ERETZ HATZABAR	LAND OF THE PRICKLY PEAR
Eretz veshayim yerek umidbar Leyad migdal shel mayim ben shviley afar Sham ani noladti sham libi nishbar Bayom shebo lakchu li et eretz hatzabar Chorus: Hayta o lo hayta ani od chai ita Tachziru li ota kmo shehi hayta Hayta o lo hayta ani od chai ita Tachziru li ota et eretz hatzabar Kova tembel chaki, poni vetaltal Gazoz chamutz matok Amud echad chashmal Seret vefalafel bekoshi chatzi mil Chalav betoch bakbuk kol boker karagil Chorus: Hayta o lo...... Pita vetiara me'al tzamrot broshim Ben lokeach bat be'erev you shishi Gogo'im vedudes vegam machbo'im Hayinu yeladudes velo stam yeladim Chorus: Hayta o lo.....	Land, sky, green and desert, a water tower among dust roads That's where I was born that's where my heart broke On the day that they took away from me the land of the Prickly Pear. Chorus: Was it that way or not - I still live with her, Bring her back to me the way she was. Was it that way or not - I still live with her. Give her back to me, the land of the Prickly Pear. A khaki 'kova-tembel' hat, pony tail and a hair curl, a sweet-sour cordial, a sole electricity pole A movie and a falafel was only a few cents Milk was sold in bottles and delivered every morning. Chorus: Was it that way or not Pita bread and a kite over the trees, The boy picks up the girl on Friday evening, We had our special games we played, we were called special nicknames. Chorus: Was it that way or not .....