Hayiti BeGan Eden lyrics & English translation

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1. וְלִי קָרָאתָ פֶּרַח וְעֵינַיִםVeli karata perach ve'einayimAnd you called me a flower and eyes
2. אֲנִי זוֹכֶרֶת הָיִיתִי נְשָׁמָהAni zocheret hayiti neshamaI remember — I was a soul
3. רַק אִתְּךָ מֵעַל רִיחַפְתִּי בַּשָּׁמַיִםRak itcha me'al richafti bashamayimOnly with you I floated high in the sky
4. פִּתְאוֹם נָפַלְתִּי לְבַד לָאֲדָמָהPit'om nafalti levad la'adamaSuddenly I fell alone to the ground
5. לֹא נוֹתַר דָּבָר מִלְּבַד הַגַּעֲגּוּעַLo notar davar milvad haga'aguaNothing is left except the longing
6. הַזְּמַן עוֹבֵר לְאַט לְאַט, שָׁעָה, שָׁבוּעַHazman over le'at le'at, sha'a, shavuaTime passes slowly — an hour, a week
7. כְּבָר שָׁנָה כִּמְעַט וְהָעוֹלָם רָגוּעַKvar shana kim'at veha'olam raguaAlmost a year already, and the world is calm
8. וְרַק קוֹלִי זוֹעֵק עַכְשָׁו תַּגִּיד מַדּוּעַVerak koli zo'ek achshav tagid maduaAnd only my voice cries out: now tell me why
9. הָיִיתִי בְּגַן עֵדֶןHayiti began edenI was in the Garden of Eden
10. וְעַכְשָׁו הַלֵּב פָּצוּעַVe'achshav halev patzuaAnd now the heart is wounded
11. וְזֶה סִיפּוּר כָּל כָּךְ יָשָׁןVeze sipur kol kach yashanAnd it's such an old story
12. וְיָדוּעַVeyaduaAnd a well-known one
13. וְלִי קָרָאתָ פֶּרַח וְעֵינַיִםVeli karata perach ve'einayimAnd you called me a flower and eyes
14. אֲנִי זוֹכֶרֶת הָיִיתִי נְשָׁמָהAni zocheret hayiti neshamaI remember — I was a soul
15. רַק אִתְּךָ מֵעַל רִיחַפְתִּי בַּשָּׁמַיִםRak itcha me'al richafti bashamayimOnly with you I floated high in the sky
16. פִּתְאוֹם נָפַלְתִּי לְבַד לָאֲדָמָהPit'om nafalti levad la'adamaSuddenly I fell alone to the ground
17. הַחַיִּים זָרְמוּ הַכֹּל הָיָה קָבוּעַHachayim zarmu hakol haya kavuaLife flowed on, everything was settled
18. אֵיךְ שַׁרְנוּ אָז, בִּשְׁנֵי קוֹלוֹת בְּלִי זַעֲזוּעַEich sharnu az, bishnei kolot bli za'azuaHow we sang back then, in two voices, without a shock
19. וְהָיוּ לֵילוֹת שֶׁל צְחוֹק וְשַׁעֲשׁוּעַVehayu leilot shel tzchok veshiashuaAnd there were nights of laughter and fun
20. אֲבָל עַכְשָׁו יֵשׁ בְּקוֹלִי מֵיתָר קָרוּעַAval achshav yesh bekoli meitar karuaBut now there's a torn string in my voice
21. הָיִיתִי בְּגַן עֵדֶןHayiti began edenI was in the Garden of Eden
22. וְעַכְשָׁו הַלֵּב פָּצוּעַVe'achshav halev patzuaAnd now the heart is wounded
23. וְזֶה סִיפּוּר כָּל כָּךְ יָשָׁןVeze sipur kol kach yashanAnd it's such an old story
24. וְיָדוּעַVeyaduaAnd a well-known one
25. וְלִי קָרָאתָ פֶּרַח וְעֵינַיִםVeli karata perach ve'einayimAnd you called me a flower and eyes
26. אֲנִי זוֹכֶרֶת הָיִיתִי נְשָׁמָהAni zocheret hayiti neshamaI remember — I was a soul
27. רַק אִתְּךָ מֵעַל רִיחַפְתִּי בַּשָּׁמַיִםRak itcha me'al richafti bashamayimOnly with you I floated high in the sky
28. פִּתְאוֹם נָפַלְתִּי לְבַד לָאֲדָמָהPit'om nafalti levad la'adamaSuddenly I fell alone to the ground
29. וְלִי קָרָאתָ פֶּרַח וְעֵינַיִםVeli karata perach ve'einayimAnd you called me a flower and eyes
30. אֲנִי זוֹכֶרֶת הָיִיתִי נְשָׁמָהAni zocheret hayiti neshamaI remember — I was a soul
31. רַק אִתְּךָ מֵעַל רִיחַפְתִּי בַּשָּׁמַיִםRak itcha me'al richafti bashamayimOnly with you I floated high in the sky
32. פִּתְאוֹם נָפַלְתִּי לְבַד לָאֲדָמָהPit'om nafalti levad la'adamaSuddenly I fell alone to the ground
33. נְשָׁמָהNeshamaSoul
34. נְשָׁמָהNeshamaSoul

Words from this song

• קָרָאתָyou called
• פֶּרַחflower
• עֵינַיִםeyes
• זוֹכֶרֶתremember (f.)
• נְשָׁמָהsoul
• רִיחַפְתִּיI floated
• שָׁמַיִםsky / heavens
• פִּתְאוֹםsuddenly
• נָפַלְתִּיI fell
• אֲדָמָהground / earth
• נוֹתַרremained
• גַּעֲגּוּעַlonging
• לְאַטslowly
• שָׁעָהhour

What does “Hayiti BeGan Eden” mean?

הייתי בגן עדן translates as “I Was in the Garden of Eden”. It was released in 1999, performed by Sarit Hadad with words by Ehud Manor · music: Shimon Buskila. Read the line-by-line English translation above, or sing it with the words highlighted in time with the music.