The year to come |
Bashana haba’a |
בשנה הבאה | |||||
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| In the year to come, | Ba-shana ha-ba’a |
בַּשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה | |||||
| We will sit on the terrace | Néshév ʽal ha-mirpèsèt |
נֵשֵׁב עַל הַמִּרְפֶּֽסֶת | |||||
| To count migrating birds. | Ve-nispor tsiporim nodedot. |
וְנִסְפֹּר צִפֳּרִים נוֹדְדוֹת. | |||||
| Children on vacation | Yeladim be-hufsha |
יְלָדִים בְּחֻפְשָׁה | |||||
| Will play tag | Yesahaqu tofèsèt |
יְשַׂחֲקוּ תּוֹפֶֽסֶת | |||||
| Between the house and the fields. | Béyn ha-bayit le-véyn ha-sadot. |
בֵּין הַבַּֽיִת לְבֵין הַשָּׂדוֹת. | |||||
| Chorus: (x2) | Pizmon : |
פִּזְמוֹן: (2×) | |||||
| You will see, you will see, | ʽOd tir’è, ʽod tir’è, |
עוֹד תִּרְאֶה, עוֹד תִּרְאֶה, | |||||
| How good it will be, | Kama tov yihyè, |
כַּמָּה טוֹב יִהְיֶה, | |||||
| In the year, in the year to come! | Ba-shana, ba-shana ha-ba’a! |
בַּשָּׁנָה, בַּשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה! | |||||
| Black grapes* | ʽAnavim ’adumim |
עֲנָבִים אֲדֻמִים | |||||
| Will ripen till the evening | Yavshilu ʽad ha-ʽèrèv |
יַבְשִׁילוּ עַד הָעֶֽרֶב | |||||
| And will be served chilled to the table. | Ve-yugshu tsonenim la-shulhan. |
וְיֻגְשׁוּ צוֹנְנִים לַשֻּׁלְחָן. | |||||
| Lazy winds | Ve-ruhot redumim |
וְרוּחוֹת רְדוּמִים | |||||
| Will sweep along to the crossroads | Yis’u ’èl ’ém ha-dèrèkh |
יִשְׂאוּ אֶל אֵם הַדֶּֽרָךְ | |||||
| Old newspapers and mist. | ʽItonim yeshanim ve-ʽanan. |
עִתּוֹנִים יְשָׁנִים וְעָנָן. | |||||
| In the year to come, | Ba-shana ha-ba’a |
בַּשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה | |||||
| We shall spread out the palm of our hands | Nifros kapot yadayim |
נִפְרֹשׂ כַּפּוֹת יָדַֽיִם | |||||
| Towards the white flashing light. | Mul ha-’or ha-nigar ha-lavan. |
מוּל הָאוֹר הַנִּגָּר הַלָּבָן. | |||||
| A white heron | ’Anafa levana |
אֲנָפָה לְבָנָה | |||||
| Will spread its wings in the light | Tifros ba-’or knafayim |
תִפְרֹשׂ בָּאוֹר כְּנָפַֽיִם | |||||
| And the sun will shine through them. | Ve-ha-shèmèsh tizrah be-tokhan. |
וְהַשֶּֽׁמֶשׁ תִּזְרַח בְּתוֹכָן. | |||||
Lyrics: Ehud Manor, music: Nurit Hirsh

