Ariel Zilber
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Hine Anu Meuashim (Here, We're Desperate)
Words and Music: Ariel Zilber
[Hebrew and English Translation of a hysterically funny song comparing the
glories of the days of the Tanach (bible) with the sad times of today]
Hine anu meuashim
b'chaim, anachu mitkashim
Lo, lo mitlonim
Rak tohim v'bohim Elohim ech ovrim ha chaim
Ech Shimson b'Eshtaol haya akhbar gever
v'Ech ani b'Askelon oved b'auto zevel?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
Ech Adam v'Chava ochlu perot b'gan Eden
v'Ech ani yoshev po, v'ochlel ugiot b'Shekem?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
Ech al Sara bau malachim, ani nizcar li
v'ma yesh li m'shloshet ha malachim she charlie?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
Ech kol ha neviim radfu tsdaka v'chesed
v'ma ani im ha radifot sheli achar ha kesef?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
Ech Yosef hayu lo chalomot
v'Ech ani im ha chalomot sheli b'ruach?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
v'az ulai ani ose li machar ltiul b'ofanayim
v'eele cmo Eliyahu v'sara l'shamayim?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
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Here, we're desperate
In life, we're trying really hard
No, no we're not complaining
Just staring at the void, my God how life goes by
How is it that Samson was such a giant
and how is it that I'm in Ashkelon driving the garbage truck?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
How is it that Adam and Eve ate fruits in the garden of Eden
and how is it that I'm sitting here eating cookies from Shekem?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
How is it that angels came to Sara, I recall
and what I've got is three of Charlie's Angels!?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
How is it that the prophets went after justice and goodness
and what do I do but chase after the money?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
How did Joseph get to have all these dreams
and how is it that all my dreams are gone with the wind?
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!
then maybe tomorrow, I'll go on a bicycle trip
and like Elijah, rise in a storm to the sky!
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, Ooh wooh!