Chofim Hem Lifamim

Sometimes They Fly

Chofim Hem Lifamim

Sometimes they fly like a river.Chofim hem lif'amim ga'agu'im lenachal.
I once saw a waveRa'iti pa'am chof
that left the shoreshenachal azavo
with a heart broken of sand and stone.Im lev shavur shel chol va'even.
And the man, and the manVeha'adam, veha'adam
sometimes he can also remainHu lif'amim gam ken yachol lehisha'er
abandoned and powerless, just like a wave.Natush uvli kochot, mamash k'mo chof.

Also the waves,Gam hatz'dafim,
like the flying, like the windk'mo chofim, k'mo haru'ach
Also the waves sometimes fly like a river.Gam hatz'dafim hem lif'amim ga'agu'im
We always loved it.Levayit shetamid ahavnu.
What was and only the seaAsher hayah verak hayam
sang alone there its songs.Shar levado sham et shirav.
So between the sides of a man's heart,Kach bein tzid'fei libo shel ha'adam,
songs that never wake up.sharim lo ne'urav.

Maya Buskila verse:Maya Buskila verse:
Give me the strengthTen li t'akoach
for the heart to open againet halev shuv lifto'ach
to receive, not to run away,lekabel lo livro'ach
not to be afraidlo lif'chod
and even once not to forget the path.ve'af pa'am lo lishko'ach t'aderech
Believe me, it’s worth itta'amin lo be'erech
and to walk on the path again like a kingvelitz'od baderech shuv k'mo melech
and always to cling to hopevetamid lehitzamed el hatikvah
like a spirit, walking so confidentlyk'mo ru'ach, mit'halech kol kach batu'ach
I can’t forget, I won’t run awaylo uchal lishko'ach, lo livro'ach
and walk ahead like everyone else.velalechet hal'ah k'mo kulam

Sometimes they fly...Chofim hem lif'amim...