This week, we dedicate the show to Paris and France, as a tribute to our French friends who are going through a difficult time.

Many Israelis don’t even know that some of the famous songs they enjoy humming are actually French songs translated into Hebrew – so we sample some of those.

Guy Sharett also teaches us some new words like ga’agu’a – ‘longing.’ A tout de suite!

New Words and Expressions:

Kita hey – ‘כִּיתָה ה

Orly – אוֹרְלִי

Dimdumim – דִּמְדוּמִים

Listen to our Land of the setting sun episode to hear about Maghreb, Erev, Maarav

Ki im ha-zman ha-kol cholef – כִּי עִם הַזְּמָן הַכֹּל חוֹלֵף

Chalaf, lachlof – חָלַף, לַחְלוֹף

Ha-zman cholef – הַזְּמָן חוֹלֵף

Lachlof al pnei mishehu – לַחְלוֹף עַל פְּנֵי מִישֶׁהוּ

Ahava bat esrim – אֲהָבָה בַּת עֶשְׂרִים

Ben/Bat + age – בֵּן/בַּת + גִיל

Yafa sheli – יָפָה שֶׁלִי

Im kol kach tov li po, az lama shuv ani bocha u-mishtaga’at? – ?אִם כֹּל כָּךְ טוֹב לִי פֹּה, אָז לָמָּה שוּב אֲנִי בּוֹכָה וּמִשְׁתַּגַּעַת

Mitga’a’ga’at – מִתְגַּעֲגַעַת

Lehitga’a’ge’a – לְהִתְגַּעֲגֵעַ

Ani mitga’a’ge’a le – –אֲנִי מִתְגַּעֲגֵעַ לְ

Ga’agu’a – גַּעֲגוּעַ

At heruti – אָת חֵירוּתִי

Playlist and Clips:

Yves Montand – Sous Le Ciel De Paris

Dimdumim – Yaakov Reuven with The Mediterranean Andalusian Orchestra

Aviv Geffen – Ve’im Ha-zman (Lyrics)

Original song in French: Léo Ferré – Avec Le Temps

Yossi Banai – Ahava Bat Esrim (Lyrics)

Original song in French: Jacques Brel – La Chanson Des Vieux Amants

Yael Naim – Paris (Lyrics)

Chava Alberstein – At Heruti (Lyrics)

Original song in French: George Moustaki – Ma Liberté

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