Broken Days

  • Lyrics: Ofra Haza
  • Music: Ofra Haza
  • Arrangements: Izhar Ashdot
  • Album: Yamim Nishbarim (1986)

The first single released from the album Yamim Nishbarim on July 31, 1986.

The song reached No. 20 on Reshet G’s annual chart in 1987 and held the No. 2 position on the weekly charts for two weeks.

The song climbed as high as No. 6 on Galatz’s weekly charts.
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  • Translation

Yamim Nishbarim
Tzilei merchakim nos’im et ha-layla
Al gav ananim el yom ha-machar
Ve’et zikhronekha be-terem halakhta
Kisa ha-me’il ba-choref ha-kar

Menasa od lishmor beineinu al kesher
Gam im ha-shkarim hafkhu le-hergel
Ata od telekh eleha be-seter
Va-ani acharekha nitfeset kmo tzel

Yamim nishbarim, rotza rak margo’a
Lo ukhal od lir’ot drakhim rechokot
Yamim nishbarim, rotza rak margo’a
Krova elekha, tova elekha, krova elekha lihyot

Milchamot avudot holkhot u-va’ot shuv
U-sheteinu nashim tze’irot u-vokhot
Mechakot be-dmama le-ahuv she-yashuv od
Beini u-veina ha-milim ro’adot

Yamim nishbarim, rotza rak margo’a
Lo ukhal od lir’ot drakhim rechokot
Yamim nishbarim, rotza rak margo’a
Krova elekha, tova elekha, krova elekha lihyot

Yamim nishbarim, rotza rak margo’a
Lo ukhal od lir’ot drakhim rechokot
Yamim nishbarim, rotza rak margo’a
Krova elekha