CHOREF 73

CHOREF 73	WINTER 73
The song was written in 1995 about the Yom Kippur war. It was sung first in 95 on the eve of Yom Ha'atzmaut. Since then it is often sung at Yom Hazikaron.

Anachnu hayeladim shel choref shnat shiv'im veshalosh Chalamtem otanu larishona im shachar betom hakravot Hayitem gvarim ayefim shehodu lemazalam hatov Hayitem nashim tze'irot mud'agot veratziten kol kach le'ehov Uchsheharitem otanu be'ahava bechoref shiv'im veshalosh Ratzitem lemale begufchem et ma shechisla hamilchama K'shenoladnu hayta ha'aretz ptz ' ua va'atzuva Hibatetem banu chibaktem otanu nisitem limtzo nechama K'shenoladnu berchu hazkenim be'enayim dom'ot Amru hayeladim hae'leh halevai lo yelchu el hatzava Ufnechem batatzlum hayashan mochichot shedibartem mikol halev Kshehivtachtem la'asot bishvilenu hakol lahafoch oyev le'ohev Hivtachtem yona aleh shel zayit hivtachtem shalom Babayit hivtachtem aviv ufrichot hivtachtem lekayem havtachot hivtachtem yona Anachnu hayeladim shel choref shnat shiv'im veshalosh Gadalnu anachnu achshav batzava im haneshek kasda al harosh Gam anachnu yod'im la'asot ahava tzochakim veyod'im livkot Gam anachnu gvarim gam anachnu nashim gam anachnu cholmim tinokot Velachen lo nilchatz velachen lo nidrosh velachen lo ne'ayem K'shehayinu k'tanim amartem havtachot tzarich lekayem Im darush lachem ko'ach niten lo nach'soch rak ratzinu lilchosh Anachnu hayeladim shel hachoref hahu shnat shiv'im veshalosh Hivtachtem yona Aleh shel zayit Hivtachtem shalom babayit Hivtachtem aviv ufrichot Hivtachtem lekayem havtachot Hivtachtem yona	We are the children of winter 1973 You dreamt us first at dawn at the end of the battles You were tired men that thanked their good luck You were worried young women and you wanted so much to love When you conceived us with love in winter 1973 You wanted to fill up with your bodies that what the war finished And we were born the country was wounded and sad You looked at us you hugged us you were trying to find comfort When we were born the elders blessed with tears in their eyes They said:" we wish those kids will not have to go to the army" And your faces in the old picture prove That you said it form the bottom of your hearts When you promised to do every thing for us To make an enemy into a loved one You promised a dove, an olive tree leaf, you promised peace You promised spring at home and blossoms You promised to fulfill promises, you promised a dove We are the children of winter 1973 We grew up and now in the army with our weapon and helmet on our heads We know how to make love to laugh and cry We are men we are women and we too dream about babies This is why we will not pressure you we will demand of you And we will not threaten you When we were young you said promises need to be kept We will give you strength if that is what you need We will not hold back We just wanted to whisper We are the children of that winter in the year 1973 You promised a dove, an olive tree leaf, you promised peace You promised spring at home and blossoms You promised to fulfill promises, you promised a dove


LYRICS	Shmuel Hasphari / Uri Vadislavski
MUSIC	Yaron Bachar / Ronen Ben David
SINGER	Lahakat Chinuch Meyuchad
CD	Army Entertainment Groups-Volume Two CD 1 Track 21

Words transliterated and translated by Chana Shuvaly of Melbourne, Australia.
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