Yom Hofesh (Day Off)

by Yishai Knoll

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יום חופש / לאה גולדברג
אֲנִי לוֹקַחַת יוֹם חֹפֶשׁ מִגַּעְגּוּעֵי,
מִגִּילִי, מִזְּמַנִּי וּמִכָּל הַסְּפָרִים
שֶׁבִּקְשׁוּ לְלַמְּדֵנִי עוֹלָם בִּלְשׁוֹן קַפְּדָנִים.
וְטוֹב לִי
לַחְשֹׁב וְלִשְׁאֹל וְלֹא לְחַכּוֹת לִתְשׁוּבָה.
מָה שֵׁם הָעֵץ הַזֶּה? וְאֵיךְ
מְזַמְּרִים אֶת שְׁתִיקַת הַצִּפּוֹר? וּמֵאַיִן
נָשָׂא הָרוּחַ אֶת הַכּוֹכָב הֲזֶה?
וְהַאִם אֲנִי אֲבוּדָה
בֵּין דְּבָרִים יְפֵי קִרְבָה?
או אוּלַי
הָרָחוֹק בְּיוֹתֵר
מֵשִׁיב נַפְשִׁי אֵלִי?

Translated by Joanna Chen
Day Off / Leah Goldberg
I take a day off from my yearning,
From my age, my time and all the books
That seek to teach me of the world in the tongue of pedants.
And it is good for me
To think and ask and not wait for an answer.
What is the name of this tree? And how
Does one sing the silence of a bird? And from where
Did the wind carry this star?
And am I lost between things beautifully near?
Or perhaps
The furthest away returns my soul to me?

credits

released October 12, 2023
Music Yishai Knoll
Vocal Mika Einav
Piano Adi Rennert
Strings Ensemble by VSL
Recording: Mitzlol Studios

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Yishai Knoll Israel

composer in the classical modern music. "About 7 years ago, I turned to my love to Jazz and more of popular music. One can tell that my music language is somewhat heard in my modern compositions and the songs ones. I believe, that it is mainly the harmony-ears, that probably are un-slaved yet to a genre. I hope never will". ... more