SIMAN SHE'ATA TSA'IR
SIGNS THAT YOU'RE YOUNG

 

Im pardesim od meshagim otcha bere'ach
im baleylot ata shikor min hayare'ach
im ru'ach merchakim betzavroncha tamid noshevet
veyesh lecha kotzim bamakom shebo nahoug lashevet.

Ze siman she'ata tza'ir
kmo yom aviv bahir
kmo yom aviv bahir
siman she'ata tza'ir.

Im lo ichpat lecha latzet velit'ot baderech
im basadot ata kotef midey pa'am perach
ve'im kshekvar chorshim sof sof et hasadot ha'ele
ata oulay holech batel ach lo holech batelem.

Ze siman she'ata tza'ir.

Im sfat hayam od regila lesandalecha
im lif'amim ata yotze od mikeylecha
im tip-tipah chutzpa min hanshama shelcha lo paga
ve'im od beynataim lo karou lecha lehaga[1].

Ze siman she'ata tza'ir.

Im od moshchim otcha shirim vegam gitara
im tzo'akim lecha : "Ze no'ar ze ? Ze brara!"
Ve'im od bachurot barchov osot lecha eynayim
veyesh lecha zahav balev velo bein hashinayim.

Ze siman she'ata tza'ir.
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Ve'im yesh shtuyot nehedarot she'od lo asita
Im lo ta'amta od hakol ve'od lo nisita
ve'im ata margish od lif'amim tchusha muzeret
shelo hakol tzodek, vesheyachol lihiot acheret.

Ze siman she'ata tza'ir.

If orchards make you crazy with their fragrance
If at nights you get drunk by the moon,
If wind of open spaces always blows on your collar
And you have got prickles where you're supposed to sit

This is a sign that you are young
Like a clear Spring day,
Like a clear Spring day,
Sign that you are young!

If you don't mind going out and wandering,
If sometimes you pick up a flower in the fields,
And if, when they plough, at the end, those fields,
You perhaps go idle, but you don't go in the furrow [2].

This is a sign that you are young......

If the sea-shore is still used to your sandals,
If sometimes you still loose your temper,
If a little bit of 'Chtuzpah' didn't vanish from your spirit
If, meanwhle, they didn't yet call you to the FCDA  [3].

This is sign that you are young.

If songs and guitar still attract you,
If you are yelled at: "The youth today is rubbish!""
If girls still wink at you in the street
And you've got gold in your heart and not between your teeth.

This is a sign that you are young.

If there are wonderful nonsenses that you didn't yet make,
If you didn't taste everything, nor tried all yet,
If you feel still sometimes a strange feeling.
That not all is right, and that can be otherwise.

This is a sign that you are young.

 

 
סימן שאתה צעיר
Hebrew words

Translator's notes:
[1] HAGA: Acronim of Haganah Ezrachit = Civil Defense. The IDF reserve corps

(Substituted after the First Gulf War by the Home Front) mostly formed by people over 40, after they served in more 'fighting' military units. Parallel of American FCDA and British BCD.

[2] The literal translation means: "You go doing nothing useful, but you certainly do not conform (yourself to the rules)".

[3] See note 1.

 
Publisher's note:
I was thrilled to receive this song to add to our site. It has a lot of history and sentimentality for me, as my mother Vera Levin z"l used to sing it around the house and on car trips, and my beloved stepfather Akiva Rinat z"l used to quote phrases from the song all the time.

I dedicate this song to them and their blessed memories: their gifts to me were a love of Israel, its nature and its beauty, and a love of the wonderful language of modern Hebrew whose phrases can put a pang in your heart and uplift your soul.
Aura Levin Lipski
Publisher
Hebrew Songs.com



LYRICS Yossi Gamzu
MUSIC Folk American
SINGERS

The Dudaim, Shlishiat Gesher Hayarkon

CD The Dudaim 30th Anniversary  Track 2
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER Eliyahu Gamliel 1979
DANCE FORMAT

Circle

 
Transliteration, translation and singable Italian translation by Daniel Shalev of Rishon Le Zion, Israel
Spanish translation by Marcos R. Roca of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contact the publisher of Hebrew Songs.com
 


Italian singable translation Spanish translation
TU SEI LA GIOVENTU UN SIGNO DE QUE TODAVÍA ERES JOVEN
Se tu diventi matto quando arriva Primavera
ed anche t'ubriachi della luna a prima sera,
se tu corri nel vento in motocicletta o a piedi,
non stai fermo un momento ed hai le spine dove...siedi...

Chorus
Segni son di gioventù.
Tu vedi il cielo blù,
tu vedi il cielo blù,
tu sei ... la Gioventù !


Se non t'importa niente di girare senza meta
e se, quando tu mangi, te ne freghi della dieta,
se, quandi giri in moto, forse infrangi qualche legge,
tu forse vai per fratte, ma non vai certo col gregge...

Chorus
Segni son di gioventù...

Se lettere d'amore tu ricevi con la posta,
se, pure quando hai torto, tu fai la faccia tosta,
se ancora a piedi scalzi tu cammini in riva al mare,
e se not t'han chiamato, o hai appena fatto il militare...

Chorus
Segni son di gioventù...

Se ancora suoni e canti e non ti manca ancora il fiato,
e se la gente dice che tu sei uno scapestrato,
ti fanno le ragazze gli occhi dolci e i complimenti,
perché ci hai il cuore d'oro, ma non ci hai l'oro tra i denti...

Chorus
Segni son di gioventù...

Non sei riuscito ancor a far le fesserie più belle,
ma certamente presto verrà il turno anche di quelle.
Ti senti strano, a volte, fuori posto e ti lamenti
che non è tutto giusto e che può essere altrimenti...

Chorus
Segni son di gioventù...

Si las orquídeas te vuelven loco con su fragancia
si durante la noche la Luna te emborracha
si un viento de lugar abierto siempre te vuela tu collar
y si hay puercoespines donde debes sentarte

Este es un signo de que eres joven
como un claro día de primavera
como un claro día de primavera
¡Un signo de que eres joven!

Si a veces no te molesta salir y pasear por ahí
si a veces arrancas flores del césped
y si, cuando aran al final a ese césped
quizás vayas más lento, pero no por el cerco

Este es un signo de que eres joven
como un claro día de primavera
como un claro día de primavera
¡Un signo de que eres joven!

Si el borde del mar todavía está acostumbrado a tus sandalias
Si a veces todavía pierdes la cordura
Si un poco de "Jtzupah" no desaparece de tu espíritu
Si, mientras tanto, todavía no te llamaron para el ejército

Este es un signo de que eres joven
como un claro día de primavera
como un claro día de primavera
¡Un signo de que eres joven!

Si las canciones y la guitarra todavía te atraen
Si te quedas helado cuando dicen: "¡La juventud de hoy es una porquería!"
Si las muchachas todavía te guiñan el ojo en la calle
Y si tienes oro en tu corazón y no entre tus dientes

Este es un signo de que eres joven
como un claro día de primavera
como un claro día de primavera
¡Un signo de que eres joven!

Si todavía hay maravillosas cosas sin sentido que todavía no has hecho
Si no degustaste todo, ni todo probaste todavía
Si a veces sientes un extraño sentimiento
de que no todo es correcto, y de que puede ser distinto

Este es un signo de que eres joven
como un claro día de primavera
como un claro día de primavera
¡Un signo de que eres joven!
   

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