HaShanah Inshalla

  • Lyrics: Bezalel Aloni
  • Music: Ofra Haza
  • Arrangements: Uri Kariv
  • Album: Manginat Ha-Lev (2000)

Ofra and Bezalel wrote the song especially for Yardena Arazi, an Israeli singer who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1988. Yardena chose not to use the song on the Eurovision, so Ofra recorded it.
Translated by George Jakubovits
  • Transliteration
  • Translation

HaShanah Inshalla
Im shana tavo aleinu, im shana
Im shana shel or aleinu, inshallah
Matana hi le’kulanu, matana
Yamim shel ahava beyachad, inshallah

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Od yavo hayom

Kan habayit, ets hazayit, habracha
Shtei yadayim, or einayim shel simcha
Lanu yesh barosh chalom echad, chalom
Lichyot hayom, lichyot machar et hashalom

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Od yavo hayom

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Od yavo hayom

HaShanah, insh’Allah, insh’Allah, Tavo Aleynu us
HaShanah, insh’Allah, insh’Allah, peace

Salam, insh’Allah
Shalom, insh’Allah
Salam, insh’Allah
Insh’Allah, Shalom

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Od yavo hayom

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Od yavo hayom

Od yavo hayom shalom ve-salaam yikonnu
Ve-Yarden yizrom ke-nahar shalom aleinu
Od yavo hayom