The Convoy Song (Shir Hashayara)
By Arik Einshtein
English Translation:
The Convoy Song
We spoke in many different languages
And we almost didn’t know each other
We left many different places
And only wanted and loved one place
We left many different places
We came to this country.
The convoy keeps on coming since last century
The immigrants are already far away,
Farmers and pioneers who worked very hard
without seeing the end of the road
And now we are here, we did not rest,
We will continue, this is our life’s adventure.
We came from ghettos and camps
To the desert and swamps
From the Arab countries, Russia and Poland
We lit a light in Dimona and Dgania.
And from all the diaspora
And in spite of all the problems,
A nation was created and the Land of Israel arose,
And a language that was dormant started
To wake up and be spoken
Surrounded by storms, difficulties, and sorrow,
But there are reasons to be happy
There is still courage and strength.
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