IT'S ALREADY AFTER MIDNIGHT (English)
Od lo kibu et hayareiach
Ki lifnei kubui orot,
Orot shel kochavim
Notnim od rega kat la'ohavim.
Chorus
Machar y'hieh zeh yom chadash
Uma efshar mi yom chadash k'var l'tzapot
Az ten lanu od rega,
Rak od rega
Af al pi sh'k'var acharei chatzot.
K'var Acharei Chatzot
Od lo hidliku et haboker
Ki lifnei sh'menakim et ha etmol
Min har'chovot
Notnim lanu od rega kat la'ahavot.
Chorus
Machar y'hieh zeh yom chadash
K'var Acharei Chatzot
Od lo hidliku et hashemesh
Ki lifnei sh'mechalkim
et ha iton v'hechalav,
Notnim lanu od rega sh'nohav.
they haven't yet turned off the moon.
Because before "lights out"
star lights,
they give another small moment to lovers.
Chorus
Tomorrow it will be another day
And what can you expect from a new day?
So gives us a moment,
just a moment,
even though it's already after midnight.
It's already after midnight
They haven't turned on the morning yet
Because before they clean yesterday
from the streets
they give us another tiny moment for love.
Chorus
Tomorrow it will be another day
It's already after midnight
They haven't turned the sun on yet
Because before they deliver
the newspaper and the milk
They give us another moment for loving.
By Amos Ettinger Nurit Hirsch
Translated by Aura Levin Lipski; Melbourne,Aus.
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