חַי (chai)

Alive

חַי (chai)

Listen, my brother, I am still alive
שִׁמְעוּ, אֶחָי, אֲנִי עוֹד חַי
shim'u, echai, ani od chai
And my two eyes are still carried to the light
וּשְׁתֵּי עֵינֵי עוֹד נִשָּׂאוֹת לָאוֹר
u'shtei einai od nisa'ot la'or
My joys are many, but so are my flowers
רַבִּים חוֹחַי, אַךְ גַּם פְּרָחַי
rabim chochai, ach gam prachai
And many, many years ago
וּלְפָנַי שָׁנִים רַבּוֹת מִסְפּוּר
u'lefanai shanim rabot mispar

I ask and pray
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל וּמִתְפַּלֵּל
ani sho'el u'mitpalel
It is good that hope was not lost yet
טוֹב שֶׁלֹּא אָבְדָה עוֹד הַתִּקְוָה
tov she'lo avdah od hatikvah

A hymn is passed down from generation to generation
עוֹבֵר מִזְמוֹר מִדּוֹר לַדּוֹר
oveir mizmor midor la'dor
As a kind of goat forever
כִּמַעְיָן מֵאָז וְעַד עוֹלָם
kim'ayen me'az ve'ad olam
I ask and pray
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל וּמִתְפַּלֵּל
ani sho'el u'mitpalel
It is good that hope was not lost yet
טוֹב שֶׁלֹּא אָבְדָה עוֹד הַתִּקְוָה
tov she'lo avdah od hatikvah

Alive, alive, alive, yes, I'm still alive
חַי, חַי, חַי, כֵּן, אֲנִי עוֹד חַי
chai, chai, chai, ken, ani od chai
This is the song that my grandfather sang yesterday to my father and today I
זֶה הַשִּׁיר שֶׁסַּבָּא שָׁר אֶתְמוֹל לְאַבָּא וְהַיּוֹם אֲנִי
zeh hisir she'saba shar etmol le'aba ve'hayom ani
I'm still alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, the people of Israel are alive
אֲנִי עוֹד חַי, חַי, חַי, עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי
ani od chai, chai, chai, am yisrael chai
This is the song that my grandfather sang yesterday to my father and today I
זֶה הַשִּׁיר שֶׁסַּבָּא שָׁר אֶתְמוֹל לְאַבָּא וְהַיּוֹם אֲנִי
zeh hisir she'saba shar etmol le'aba ve'hayom ani

Homim Yami (Alive, Alive)
הוֹמִים יָמַי (חַי, חַי)
homim yamai (chai, chai)
and my nights (alive, alive)
וְלֵילוֹתַי (חַי, חַי)
ve'leilotai (chai, chai)
And in my name the pillar of fire rose again
וּבְשָׁמַי עַמּוּד הָאֶשׁ עוֹד קָם
u'b'shamai amud ha'esh od kam

I sing without dying (Alive, Alive)
אָשִׁיר בְּלִי דַּי (חַי, חַי)
ashir bli dai (chai, chai)
I will spread my hands (live, live)
אֶפְרֹשׂ יָדַי (חַי, חַי)
efror yadai (chai, chai)
To my friend who is across the sea
לִידִידַי אֲשֶׁר מֵעֵבֶר יָם
li'didai asher me'ever yam

I ask and pray
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל וּמִתְפַּלֵּל
ani sho'el u'mitpalel
It is good that hope was not lost yet
טוֹב שֶׁלֹּא אָבְדָה עוֹד הַתִּקְוָה
tov she'lo avdah od hatikvah

Alive, alive, alive, yes, I'm still alive
חַי, חַי, חַי, כֵּן, אֲנִי עוֹד חַי
chai, chai, chai, ken, ani od chai
This is the song that my grandfather sang yesterday to my father and today I
זֶה הַשִּׁיר שֶׁסַּבָּא שָׁר אֶתְמוֹל לְאַבָּא וְהַיּוֹם אֲנִי
zeh hisir she'saba shar etmol le'aba ve'hayom ani
I'm still alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, the people of Israel are alive
אֲנִי עוֹד חַי, חַי, חַי, עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי
ani od chai, chai, chai, am yisrael chai
This is the song that my grandfather sang yesterday to my father and today I
זֶה הַשִּׁיר שֶׁסַּבָּא שָׁר אֶתְמוֹל לְאַבָּא וְהַיּוֹם אֲנִי
zeh hisir she'saba shar etmol le'aba ve'hayom ani

Listen, my brother, I am still alive
שִׁמְעוּ, אֶחָי, אֲנִי עוֹד חַי
shim'u, echai, ani od chai
And my two eyes are still carried to the light
וּשְׁתֵּי עֵינַי עוֹד נִשָּׂאוֹת לָאוֹר
u'shtei einai od nisa'ot la'or
And this is how I live for all my guests
אָז כֹּה לְחַי לְכָל אוֹרחַי
az ko le'chai le'chal orchai
And my sons who ask to return
וּלְבָנַי הַמְּבַקְּשִׁים לֶחָזוֹר
u'levanai ham'vaksim le'chazor

Alive, alive, alive, yes, I'm still alive
חַי, חַי, חַי, כֵּן, אֲנִי עוֹד חַי
chai, chai, chai, ken, ani od chai
This is the song that my grandfather sang yesterday to my father and today I
זֶה הַשִּׁיר שֶׁסַּבָּא שָׁר אֶתְמוֹל לְאַבָּא וְהַיּוֹם אֲנִי
zeh hisir she'saba shar etmol le'aba ve'hayom ani
I'm still alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, the people of Israel are alive
אֲנִי עוֹד חַי, חַי, חַי, עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי
ani od chai, chai, chai, am yisrael chai
This is the song that my grandfather sang yesterday to my father and today I
זֶה הַשִּׁיר שֶׁסַּבָּא שָׁר אֶתְמוֹל לְאַבָּא וְהַיּוֹם אֲנִי
zeh hisir she'saba shar etmol le'aba ve'hayom ani

Live, live, live
חַי, חַי, חַי
chai, chai, chai
Yes, I'm still alive, alive, alive
כֵּן, אֲנִי עוֹד חַי, חַי, חַי
ken, ani od chai, chai, chai