The Idan Raichel Project – Quarter to Six

Evening falls, flooded in silence

In the windows of the houses there is a faint light

A darkened dirt track leads to the house

And the barking of dogs calls out hello

Evening after evening I get lost

And I smile to myself when I remember

It’s not at all like what I thought it would be

When I imagined that we would be grown up

And it feels so simple and relaxed

And there are no storms that bring you to life

And it isn’t what I always dreamed

But it’s good enough for me

Do you even remember things we dreamed

Beautiful places, distant cities

Everything will always be in our favor

And then we will live out all our dreams

And don’t promise me that one day we’ll be more

Such words washed with time

It’s all a game, whole lives have already disappeared

In a sea of lost people we were another wave

Sitting on the shore facing the sea

The foam disappearing into the sand

The streams still flowing

A beating heart remembers everything

What there was during our childhood

What we have become

Big hopes carried by the wind

Autumn of memories returned

So everything touches me

All the wonders of the day

So come and stand for a moment

Closer now, closer now

A star falls close to us

And prayers go out to it once more

The light of hope envelops us

It is forever, it will not pass

He in his way, I in mine

Him by himself

And as for me, what will become of me

I really wanted only him

And as for him – who knows what’s with him

He is full of good things

And he is full of hidden secrets

But I wanted only him

And as for him – who knows what’s with him

He in his way, I in mine

He follows his path

And as for me, what will become of me

I always walk next to him

And he passes on his way, on his own

And he is night and he is day

And he is full of little lies

But I wanted all of him

And as for him – who knows what’s with him

And he is hills and valleys

And he tells me tall stories

But I wanted all of him

And as for him – who knows what’s with him

Maybe soon, maybe after the holidays

Who knows, who knows

Maybe when you no longer expect

Who knows, who knows

At this door or outside the window

Everything is still waiting

One morning or on an evening like this

You will definitely see

In a passing moment or in pouring rain

Who knows, who knows

When everyone is asleep, no one sees

Who knows, who knows

And if it I seems that it was, and is finished

Everything is still waiting

Even if it is bad and difficult and close to the edge

You will definitely see

If you ask, your heart will answer

And At night, at night

In the early hours

Simple prayers are pleading

At night, at night

Waiting for answers

To find another reason to hope

A moment before you don’t even want

Who knows, who knows
And before you say it doesn’t matter anymore

Who knows, who knows
And if the taste is a little bitter and it burns the chest

Then everything will wait

You are here, there’s still time and everything will change

You will definitely see

If you ask, your heart will answer

God knows

Everything that enters my soul

God knows

Where do I find my calm

Only God knows

How quiet was the morning when you left

That day when you left me

And forever you were gone

God knows

How cold our bed is

God knows

As my voice still calls you

Only God knows

How can I live in this sadness

Knowing that you will not come back

That is my certainty.

But God willing

You will be waiting for me

Where it’s always spring

But God willing

I will come back to you

Born again when I die

There is truth in what you say
A simple truth
Against the guiding hand
Just breathe facing the sea which will be here after us

Day passes
Night, which brings him a new beginning

You are what you are

And I am what I am

Be yourself

And let me be me

Each of us and their world

Living their lives

You are free

Until your freedom limits me

You are what you are

And I am what I am

Be yourself

And let me be me

You are what you are (be yourself)

And I am what I am (I’ll be me)

Be yourself (be yourself)

And let me be me (I’ll be me)

Stop judging me

And trying to change me

I would be doing really well

If you only stop limiting me

Keep it in mind

We are all born free

We are both just human beings

Who want to exist

Dreams such as these which are only dreamt from a distance

To die out of longing for you

Dreams such as these wake me suddenly

Leaving everything and searching the town

Dreams such as these – pain that will not let go

Just to hold on all night until the next morning

Dreams such as these which fall out of time

Everything that is already not here, everything that is not yet there

Dreams such as these – time brings no comfort

Travel until there is no end, travel until there’s nowhere left

Dreams such as these – the big sea of sadness

Sail in it again, drown again in it every day

This wind which is blowing the waves

She will blow for years after we are gone

Andthe raging sea, and the whispering sea

Will still be here come other days

The sand on the beach which became towers for children

Will still be here even when we are grown

And this sun which sank so suddenly

Will still light up other lives

The wind doesn’t take everything

Not everything is buried dead in the sand

Washed by the ocean

Better not to know everything

To carry on, not to ask

To fall, to get up, without remembering

To give everything

Do not go away I would say woah
Do not leave me alone my love
Do not leave me alone again
I would say it is difficult

Do not go away I would say woah
Do not leave me alone my love
Do not leave me alone
I would say it is so difficult

On the day that all the streets will be in our favor

Will be there for us and not for others

We will then be able to go out hand in hand

And see clear skies above us

And you, you now don’t know

But I have heard – there are good lives

With all the people living without fear

And staying together

Simple life

On the day that all the streets will be in our favor

We will be able to go out at night and see only stars

We will then be able to see by ourselves

All that we did not know over the fence

Now we again spread arms

It’s all of everything

In the big world

When eyes are closed then you see everything

A whole world, a big world

And if we got this far

And all that is left is to say that we lived

That nonetheless it is possible

That every tomorrow that comes is a new beginning

And if we got this far

And all that is left is to say that we lived

That nonetheless maybe tomorrow will bring some kind of magic

Maybe it will interpret dreams

Now we slice the bread

Everything turns simple again

In the big world

Every tear that chokes slips down the throat

A whole world, a big world

Perhaps you can’t learn

To see what’s hidden in my eyes

Perhaps you don’t understand the reason

Of so many starry nights

Perhaps you can’t understand

Perhaps you just can’t understand

And see what’s hidden behind my soul

To feel what’s hidden behind my soul

Perhaps you don’t want to try

Perhaps you can’t hear

If you don’t grab my words

If my signal is not strong enough

Perhaps you can’t decipher

Where my smile is hidden

Perhaps you can’t invent

The glow of a caress

Perhaps you can’t understand

Perhaps you just can’t understand

And see what’s hidden behind my soul

To feel what’s hidden behind my soul

Maybe you can’t and won’t even try to know what it is inside of me

And the truth is that it does not matter the time it takes you to know who I really am

If in one second, in one hug you are always able to decipher my soul

What if, once in a while, you miss a sign

Soon I will be back

To the quiet, to the light

To the wind, to the water

Soon I will be back

To the warmth after the cold

To the shore, to the sky

Soon I will be back

You will see, like one intoxicated

To dive again into your eyes

Soon I will be back

Time we waited will pass

And will bring me to you

Because from afar

Also here the sun sheds light

Every day

But changed

Somewhat similar, somewhat different

Because from afar

The days and the nights

Are awash with memories

There, you are beautiful and you are laughing

Soon I will be back

Stopping at the end of the way

At the street, at home

Soon I will be back

To close the final door

And then to fall into your arms

And the truth is that I no longer long

A whole life followed on

I learned to fight

I also learned to give way

And the truth is that for ages I no longer think

Of what could have been and if there was more

I learned to calm down

To give again, to receive again

If you would have seen me now

You would certainly have been proud of me

Maybe you would have been less ashamed of me

You would have seen that now I am already whole

And the truth is that now I no longer remember

Where the time has passed and disappeared to

I have learned to cling on

To forget everyone

In a quiet night,
In the first watch,
A voice began to complain,
The night wind
Sweet and gentle
Carried the sound to me

From bitter sorrow
And sadness
My heart melted away,
The little flowers,
With pure tears
I watered them all.

The beautiful moon
Wants to set,
Not wanting to shine anymore on the suffering.
The stars
Stopped shining
They want to cry with me.

No birds singing
Nor joyful sound
Can be heard in the air,
The wild animals
Also grieving with me
In rocks and crevices.

Wherever I go,
Wherever I turn my eyes,
My worries will follow me

Haunting me ’til the end,
Hidden deep in the heart.

The beautiful moon
Wants to set,
Not wanting to shine anymore on the suffering.
The stars
Stopped shining
They want to cry with me.

A few stars have now fallen

I am lost for words

Years pass us by

Meeting people

Palaces and mountains

And building towers

Rising and falling now

Between all the paths

I also found myself one star

He will whisper things to me

He will comfort with words

He will stay through time

A light such as this

That remains

Doesn’t burn out

When the wind blows

When pressed and in difficulty

Apologize, comply

Will laugh if you cry

Will stay if you want