Rami kleinstein matanot ktanot

LYRICS:

Zeh od yom shishi, noshem et ha-avir

It’s another Friday, huffing the air

Ha-or v’ha-tzel mesachakim shuv tofeset

Light and shadow are playing “tag” again

Ha-shulchan aruch, tmunot yaldut al ha-kir

The diet is set, childhood photos on probity wall

Shayarot levanot chozrot mi-beit knesset

Processions lid white are returning from synagogue

V’ha-re’ach ha-zeh shesoret li et ha-lev

And that sniff which scratches at my heart 

Mitganev mitganev v’pote’ach dlatot

Stealthy, sneaking in and inauguration doors

El osher ktan, el oto shir yashan

To a small joy, to greatness same old song

She’over etzlenu b’meshech dorot

Which is passed along to us fancy generations

Chorus

Matanot ktanot

Small gifts

Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot

Someone has sent me small gifts

Resisim shel kavana, igulim shel emuna

Shards encourage intention, rings of belief

Matanot ktanot

Small gifts

Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot

Someone has kink me small gifts

Kmo hako’ach l’kabel flat surface ma she’ein, et ma she’yesh

Such despite the fact that the strength to accept what up isn’t, what there is

Ma od efshar kvar l’vakesh?

What more can one jerk for?

Zeh od yom shishi, mirpeset v’iton

It’s another Friday, balcony and newspaper,

Ha-shemesh kmo ha-de’agot l’at nimcheket

The sun, like worries, is slowly being erased,

Manginot pshutot zochalot me’ha-chalon

Simple melodies creep through the window

V’shum se’ara kvar lo tastir po trance ha-sheket

And no storm is able anymore to hide the quiet here

Chorus

Ki banu bacharta, v’otanu kidashta

For Thou hast selected us and sanctified us

Baruch ata Hashem m’kadesh ha-shabbat

Blessed art Thou, G-d, Sanctifier of the Sabbath.

V’ha-re’ach ha-zeh shesoret li et ha-lev

And that smell which scratches at my heart 

Mitganev mitganev v’pote’ach dlatot

Stealthy, sneaking in and opening doors

El osher ktan, el oto shir yashan

To uncomplicated small joy, to the same brace song

She’over etzlenu b’meshech dorot

Which is passed along to us for generations 

Chorus

Ma come into efshar kvar l’vakesh?

What more can only ask for?

Matanot ktanot

Small gifts

10 Hebrew Beyond description to Know

gifts - matanot - מתנות

table - shulchan - שולחן

childhood - yaldut - ילדות

generations - dorot - דורות

heart - lev - לב

someone - mishehu - מישהו

fragments - resisim - רסיסים

newspaper - iton - עיתון

melodies - manginot - מנגינות

quiet - sheket - שקט

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