אם אתה בסביבה [Im Ata B'Sviva] [English translation]

An old road in the afternoon

on it's side houses with red roofs

in the barber shop opposite sits a man

getting a haircut

Train tracks crossing the field

and a bridge crosses over the tracks

convenience store a hotel

a post office without a window

Yes this is the way my town looks

if you will stop perhaps you will see me

and if you are already in the area

know that here time is not current (or required)

The blacksmith cuts the tin

and drills a few more holes

he builds a window for the hotel

makes a living

Mrs. Schmidt wife of the butcher

always says - this is "the situation"1

the weeds

dogs and cats

Yes this is the way my town looks...

1. Two ways to take the meaning of this stanza - either as a simple translation or allegorically where the lyrics are referring to the Israeli Arab conflict