Bashana Haba'ah

Next Year

Bashana Haba'ah

Next yearBashana haba'ah
We'll sit on the balconyNeishev al hamirpeset
And count fluttering birdsV'nispor tziporim nod'dot

Children playing freelyY'ladim b'chufsha
Will laugh joyfullyY'sachaku tofeset
Between the house and the fieldsBein habayit l'vein hasadot

You'll see, you'll seeOd tir'eh od tir'eh
How good it will beKama tov yihiyeh
Next year, next yearBashana bashana haba'ah (2x)

Red grapesAnavim adumim
Will be served until eveningYav'shilu ad ha'erev
And guests will gather at the tableV'yug'shu tson'nim lashulchan

Red spiritsV'ruchot r'dumim
Will travel on the roadYis'u el eim haderech
Old newspapers and cloudsItonim y'shanim v'anan

You'll see, you'll seeOd tir'eh od tir'eh
How good it will beKama tov yihiyeh
Next year, next yearBashana bashana haba'ah (2x)

Next yearBashana haba'ah
We'll spread our handsNifros kapot yadayim
Facing the bright white lightMul ha'or hanigar halavan

A wing to the moonAnafa l'vana
Will spread like wingsTifros ka'or k'nafayim
And the sun will shine withinV'hashemesh tizrach b'tochan

You'll see, you'll seeOd tir'eh od tir'eh
How good it will beKama tov yihiyeh
Next year, next yearBashana bashana haba'ah (2x)