like wind over the water's surface
between this and that
we knew one has to pay
so we'll pay double
I don't give a hoot.
I'm not here
not here
So if already...
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| *The phrase "im kvar, az..." is understood as "if all this is already happening, then might as well also have the following happen" |
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