ANI GARA MUL HAMAYIM

I Stand by the Water

ANI GARA MUL HAMAYIM

I stand by the waterAni gara mul hamayim
Between fields and dirtBen sadot uven chol
Above the heavensMe'alai hashamayim
And the sea so blueUmimul yam kachol
Sometimes you’re alive hereLif'amim ata chai po
Sometimes you’re deadLif'amim ata met
Sometimes the dream is hereLif'amim hadimyon po
It already looks like the truthKvar nir'a kmo emet
There are nights of the moonYesh leilot shel yare'ach
In this eastern skyBamizrach haze
There are days you screamYesh yamim shetzore'ach
The pain insideHake'ev bachaze

I stand by the waterAni gara mul hamayim
And the horizon farVe'ha'ofek rachok
The heavens are highUgvo'him hashamayim
And the sea is deepVehayam hu amok
There’s a beauty here that tastesYesh layofi po ta'am
Like the aftermath of warShel ikvot milchama
Here the screams are loudPo gdelim isvey za'am
Between the flowers of comfortBen pirchey nechama
Here you know the wordsKan yod'ot hasfatayim
To live through timeLechayech lazman
Here the eyes are cryingKan bochot ha'enayim
For years on their ownKvar shanim me'atzman

I stand by the waterAni gara mul hamayim
And the views that are alreadyVenofim shemikvar
Telling me storiesMesaprim li bentayim
Of how they turned to dustEich hafchu le'afar
Here you’ll find in every stoneKan timtza bechol even
Also remnants of dreamsGam sridey chalomot
Here you carry the burdenKan nos'im et hasevel
Inside a basket of joyBetoch sal hasmachot
Here you drink the sorrowKan shotim et hatza'ar
In cups of loveBigvi'ey ahava
Here you sing the songs of stormsKan sharim shirey sa'ar
Between prayers of restBen tfilot ashkava