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Shemishehu Ya'atzor Oti lyrics & English translation

שמישהו יעצור אותי

Someone Stop Me — Eden Hason, 2019. Words by Eden Hason. Below you get the full Hebrew lyrics with nikud, a Latin transliteration and an English translation of every line, plus the words worth memorising.

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The story behind the song

'Shemishehu Ya'atzor Oti' ('Someone Stop Me') is a signature Eden Hason heartbreak hit from his 2019 debut album. The song is built from restless, late-night drive imagery — Eilat at 3 a.m., quiet keys, wind through the door — and the emotional tug-of-war of a love that is both crazy and impossible to quit. It is great Hebrew practice for everyday spoken vocabulary (keys, door, driving, home, heart) and for feeling the rhythm of modern Israeli pop.

Full lyrics, line by line

  1. אַתְּ יוֹדַעַת אֵין מְשׁוּגָּעִים כָּמוֹנִיAt yoda'at ein meshug'im kamoniYou know there are no crazies like me
  2. אֲנִי אֶסַע גַּם לְאֵילַת, גַּם בִּשְׁלוֹשׁ בַּלַּיְלָהAni esa gam le'Eilat, gam bi'shlosh ba'lailaI'll drive to Eilat, even at three in the morning
  3. אֶקַּח ת'מַפְתֵּחוֹת בְּשֶׁקֶט, אֵצֵא כְּמוֹ רוּחַ מֵהַדֶּלֶתEkach te'maftechot be'sheket, etze kmo ru'ach me'ha'deletI'll take the keys quietly, leave like wind through the door
  4. גַּם הַדֶּלֶת לֹא תַּרְגִּישׁ שֶׁנֶּעֱלַמְתִּיGam ha'delet lo targish she'ne'elamtiEven the door won't feel that I disappeared
  5. שְׁתֵּי דַּקּוֹת אֶצְלָךְ בְּעֶרֶךְ, כְּבִישׁ מָהִיר אֲנִי בַּדֶּרֶךְShtei dakot etzlach be'erech, kvish mahir ani ba'derechAbout two minutes at your place, I'm on the fast highway
  6. תַּחְזְרִי הַבַּיְתָה, בּוֹאִי תַּחְזְרִי הַבַּיְתָה אֵלַיTachzri ha'bayta, bo'i tachzri ha'bayta elaiCome back home, come back home to me
  7. שֶׁמִּישֶׁהוּ יַעֲצֹר אוֹתִיShemishehu ya'atzor otiThat someone stop me
  8. יַחֲזִיר לִי אֶת הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁלִּיYachazir li et ha'rosh sheliBring my head (mind) back to me
  9. כִּי כֻּלָּם יְשֵׁנִים וְרַק אֲנִיKi kulam yeshenim ve'rak aniBecause everyone is asleep and only I
  10. לֹא מוֹצֵא דַּקָּה שֶׁל שֶׁקֶטLo motze dakah shel sheketCan't find a minute of quiet
  11. זֹאתִי בָּאָה זֹאת הוֹלֶכֶתZoti ba'a zot holechetThis one comes, this one goes
  12. נִגְמְרוּ כָּל הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָםNigmeru kol ha'nashim she'ba'olamAll the women in the world are used up
  13. אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵין מְטֹרָפוֹת כָּמוֹךְAni yode'a ein metorafot kamochI know there's no crazy woman like you
  14. כְּשֶׁאָבוֹא אַתְּ תִּצְעֲקִי, וְתִלְטְפִי בְּשֶׁקֶטKshe'avo at titz'aki, ve'tiltafi be'sheketWhen I come you'll scream, and caress quietly
  15. תַּגִּידִי לִי שֶׁאַתְּ אוֹהֶבֶת, אֲבָל שׂוֹנְאָת אוֹתִי מַמָּשׁ כְּמוֹ מְדִינָה עוֹיֵנֶתTagidi li she'at ohevet, aval sona'at oti mamash kmo medina oyenetYou'll tell me you love me, but you hate me just like an enemy state
  16. שְׁתֵּי דַּקּוֹת חִבּוּק בַּדֶּלֶת, אַתְּ עוֹמֶדֶת מְבֻלְבֶּלֶתShtei dakot chibuk ba'delet, at omedet mevulbeletTwo minutes of hug at the door, you're standing confused
  17. תִּכָּנְסִי אֵלַי הַבַּיְתָהTikansi elai ha'baytaCome into my home
  18. נוּ תֵצְאִי לִי מֵהַלֵּבNu tetzei li me'ha'levCome on, get out of my heart
  19. עַד שֶׁהִתְגַּבַּרְתִּי הִנֵּה שׁוּב אַתָּה חוֹזֵרAd she'hitgabarti hine shuv ata chozerUntil I got over it, here you come back again
  20. שֶׁמִּישֶׁהוּ יַעֲצֹר אוֹתִיShemishehu ya'atzor otiThat someone stop me
  21. יַחֲזִיר לִי אֶת הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁלִּיYachazir li et ha'rosh sheliBring my head (mind) back to me
  22. כִּי כֻּלָּם יְשֵׁנִים וְרַק אֲנִיKi kulam yeshenim ve'rak aniBecause everyone is asleep and only I
  23. לֹא מוֹצֵא דַּקָּה שֶׁל שֶׁקֶטLo motze dakah shel sheketCan't find a minute of quiet
  24. זֹאתִי בָּאָה זֹאת הוֹלֶכֶתZoti ba'a zot holechetThis one comes, this one goes
  25. נִגְמְרוּ כָּל הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָםNigmeru kol ha'nashim she'ba'olamAll the women in the world are used up
  26. שֶׁמִּישֶׁהוּ יַעֲצֹר אוֹתִיShemishehu ya'atzor otiThat someone stop me
  27. יַחֲזִיר לִי אֶת הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁלִּיYachazir li et ha'rosh sheliBring my head (mind) back to me
  28. כִּי כֻּלָּם יְשֵׁנִים וְרַק אֲנִיKi kulam yeshenim ve'rak aniBecause everyone is asleep and only I
  29. לֹא מוֹצֵא דַּקָּה שֶׁל שֶׁקֶטLo motze dakah shel sheketCan't find a minute of quiet
  30. זֹאתִי בָּאָה זֹאת הוֹלֶכֶתZoti ba'a zot holechetThis one comes, this one goes
  31. נִגְמְרוּ כָּל הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָםNigmeru kol ha'nashim she'ba'olamAll the women in the world are used up
  32. שֶׁמִּישֶׁהוּ יַעֲצֹר אוֹתִיShemishehu ya'atzor otiThat someone stop me
  33. יַחֲזִיר לִי אֶת הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁלִּיYachazir li et ha'rosh sheliBring my head (mind) back to me
  34. כִּי כֻּלָּם יְשֵׁנִים וְרַק אֲנִיKi kulam yeshenim ve'rak aniBecause everyone is asleep and only I
  35. לֹא מוֹצֵא דַּקָּה שֶׁל שֶׁקֶטLo motze dakah shel sheketCan't find a minute of quiet
  36. זֹאתִי בָּאָה זֹאת הוֹלֶכֶתZoti ba'a zot holechetThis one comes, this one goes
  37. נִגְמְרוּ כָּל הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָםNigmeru kol ha'nashim she'ba'olamAll the women in the world are used up
  38. בָּעוֹלָםBa'olamIn the world

Words from this song

  • יוֹדַעַתyou know (f.)
  • מְשׁוּגָּעcrazy
  • כָּמוֹנִיlike me
  • אֶסַעI'll drive
  • אֵילַתEilat
  • לַיְלָהnight
  • מַפְתֵּחַkey
  • שֶׁקֶטquiet / silence
  • רוּחַwind / spirit
  • דֶּלֶתdoor
  • תַּרְגִּישׁwill feel
  • נֶעֱלַםdisappear
  • דַּקּוֹתminutes
  • כְּבִישׁhighway
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What does “Shemishehu Ya'atzor Oti” mean?

שמישהו יעצור אותי translates as “Someone Stop Me”. It was released in 2019, performed by Eden Hason with words by Eden Hason. Read the line-by-line English translation above, or sing it with the words highlighted in time with the music.

About Eden Hason

Eden Hason (born August 25, 1994) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and record producer from Pardes Hanna-Karkur.

Raised in a religious Sephardic family with Algerian Jewish roots, he broke into the Israeli mainstream with his debut single 'Shemishehu Ya'atzor Oti' in 2017.