Hitchadshut

  • Lyrics: Na’omi Shemer
  • Music: Na’omi Shemer
  • Arrangements: Shem Tov Levi
  • Album: Adama (1985)

Ofra asked Naomi Shemer for one song for a new album she was preparing. Naomi Shemer suggested that they work together on a full album in which Ofra would perform songs by Naomi Shemer. Ofra happily agreed, and the two began working together. In the end, the project did not succeed, and Ofra was left with this one song by Naomi Shemer on the album.

Translated by Malka Tischler
  • Transliteration
  • Translation

Hitchadshut
Ayeifut bilti musberet
Pik birkayim lo muvan
Zo sha’a she-lo chozeret
Le-olam – aval
Be-libekha ata yode’a
She-me-ever la-pina
Ahava chadasha
Mematina

Acharei ha-chagim yitchadesh ha-kol
Yitchadshu ve-yashuvu yemei ha-chol
Ha-avir, he-afar, ha-matar ve-ha-esh
Gam ata, gam ata titchadesh

Be-ganekha porchim lefeta
Be-irbuvya gemura
Etz ha-chalomot
Ve-etz ha-da’at tov va-ra
Histakel al kelekha
She-hish’arta ba-chatzer
Ha-patish, ha-sulam, ha-ma’ader

Acharei ha-chagim yitchadesh ha-kol
Yitchadshu ve-yashuvu yemei ha-chol
Ha-avir, he-afar, ha-matar ve-ha-esh
Gam ata, gam ata titchadesh

Ha-avir, he-afar, ha-matar ve-ha-esh
Gam ata, gam ata titchadesh

Be-masa she-lo nigmar
Bein sdotei ha-tzel u-sdotei ha-or
Yesh nativ she-lo avarta
Ve-she-ta’avor
Sha’on ha-chol, sha’on chayekha
Me’otet lekha akhshav
Lamed-dalet, lamed-he, lamed-vav

Acharei ha-chagim yitchadesh ha-kol
Yitchadshu ve-yashuvu yemei ha-chol
Ha-avir, he-afar, ha-matar ve-ha-esh
Gam ata, gam ata titchadesh

Acharei ha-chagim yitchadesh ha-kol
Yitchadshu ve-yashuvu yemei ha-chol
Ha-avir, he-afar, ha-matar ve-ha-esh
Gam ata, gam ata titchadesh