Shlomo Artzi

Af Pa'am Lo Ted'i

Shlomo Artzi


Uvaleilot
d'latot panaich ne'ulot,
uvayamim - af pa'am lo ted'i.

Af pa'am lo ted'i,
kamah nas'ati biglalech,
d'rachim bechaf yadi,
d'rachim bechaf yadech.

Kol pa'am shematos o mashehu
noge'a bash'chakim,
ani shome'a nesi'ah,
al techaki.
Adam nifrad tamid mimashehu/mimishehu
ani zocher - bachit,
zeh meshuneh, ach yesh bi mashehu
she'lo makir.

Uvaleilot, tihi k'tuvah al chalomot,
uvayamim af pa'am lo ted'i.
Hazman hamehurhar
talui al hasha'on,
machog lechol davar,
kotzev et hasha'ot.

Kol pa'am she'ishah o mishehi
noga'at et hak'vish,
ani nizkar bach, umargish k'mo k'she...
hayit bi.
At yeshenah vadai, umishehu
noshem otach amok,
yadai einan yadei ha'ish hahu,
yadai hamikan'ot.

Uvaleilot -
at lo tir'i bachoshech...lo!
Uvayamim - af pa'am lo ted'i.
Besheket, k'mo ganav,
al behunot gufech
benedudei sheinah,
behirhurei hachet.

Tamid ani chashud bemashehu,
shoter medaber elai,
ha'im kedai lomar lo
she'ani levad?
Ufa'am k'shehakol yihyeh yoter pashut,
afilu hamilah,
omer lach mashehu she'lo nir'ah chashuv,
aval nishm'a nifla.