Chai

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Artist: Ofra Haza

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Transliteration:

Shim'u echai, ani od chai
Ushtei einai od nisa'ot la'or
Rabim chochai, ach gam p'rachai
U'l'fanai shanim rabot misfor
Ani sho'el umitpalel
Tov shelo avda od hatikva
Listen, my brothers, I'm still alive
And my two eyes are still raised to the light
Many are my thorns, but also my flowers
And ahead of me are years too numerous to count
I ask and I pray
It's good that hope was not yet lost

Over mizmor, midor l'dor
K'ma'ayan mei'az v'ad olam
Ani sho'el umitpalel
Tov shelo avda od hatikva!
A psalm passes from generation to generation
Like a spring from long ago, and on to eternity
I ask and I pray
It's good that hope was not yet lost

Chai, chai, chai - Ken, ani od chai!
Ze hashir shesaba
Shar etmol l'aba -
V'hayom ani
Ani od chai, chai, chai
Am Yisrael chai
Ze hashir shesaba
Shar etmol l'aba
V'hayom ani
Alive, alive, alive - Yes, I'm still alive!
This is the song which grandfather
Sang yesterday to father
And today I [sing]
I'm still alive, alive, alive
The people of Yisrael live
This is the song which grandfather
Sang yesterday to father
And today I [sing]!

Homim yamai v'leilotai
U'v'shamai amud ha'esh od kam
Ashir b'li dai [chai chai]
Efros yadai [chai chai]
L'y'didai asher mei'eiver yam
Ani sho'e1 umitpalel
Tov shelo avda od hatikva
My days and nights are full of life
And in my sky the pillar of fire still rises
I will sing endlessly
I'll spread out my hands
To my friends across the sea
I ask and I pray
It's good that hope was not yet lost

Shim'u echai, ani od chai
Ushtei einai od nisa'ot la'or
Az ko lechai, l'chawl orchai
Ul'vanai hamevakshim lachzor
Ani sho'el umitpalel
Tov shelo avda od hatikva
Listen my brothers, I'm still alive
And my two eyes are still raised to the light
So here's to life! To all my guests
And to my children who seek to return
I ask and I pray
It's good that hope was not yet lost