Perhaps This Time / Oolai Ha'pa'am
Maybe this time...
Ulai hapa'am yisha'er
Maybe this time he will stay
Habachur she'oto ani ohevet,
- the guy that I love
Ve'eten lo et libi, et kol kochi
And I'll give him my heart, all my strength
Sheyavo veyikanes badelet.
That he'll arrive and come in the door.
Anashim ovrim baderech leyadi
People pass by me on the road
Anashim ovrim balailah, vebaboker hem holchim
People pass by at night, in the morning they go
Anashim kashim midai bishvili
People that are too hard for me
Az hayom, hayom ani ozevet.
So today, today I'm leaving.
Ulai hapa'am yisha'er...
Maybe this time he will stay.
Anashim ovrim baderech leyadi
People pass by me on the road
Anashim otzrim lereg'a, mistaklim ve'az holchim
People stop for a moment, look and then go
Anashim kashim midai bishvili
People that are too hard for me
Az hayom, hayom ani ozevet.
So today, today I'm leaving.
Ani bochah leilot sh'lemim alecha ve'alai
I cry whole nights about you and me
Al ech shepa'am ve'al ech she'lo achshav
About how (it was) once and how now (it isn't)
K'shemitnapetz chalom shel stav
When autumn's dream is shattered
Al ech ratziti ve'ata lo
About how I wanted and you did not
Al ech shehi ve'ech ani lo.
About how she (is) and I (am) not.