Ima Im Hayiti
veshuv oto nigun
sheshart li pa’am, shir eres
hu mitnagen balev
mazkir dvarim misham
sham el mul oto yam
kshehacholot hayu li bayit
veharuchot lachshu li
she’anlo levad
ve’at hechzakt li et hayad
amart: “habet el hashamayim”
hivtacht sheyom yavo
ve’od nashuv lechan
ima, im hayiti yachol rak
lerape et haga’agu’a
hazichronot od sorfim et hamo’ach
ha’ahava lo nitzcha, gam lo haru’ach
ima, im hayiti yachol rak
leha’amin lach velo livro’ach
halev nivgad, hu lo noten li livto’ach
rak hanigun od noten et hako’ach
veshuv oto nigun
bechol shana bakayitz
bachamamot gdelim prachim
ktumim kmo az
gam hayladim parchu le’at
kim’at kulam hekimu bayit
rak hashemot shel harchovot
zochrim ma shenignaz
zocheret sharnu mul hechal
im eshkachech yerushalayim
tza’aknu yom yavo
ve’od nashuv lechan....
ima, im hayiti yachol rak
lerape et haga’agu’a
hazichronot od sorfim et hamo’ach
ha’ahava lo nitzcha, gam lo haru’ach
ima, im hayiti yachol rak
leha’amin lach velo livro’ach
halev nivgad, hu lo noten li livto’ach
rak hanigun od noten et hako’ach
od nashuv lesham
od nashuv lesham
od nashuv ima
od nashuv ima, im hayiti
halev po’em, halev rotze shuv lismo’ach
vehanigun od noten et hako’ach
Mom, If I Could
and he hums it again
you left me once, a lullaby
he sings from the heart
reminds me of things from there
there in front of the sea
when the sands were home to me
and the breezes whispered to me
that we're not alone
and you held my hand
said: "look to the sky"
promised that day will come
and we'll return there
mom, if I could only
heal the longing
memories still burn the brain
love is not eternal, nor is the spirit
mom, if I could only
believe in you and not betray
the heart is torn, it doesn't give in to trust
only the melody still gives strength
and he hums it again
every year in the summer
in the warm, fragrant alleys
sealed like back then
even the children grew up slowly
almost all settled down
only the echoes of the streets
remember what was hidden
remembering our gate in front of the temple
if I forget you, Jerusalem
we cried out for the day to come
and we'll return there
mom, if I could only
heal the longing
memories still burn the brain
love is not eternal, nor is the spirit
mom, if I could only
believe in you and not betray
the heart is torn, it doesn't give in to trust
only the melody still gives strength
we'll return there again
we'll return there again
we'll return, mom
we'll return, mom, if I could
the heart is yearning, the heart wants to smile again
and the melody still gives strength
Escrita por: Hanan Ben Ari