Matanot Ktanot

Zeh od yom shishi noshem et ha'avir (It's another Friday, breathing the air)
Haor ve'atzel mesachakim shoov tofeset (Light and shadow are playing "tag" again.)
Hashulchan aruch tmunot yaldut al akir (The table is set, childhood photos on the wall)
Shayarot levenot chozrot mibet kneset (White processions are returning from synagogue)
Ve'are'ach azeh shesoret li et alev (And that smell which scratches my heart)
Mitganev mitganev vepote'ach dlatot (Sneaking in and opening doors)
El osher ktan, el oto shir yashan (To a small joy, to the same old song)
She'over etzlenu bemeshech dorot (Which has been passed along for generations.)

Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Resisim shel kavana igulim shel emuna (Fragments of intent, circles of faith)
Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Kmo hako'ach lekabel et ma she'en et ma sheyesh (Such as the power to accept what doesn't exist and what does exist)
Ma od efshar kvar levakesh? (What else could you possibly ask for?)

Zeh od yom shishi mirpeset ve'iton (It's another Friday, balcony and newspaper)
Hashemesh k’mo ade'agot le'at nimheket (The sun, like worries, is slowly being erased)
Manginot pshutot zochalot me'achalon (Simple melodies crawl out the window)
Ve'shum sehara kvar lo tastir po et hasheket (And there is no longer any storm which can hide the silence here.)


Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Resisim shel kavana igulim shel emuna (Fragments of intent, circles of faith)
Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Kmo hako'ach lekabel et ma she'en et ma sheyesh (Such as the power to accept what doesn't exist and what does exist)
Ma od efshar kvar levakesh? (What else could you possibly ask for?)

Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)


Ki vanu bacharta, ve'otanu kidashta (For you chose us and sanctified us)
Baruckh atah Adonai mekadesh haShabbat (Blessed are you, Adonai, who sanctifies Shabbat)

Ve'are'ach hazeh shesoret li et halev (And that smell which scratches my heart)
Mitganev mitganev vepote'ach dlatot (Sneaking in and opening doors )
El osher katan, el oto shir yashan (To a small joy, to the same old song )
She'over etzleinu bemeshech dorot (Which is being passed along for generations.)

Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)


Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Resisim shel kavana igulim shel emuna (Fragments of intent, circles of faith)
Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)
Mishehu shalach li matanot ktanot (Someone has sent me small gifts)
Kmo hako'ach lekabel et ma she'en et ma sheyesh (Such as the power to accept what doesn't exist and what does exist)
Ma od efshar kvar levakesh? (What else could you possibly ask for?)

Matanot ktanot (Small gifts)