Achrei Shenasat lyrics & English translation

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1. וְאוֹתָךְ אֲנִי בּוֹחֵרVe'otach ani bocherAnd you I choose
2. אוֹתָךְ אֲנִי חוֹלֵםOtach ani cholemYou I dream of
3. אִתָּךְ אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַItach ani yode'aWith you I know
4. שֶׁרַק אִתָּךְ אֲנִי חָפְשִׁיShe'rak itach ani chofshiThat only with you I am free
5. לְבַד אֲנִי מַרְגִּישׁ כְּאִלּוּ אַתְ הָיִית אִתָּנוּLevad ani margish ke'ilu at hayit itanuAlone I feel as if you were with us
6. אֲבָל כְּשֶׁאֲנִי שׁוֹתֵק לִי עִם עַצְמִיAval kshe'ani shotek li im atzmiBut when I am silent to myself
7. אָז אַתְ אִתִּי, אֲבָל אֵינֵךְAz at iti, aval einechThen you are with me, but you are not
8. וַאֲנִי שׁוֹתֵק אִתָּךְVa'ani shotek itachAnd I am silent with you
9. וּלְעַצְמִי אֲנִי אוֹמֵרUle'atzmi ani omerAnd to myself I say
10. אִתָּךְ אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַItach ani yode'aWith you I know
11. שֶׁרַק אִתָּךְ אֲנִי עַצְמִיShe'rak itach ani atzmiThat only with you am I myself
12. וְאֵת כָּל הַמִּלִּים שֶׁלָּנוּ אַתְ הָיִית שׁוֹמַעַתVe'et kol hamilim shelanu at hayit shoma'atAnd all our words you used to hear
13. גַּם בְּלִי שֶׁאֲנִי אוֹמֵר לָךְ אֶת עַצְמִיGam bli she'ani omer lach et atzmiEven without my telling you myself
14. אֲנִי נוֹלָד, אֲנִי רוֹאֶהAni nolad, ani ro'ehI am born, I see
15. אַתְ רוֹאָה מָקוֹם אַחֵרAt ro'a makom acherYou see another place
16. אוֹתוֹ אֲנִי חוֹלֵםOto ani cholemIt I dream of
17. אִתָּךְ אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַItach ani yode'aWith you I know
18. אָבוֹא שָׁם וְעִם עַצְמִיAvo sham ve'im atzmiI will come there, with myself
19. אֲנִי מַרְגִּישׁ כְּאִלּוּ אַתְ הָיִית אִתָּנוּAni margish ke'ilu at hayit itanuI feel as if you were with us
20. אֲבָל כְּשֶׁאֲנִי שׁוֹתֵק לִי עִם עַצְמִיAval kshe'ani shotek li im atzmiBut when I am silent to myself
21. אָז אַתְ אִתִּי, אֲבָל אֵינֵךְAz at iti, aval einechThen you are with me, but you are not
22. לְבַד אֲנִי מַרְגִּישׁ כְּאִלּוּ אַתְ הָיִית אִתָּנוּLevad ani margish ke'ilu at hayit itanuAlone I feel as if you were with us
23. אֲבָל כְּשֶׁאֲנִי שׁוֹתֵק לִי עִם עַצְמִיAval kshe'ani shotek li im atzmiBut when I am silent to myself
24. אָז אַתְ אִתִּי, אֲבָל אֵינֵךְAz at iti, aval einechThen you are with me, but you are not

Words from this song

• בּוֹחֵרchoose
• חוֹלֵםdream
• יוֹדֵעַknow
• חָפְשִׁיfree
• לְבַדalone
• מַרְגִּישׁfeel
• שׁוֹתֵקsilent
• עַצְמִיmyself
• אֵינֵךְyou are not (f.)
• שׁוֹתֵקsilent
• אוֹמֵרsay
• יוֹדֵעַknow
• עַצְמִיmyself
• מִלִּיםwords

What does “Achrei Shenasat” mean?

אחרי שנסעת translates as “After You Left”. It was released in 1974, performed by Matti Caspi with words by Shlomo Gronich · music: Matti Caspi. Read the line-by-line English translation above, or sing it with the words highlighted in time with the music.