Ani mabit mehachalon ve zeh oseh li dey atzuv
I am looking out the window and it makes me kind of sad,
Ha'aviv chalaf, avar lo, mi yodea him yashuv
spring has gone, left. who knows if it will return.
Ha'leytzan nihiyah lemelech hanavi nihiyah leytzan
the clown has become a king, the prophet has become a clown
Veshachachti et haderech, aval ani od kan
and I have forgotten the way,but I am still here
Veyihyeh tov, yihyeh tov, ken
And all will be good, yes, all will be good
lifamim ani nishbar
though I sometimes break down
az halailah, ho halailah
but this night,oh, tonight,
itach ani nishar
with you, I will stay.
Yeladim lovshim knafaim
Children wear wings
vehafim el hatzava
and fly to the army
vahacharei shnataim
and after two years
hem chozrim lelo tshuvah
they return with no answer.
anashim chayim bemetach
people live in stress
mechapsim sibah linshom
looking for a reason to breathe
hoovein sinhah leretzach
and between hatred and murder
medabrim al hashalom
they talk about peace.
Veyihyeh tov, yihyeh tov, ken
And all will be good, yes, all will be good
lifamim ani nishbar
though I sometimes break down
az halailah, ho halailah
but this night,oh, tonight,
itach ani nishar
with you, I will stay.
sham lemalah bashamaim
up there in the sky
ananim lomdim lahoof
clouds learn to fly
vahani mabit lemalah
and I look up
veroheh matos chatuf
and see an airplane hijacked.
memshala shel generalim
a government of generals
mechaleket et hanof
divide the landscape,
leshelahem veleshelanu
to whats theirs and ours
velo rohim et hasof
and don't see the end?
Hineh ba nasi mitzraim
Here comes the president of Egypt
heich samachti likrato
oh how I was happy for him
pyramidot baheinaim
pyramids in our eyes
veshalom bemiktarto
and peace in his pipe
vehamarnu bo nashlimah
and we said let's make peace
venichyeh kmo achim
and we'll live like brothers
vehaz hu amar kadimah,
and he then said go ahead,
rak tetzoo mehashtachim.
just go out from the territories.
Veyihyeh tov, yihyeh tov, ken
And all will be good, yes, all will be good
lifamim ani nishbar
though I sometimes break down
az halailah, ho halailah
but this night,oh, tonight,
itach ani nishar
with you, I will stay.
Ani mabit mehachalon
I look out of my window
ulai yagi'a yom chadash
maybe a new day will come.