Od Mechaka La’echad

  • Lyrics: Ehud Manor
  • Music: Sasha Argov
  • Arrangements: Shem Tov Levi
  • Album: Adama (1985)

The song was written and composed especially for and about Ofra Haza.

The song’s composer, Sasha Argov, accompanies Ofra on the piano in the recording.

Translated by Mark Hafter
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Od Mechaka La’echad
Od mechaka la-echad
Chalom yashan od melave, lo nivgad
Mechaka la-echad
Kshe-yofia ez’e oto miyad
Od mechaka la-echad
Asher yashkich be-einav
Et ha-olam u-ke’evav
La-echad
She-chotam s’fatav yatbi’a bi la-ad

Od mechaka, lo efchad
Od ne’echzet ba-chalom, lo em’ad
Mechaka la-echad
She-hivtichu li be-sefer menukad
Od mechaka, lo efchad
Gam im ha-zman shinav no’etz
Od yesh bi ruach ad ein ketz
La-echad
She-tzipor nafshi be-kaf yado tir’ad

Im yesh ahava, im yesh ahava
Im yesh ahava ba-olam
Az heikhan hi ha-layla?
Im yesh ahava, im yesh ahava
Achake la ad yiklu yamai ve-leilam

Od mechaka la-echad
Milim rakot od mematinot tzad ba-tzad
Mechaka la-echad
She-yanif bi et ha-degel ha-mored
Od mechaka, lo efchad
Ashiv la-la’ag be-dmama
Amtin lo kan zekufat koma
La-echad
She-libo u-fiv shavim rak lo levado

Im yesh ahava, im yesh ahava
Im yesh ahava ba-olam
Az heikhan hi ha-layla?
Im yesh ahava, im yesh ahava
Achake la ad yiklu yamai ve-leilam

Od mechaka la-echad
Chalom yashan od melave, lo nivgad
Mechaka la-echad
Kshe-yofia ez’e oto miyad
Od mechaka la-echad
Asher yashkich be-einav
Et ha-olam u-ke’evav
La-echad
She-chotam s’fatav yatbi’a bi la-ad

Im yesh ahava, im yesh ahava
Im yesh ahava ba-olam
Az heikhan hi ha-layla?
Im yesh ahava, im yesh ahava
Achake la ad yiklu yamai ve-leil