hekarnoo ktzat achray milchemet hashichroor
we knew a short after the Arab-Israeli war

kshebahavir hayta tchoosha: matchil sipoor
in the air was a feeling: story begin

hetzati nisoohim heskamt miyad
I proposed you agreed immediately

hahit kol kach smecha bayom kshehitchatanoo
you were so happy when we got married


himech sipra shehat sovelet michoolsha
your mother told that you suffer from weakness

beyaldootech chalit ve-shrir halev shelach nifga
in your childhood you have been hurt and your heart muscle damaged

hevtachti sheheshmor halaich yom valel
I promise I'll take care of you day and night

ve-him tzrich esah otach hal hayadaim
and if needed I will carry you in my arms

sacharnoo cheder be-hagripas mool hasshhok
we rent a room in Agripas(place) near the market

lamrot ma shehamar lach harofeh hevenoo yeled
after all what the doctor told you we brought a baby

bechol shabat halachnoo yachad lahorim
in every saturday we visit the parents

ve-acharei Havdalah rahinoo seret
and after the Havdalah we saw a movie

tmoonat shachor lavan bageshem bechatzer
black and white picture in the rain outside

mehil kaved ve-kos cafe him shokolada
heavy jacket and cup of coffee with choclate

'Yad Hanooga' lifnot herev mitnagen
'the song 'Yad Hanooga' in the background before evening

hat mardima et hayladim him serenada
you put the kids to sleep with serenada

kshelo matzati havoda batehatron
when i didn't find a job at the theaterr

hechlatnoo lenasot et hamazal behir acheret
we decided to try our luck in different city

kibalti sham tafkid katan shel mesharet
I get to play a role as handyman

chakeh ata od titgaleh kach at omeret
wait will be discovered, you say so


'shchoonat hajora' hemtza shnot hachamishim
'Hajora' neghiborhood in the 50's

at makshiva laradio ve-kol hazman soreget
you listen to the radio and knit all the time

ani yotzeh lehofaha ve-hat levad
I went for a show and you are alone

hayeladim kvar yeshenim ve-hat cholemet
the kids are already sleeping and you are dreaming

lehat lehat chasachnoo kesef ledira
slowly slowly we save mony to buy an apartment

bebait meshootaf mool hapardes shel Givataim
the house that infront the orchard that belongs to Givataim

at rashamt et hayladim lasifria,
you register the kids to the library

hahinoo mishpacha ktana him mishkafaim
we were a small family with glasses

zocheret righay kesem...
remember magic moments...

him chaverim ve-him klafim hal hamirpest
wuth friends and cards in the porch

ve-hazman ratza acheret
and the time fooled us

mabitim achor ve-nizkarim
we are looking back and remembering

abaleh bo laloona park
dady come to the playground

glida ve-tango belel kaitz hal hatayelet
ice cream and tango on the promenade

tmoonat shachor lavan bageshem bechatzer
black and white picture in the rain outside

mehil kaved ve-kos cafe him shokolada
heavy jacket and cup of coffee with choclate

'Yad Hanooga' lifnot herev mitnagen
'the song 'Yad Hanooga' in the background before evening

hat mardima et hayladim him serenada
you put the kids to sleep with serenada