Gesher.mp3

Anee Overet et Ha Gesher


This song was inspired by a real bridge over a multi-lane highway. When we returned to live in Israel, I used to walk my young daughters back and forth to school. I crossed this bridge four times a day.

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Hebrew written as English

English Translation

Anee overet et ha gesher.

Tachat omes ba kveesh.

Nosim la avod be Tel Aviv.

Yom Naim.

Yom yafe omed lifani.

Ma anee osa eeto?

Eem ha-eetee levad, ha-eetee nosa'at le eretz chalomoti.

Eem ha-eetee levad, ha-eetee osa ma she ba eli.

I cross the bridge.

Underneath is a traffic jam.

Driving to work in Tel Aviv.

Have a nice day.

A nice day is before me.

What will I do with it?

If I was alone, I would travel to a country of my dreams.

If I was alone, I would do whatever came to me.

Chorus:

Aval, anee eetchem.

Lo rotzsa lishanot davar.

Lo rotzsa stam le hitlonen.

Rak pashoot, lifameem, machmeetza be chaii.

Chorus:

But I'm with you.           (you is plural)

I don't want to change anything.

I don't want to just complain.

It's just that sometimes, I simply miss my life.

Anee overet et ha gesher.

Tachat omes ba kveesh.

Chozrim m'ezor Tel Aviv.

Erev Tov.

Erev kal omed lifani.

Ma anee osa eeto?

Eem ha-eetee levad, ha-eetee holechet le erua chalomoti.

Eem ha-eetee levad, ha-eetee osa yotzet eem me she ba eli.


Chorus

I cross the bridge.

Underneath is a traffic jam.

Driving home from the Tel Aviv area.

Have a nice evening!

An easy evening is before me.

What will I do with it?

If I was alone, I would go to an event of my dreams.


If I was alone, I would go out with whomever came to me.

Atem ro'em she kol ben adam

mikane be acherim.

V'leefameem she kol ben adam

choshev she chaiim shelo pachot yafim.

You see, every person,

is jealous of others.

And sometimes every person,

thinks that his life is less nice.

Anee overet et ha gesher.

Tachat omes ba kveesh.

Nosim la avod be Tel Aviv.

Yom Naim.

Yom yafe omed lifani.

Ma anee osa eeto?

K'she anee kvar eetchem bo'oo ve neesa le eretz chalomoti.

K'she anee kvar eetchem bo'oo ve na'ase ma she ba eli.

I cross the bridge.

Underneath is a traffic jam.

Driving to work in Tel Aviv.

Have a nice day!

A nice day is before me.

What will I do with it?

Since I am with you, let's travel to a country of my dreams.


Since I am with you, let's do whatever comes to me.

Na'eem leheot eetchem.

Lo rotzsa lishanot davar.

Lo rotzsa stam le hitlonen.

Rak pashoot, lifameem, machmeetza be chaii.

It's nice to be with you.

I don't want to change anything.

I don't want to just complain.

It's just that sometimes, I simply miss my life.