A keresés eredménye

An Arab Film

My son, my father, an onion day, a great day
Hot like a finjan (teapot) on the barbecue meaning lava
I land in a helicopter, “Hello, My name is Tuna”
I call the entourage “Hello?” Get in guys,
Listen everyone: there is a big mission here!
Here everyone is listening to serious music
Are you coming with a daawin, I mean King? Curse your father,
Oh God, Israeli rap is a shameful screwup
Another singer is malevolent, you’re a donkey, meaning a dork
Jib, jib the microphone, oh God, see him crazy
Open up the orchestra and enough of the drought
Rhymes on the Beats like the headphones of the doctor
The return of the MC! Goodbye in the competition
(You won’t silence artistry with commercials and glitter)
Tunaman Jones comes like Radio Ramallah
We’ll change out the taste in your nargileh (a cough) Bless you!
 
Here it comes, a great party
Everyone here is partying, women are dancing
From Mesubia Junction to Saudi Arabia
Come on put your hands in the air
Hollywood to Hiriya, with a kippah or keffiyeh
From Buckingham Palace to Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Always the same chorus, how much drama mama mia
Oh god, everyone here is in an Arab film!
 
Really, Saida, a little bit
You’re sweet my love like...what’s her name? Okay
I’m in the middle of a mission, it’s business, it’s pleasure
I get into the car, James Bond, meaning Danger!
3, 2, 1, united there’s no fear
Give a kick in the butt to whoever grabs a butt
We say: the same woman with a change of galebiya
What about a message? What about style? What about a creative mind?
Come on, go! I’m arriving! Hocus pocus like Zarif
Mixing and putting spiciness on the tongue of Tel Aviv
Now understand the message or take it lightly
And the audience, see who it prefers?
How?
 
Here it comes, a great party
Everyone here is partying, women are dancing
From Mesubia Junction to Saudi Arabia
Come on put your hands in the air
Hollywood to Hiriya, with a kippah or keffiyeh
From Buckingham Palace to Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Always the same chorus, how much drama mama mia
Oh god, everyone here is in an Arab film!
 
Beyonce, Can you handle this?
Rihanna, Can you handle this?
Saida, Can you handle this?
No, you can't handle this!
I am the king of the middle east
Shake your butt in the Levi Jeans
Come on Israel, a bit more passion
1, 2, 3, action!
 
Here it comes, a great party
Everyone here is partying, women are dancing
From Mesubia Junction to Saudi Arabia
Come on put your hands in the air
Hollywood to Hiriya, with a kippah or keffiyeh
From Buckingham Palace to Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Always the same chorus, how much drama mama mia
Oh god, everyone here is in an Arab film!
 
Aiwa!
Everybody Aiwa!
My love, aiwa!
Everyone together aiwa!
Everybody Aiwa!
My love, aiwa!
Everyone together come on
Aiwa!
 
Gentlemen, Good evening
Ladies, Good morning
I come in peace
 

Schnitzels

Don't take it to heart, don't sit and dig
No walls are unbreakable
Let it-let it out, let it burn
No walls are unbreakable
 
Some days are good, some days are idle
In between, some days grind you into dust
Something's not right with me nowadays, thoughts going into overdrive
Yeah, even though I'm a man, I'm not always strong
I'm all confused nowadays, don't know what to ask
I'm taking everything out of proportion nowadays
All my plans turned into excuses
My ears are on mute, my heart's closed for repairs
I ain't cool nowadays, I know, I'm sorry
Going back and forth from the couch to the fridge
Starting something, then starting something else
Life is like parking on Rothschild Blvd.1, it's easy to get pulled along
I was told: 'It's not so bad, just sleep and it'll pass.'
But my head screams back, 'Alright? What the hell's gonna be alright?'
And in this demanding race, against the treacherous time
I forget who I am, quite a lot, quite fast
But...
 
Give me a microphone, a stage, an audience, and that's it
Give me a night with the guys, with the arak and the wine
Man, give me some schnitzels2 on a Friday
Let me close it all up, take a moment for myself
Give me-give me-give me a microphone, a stage, an audience, and that's it
Give me a night with the guys, with the arak and the wine
Let me drive up North, put my song on
With my windows down, and a girl next to me
That's all...
 
I turned my TV on not long ago
I saw my childhood heroes selling their souls there
I saw a godless God
And all kinds of people hating whoever thinks differently than them
I saw how the Captain was steering for the iceberg
Commercials with kids only in the right color
I saw changing suits who lie and sweet-talk
Blaming each other for the stench
I saw how money makes you crave, a self-destructive world
On every channel, at every hour, almost every night is pointless
And it turns my stomach inside out
Suddenly I felt an excess in helplessness
I got lost nowadays, don't know how to get back
Raised the pen, let it burn
Cast aside anything sad for just a moment
And even if I won't find the way, fuck it! Doesn't matter
As long as you...
 
Give me a microphone, a stage, an audience, and that's it
Give me a night with the guys, with the arak and the wine
Man, give me some schnitzels on a Friday
Let me close it all up, take a moment for myself
Give me-give me-give me a microphone, a stage, an audience, and that's it
Give me a night with the guys, with the arak and the wine
Let me drive up North, put my song on
With my windows down, and a girl next to me
That's all...
 
Don't take it to heart, don't sit and dig
No walls are unbreakable
Let it out, let it burn
No walls are unbreakable
 

• 1. Rothschild Boulevard is one of the most expensive, important, and well-known streets in Tel Aviv.
• 2. Schnitzels are considered a 'mommy's food', the type of food that reminds people of their old home.

Elbows

Verse 1
He was born in Petah Tikva, during a thunder storm
The doctor said: 'Cute, except he doesn't have elbows.'
'Can you live like that?' His father asked, panting
The doctor replied: 'You can, but it's hard in this country.'
In the line for the Ice Cream Van, in a small valley in the city
Kids pushed him aside, he did not pushed them back
At night he pictured himself as a hero
Platinum elbows, first in every line
No more Porcelain Man, not being pushed through the canteen
Not bent, not weeping, not staying behind
One day they'll see, I'll find the way somehow
I'll survive, they'll respect me, I'll prove them wrong
God, if you'll have some spare time, please put an end to this
Just like anyone else, I want to push and pass, and attack too…
Chorus *2
One elbow to the right
One elbow to the left
For you to move forward
You always leave a blue mark
Verse 2
He graduated from the army as an exemplary soldier, it was already in his nature
They told him: 'From one to seven you were a ten, how about staying for regular army?'
'No thanks, a real NCO must have elbows, that's for sure…'
'Don't worry, ya Sergeant, they're gonna pay you for a surgery.'
Wow, if this was just the introduction
Here's a new pair of elbows from the factory, America is here
He feels like a million bucks, he then tries jabbing
An elbow there, and elbow here, it's working, it starts to hit
They all move backwards, he flies to the top
One shekel after another, one rank after another
The kids don't laugh anymore, new paths have opened up to him
They say: 'Listen, he's gonna make it, he has elbows.'
(They're right)
Chorus *2
One elbow to the right
One elbow to the left
For you to move forward
You always leave a blue mark
Verse 3
Today he's in the big boys yard, where no kids push
On the 50th floor you can't hear the basement
Business, real estate, politics, buffet
He gladly inhales anything that swells the chest
Whisky and cigar, 'cause a boss is a boss
He's got the power to influence, but he won't move a glass
He doesn't think about society, not bothered by the environment
Look at you, a bully with a tie
You left blue marks on all of the citizens
Just like you had on harder days
They've sharpened their elbows, waiting for the signal. Waiting for the signal.
Dying to hit you on the ribs…
Chorus *2
One elbow to the right
One elbow to the left
For you to move forward
You always leave a blue mark
One elbow, one elbow, more -
One elbow, one elbow, more...
To move, to move…
One elbow, one elbow, more -
One elbow, one elbow, more…
To move, to move…
You always leave a blue mark!
 

Dizzy

Oh Romeo, it was
A wonderful fantasy
But something's coming over me
The world seems different
Maybe everything is happening too fast
One ride too much
I won't say it out loud but
I want off
Too much to lose
Too many people to disappoint
Lots and lots of uncertainty
With that girl I love
I don't know how to cry
Or what's even going on inside
Too many things arise
Right on the wrong time
 
So I panicked
And I got
Dizzy
I didn't understand
What's going on with me? What is so painful?
And why am I standing in place
And everything else turns?
 
Ah ah ah ah
 
If the phone would ring
Let them look for me tomorrow
Enough with the phone already
Goddammit, what's the deal?
Come to our screen
Come be a successful star
A beautiful host, a perfect smile
Kids are falling into traps
And I have a fever and I don't have a fever
My heart is pounding fast
Sorry, I'm not with you today
I'm just busy losing my mind
Something hurts now
Don't check it online
Do us a favor and go lie down
Ooh... you've already checked it online…
 
So I panicked
And I got
Dizzy
I didn't understand
What's going on with me? What is so painful?
And why am I standing in place
And everything else turns?
 
Ah ah ah ah
 
The smile is upside down and the happiness is dry
Plenty of bad scenarios, fears, guilt, criticism
Been with the same haircut for two months
With the same clothes and the same dizziness
Tests all day long, I've replaced two doctors
Because sometimes doctors are just drug dealers
Who denies what's going on inside of you
And they treat your heart with aspirin
And the fears within still live, have yet to pass over some parts
And when they go all out, they're like a snowball
There's the rub, here is where the fuel is hidden
Answer the child within, either way
You got no where to run, man
I thought I was okay too
Till life changed its frequency with a bang
And I saw that just like most of the herd
For years I'm swallowing News in shots
For years I was ignoring my emotions
For many years I was afraid to embarrass myself
How can I not fall into deep anxieties
If I… don't love myself
And until this also passes
Let everything turn…
 
Ah ah ah ah