Halevai - Yehudit Ravitz

Halevai (If Only) performed at Pa'amoney Hayovel (Jubilee Bells), the national celebration commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel; Hebrew University Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel; Thursday, April 30, 1998; as rebroadcast on Israeli TV Channel 1 in 2013 - Yehudit Ravitz


Halevai
Ume'anan tered aleinu keshet
Halevai
Shela'olam hazeh yesh takana...
Halevai
Veyom yitzmach mitoch sufah go'eshet
Halevai
Velo tovad la'ad hamatana
Halevai
Shehamidbar yatzmi'ach esev deshe
Halevai
Ve'od neshev betzel hate'enah.

Halevai
She'lo nich'av ve'ish achiv yohav
Halevai
Veyipatchu shuv sha'arei gan eden
Halevai
Veyitmazgu mizrach uma'arav - halevai
Halevai
Unechadesh yameinu kan kekedem.

Halevai
Velo yisa od goy el goy cherev
Halevai
Velo nin'tosh et derech hatikvah
Halevai
Veha'adam yihyeh rachum ad erev
Halevai
Sheyesh sikui echad la'ahava.

Halevai
She'lo nich'av ve'ish achiv yohav
Halevai
Veyipatchu shuv sha'arei gan eden
Halevai
Veyitmazgu mizrach uma'arav - halevai
Halevai
Unechadesh yameinu kan kekedem.

Halevai
She'lo nich'av ve'ish achiv yohav
Halevai
Veyipatchu shuv sha'arei gan eden
Halevai
Veyitmazgu mizrach uma'arav - halevai
Halevai
Unechadesh yameinu kan kekedem.


If only
From a cloud, a rainbow would come down upon us
If only
This world could be fixed
If only
A day would spring up out of the raging storm
If only
The gift would never be lost
If only
The desert would sprout grass.
If only
We'd yet sit under the shade of the fig tree.

If only
We'd not suffer and each man would love his brother
If only
The gates of Eden would again be opened
If only
East and West would mix together - if only
If only
We could renew our days here as long ago.

If only
Nation would no longer lift sword against nation
If only
We wouldn't abandon the path of hope
If only
The human would be compassionate till evening
If only
There'd be a chance for love.

If only
We'd not suffer and each man would love his brother
If only
The gates of Eden would again be opened
If only
East and West would mix together - if only
If only
We could renew our days here as long ago.

If only
We'd not suffer and each man would love his brother
If only
The gates of Eden would again be opened
If only
East and West would mix together - if only
If only
We could renew our days here as long ago.


הלוואי ומענן תרד עלינו קשת
הלוואי שלעולם הזה יש תקנה

הלוואי ויום יצמח מתוך סופה גועשת
הלוואי ולא תאבד לעד המתנה
הלוואי שהמדבר יצמיח עשב דשא
הלוואי ועוד נשב בצל התאנה

הלוואי שלא נכאב ואיש אחיו יאהב
הלוואי ויפתחו שוב שערי גן עדן
הלוואי ויתמזגו מזרח ומערב
הלוואי הלוואי ונחדש ימינו כאן כקדם

הלוואי ולא ישא עוד גוי אל גוי חרב
הלוואי ולא ננטוש את דרך התקווה
הלוואי והאדם יהיה רחום עד ערב
הלוואי שיש סיכוי אחד לאהבה

הלוואי שלא נכאב


Words/Music: Ehud Manor / Boaz Sharabi

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