Od Lo Ahavti Dai by Naomi Shemer
With these hands I have not yet
built a village, I have not yet found
water in the middle of the desert, I
have not yet drawn a flower, I have
not yet explored how. Will the road
lead me and where will I go?
ai ai ai - I have not yet loved
enough, the wind and the sun are
touching my face
ai ai ai - I have not yet said “that's
enough”
“and if not now, when?” (Mishnah
Avot 1:14)
I have not yet planted grass , I have
not yet established a city
I have not yet planted a garden on
all of the "ger" hills -
I have not yet done everything
exactly with my own hands
I have not yet tried everything , I
have not yet loved enough
ai ai ai- I have not yet loved
enough…
I have not yet established a tribe, I
have not yet written a song
it hasn't snowed in the middle of
the harvesting
I have not yet written my memoire
I have not yet built the house of my
dreams
ai ai ai- I have not yet loved
enough…
and though you are here , and
though you are so pretty
I am running away from you like if I
am running from a plague
There are still a lot of things that I
want to do
You surely will forgive me this year
too
just understand that , ai ai ai- I
have not yet loved enough…
Be'eleh hayadayim od lo baniti ‫ּבְאֵ לֶה ַהּי ָדַ ים עֹוד ֹלא ָּבנִיתִ י ְּכפָר‬
kfar,
Od lo matzati mayim be'emtza
‫עֹוד ֹלא מָ צָאתִ י מַ י ִם ּבְאֶ מְ צַע הַּמִ דְ ּבָר‬
hamidbar, ‫ עֹוד ֹלא ִּגּלִיתִ י אֵיְך‬,‫עֹוד ֹלא ִצּי ְַרּתִ י ּפ ֶַרח‬
Od lo tziyarti perach, od lo giliti .‫ ּולְָאן אֲ נִי הֹולְֵך‬,‫ּתֹובִיל אֹותִ י הַּדֶ ֶרְך‬
eych,
Yovil oti haderech ule'an ani
‫ עֹוד ֹלא ָא ַהבְּתִ י ּדַ י‬,‫ַאיי‬
holech?
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo ahavti dai ‫הָרּו ַח ְוהַּׁשֶ מֶ ׁש עַל ָּפנַי‬
Haruach ve ha shemesh al pana'i ‫ָאמַרּתִ י ּדַ י‬
ְ ‫ עֹוד ֹלא‬,‫ַאיי‬
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo amarti dai ?‫ אִם ֹלא ַעכְׁשָיו – אֵימָתַ י‬,‫וְאִם ֹלא‬
Ve im lo, im lo achshav
ei'ma'tai?
Od lo shatalti deshe, od lo
,‫עֹוד ֹלא ׁשָתַ לְּתִ י ּדֶ ׁשֶא‬
hekamti ir, .‫עֹוד ֹלא הֵקַ מְּתִ י עִיר‬
Od lo natati kerem al kol giv'ot .‫ עַל ּכָל ִּגבְעֹות ַהּגִיר‬,‫עֹוד ֹלא נָ ַטעְּתִ י ּכ ֶֶרם‬
ha gir
.‫עֹוד ֹלא הַּכ ֹל עָׂשִיתִ י מַ ּמָש ּבְמֹו י ָדַ י‬
Od lo ha kol asiti mamash bemo
yadai .‫ עֹוד ֹלא ָא ַהבְּתִ י ּדַ י‬,‫עֹוד ֹלא הַּכ ֹל נִיסִיתִ י‬
Od lo hakol nisiti, od lo ahavti
dai. ...‫ עֹוד ֹלא ָא ַהבְּתִ י ּדַ י‬,‫ַאיי‬
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo ahavti dai
Haruach ve ha shemesh al pana'i ‫ עֹוד ֹלא ִחּב ְַרּתִ י‬,‫עֹוד ֹלא הֵקַ מְּתִ י ׁשֶ בֶט‬
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo amarti dai
Ve im lo, im lo achshav .‫ׁשִיר‬
ei'ma'tai? .‫עֹוד ֹלא י ַָרד לִי ׁשֶ לֶג ּבְאֶ מְ צַע הַּקָ צִיר‬
Od lo hekamti shevet, od lo .‫אֲ נִי עֹוד ֹלא ּכָתַ בְּתִ י אֶת זִכְרֹונֹותַ י‬
chibarti shir,
Od lo yaradli sheleg be'emtza
.‫ אֶת ּבֵית חֲלֹומֹותַ י‬,‫עֹוד ֹלא ָּבנִיתִ י לִי‬
hakatzir
Ani od lo katavti et zichronotay ...‫ עֹוד ֹלא ָא ַהבְּתִ י ּדַ י‬,‫ַאיי‬
Od lo baniti li et bet chalomotay.
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo ahavti dai .‫ וְאַּתְ ּכָל ּכָך יָפָה‬,‫וְַאף עַל ּפִי ׁשֶאַּתְ ּפ ֹה‬
Haruach ve ha shemesh al pana'i
.‫ ּכְמֹו מִּמַ ֵּגפָה‬,ַ‫ּבֹורח‬
ֵ ‫מִ ּמְֶך אֲ נִי‬
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo amarti dai
Ve im lo, im lo achshav .‫ׁשֶרצִיתִ י ַלעֲׂשֹות‬
ָ ‫עֹוד י ֵׁש ה ְַרּבֵה ּדְ ב ִָרים‬
ei'ma'tai? .‫אַּתְ ֶּבטַח ּתִ ְס ְלחִי לִי ּגַם ּבַׁשָ נָה הַּז ֹאת‬
Ve'af alpi she'at po, ve'at kol - ‫ּתָ בִינִי‬
kach yafa
Mimech ani boreach kemo
mimagefa ...‫ עֹוד ֹלא ָא ַהבְּתִ י ּדַ י‬,‫ַאיי‬
Od yesh harbe dvarim sheratziti
laasot
At betach tislechi li gam bashna
hazot.
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo ahavti dai
 Haruach ve ha shemesh al pana'i
Aiy aiy ai - Od lo amarti dai
Ve im lo, im lo achshav
ei'ma'tai?
Singable translation by Theodore Bikel from Hebrewsongs.com

With this pair of hands of mine, I have not yet built a town
I have not searched for water along the desert ground
I have not yet painted flowers, I’ve never found out how
And I simply do not know where my path will take me now.

I know, there’s more than the embrace

I feel the wind and sunshine on my face
I know that love has more to say
And even if not now, then perhaps another day.

I have not sown a lawn and I have not planted wheat

I have not tasted victory, I have not known defeat
I’ve never had the vision to build with my own hands
I’ve yet to sail the oceans to see the distant lands.

I know, there’s more than the embrace

I feel the wind and sunshine on my face
I know that love has more to say
And even if not now, then perhaps another day.

I have not built a dynasty, have not composed my song

Have never tried to stay in the place where I belong
My memoirs are unwritten for lack of proper themes
I’ve never found the right time to build my house of dreams.

I know, there’s more than the embrace

I feel the wind and sunshine on my face
I know that love has more to say
And even if not now, then perhaps another day.

And though you are so beautiful and though you are so dear
Still very soon the time will come when I will flee from here
There’s so much more to see and do, when I walk out this door
You’ll just have to forgive me for leaving you once more.
Believe me
I know there’s more than the embrace
I feel the wind and sunshine on my face
I know that love has more to say
And even if not now, then perhaps another day.
Spanish translation AÚN NO HE AMADO LO SUFICIENTE by Heidi Cazes de Sevilla
Con estas manos, aún no he construido una ciudad,
no he encontrado agua en medio del desierto
no he formado una flor, no he descubierto cómo,
enséñame el camino y hacia dónde me dirijo.

Chorus:
Ah, aún no he amado lo suficiente
el viento y el sol sobre mi rostro.
Ah, aún no he dicho lo suficiente
y si no lo hago ahora, ¿entonces cuándo?
No he plantado pasto,
no he construido una ciudad,
no he plantado un viñedo en todas las colinas de cal.
No he hecho realmente todo con mis manos,
no lo he intentado todo, no he amado lo suficiente.
No he fundado una tribu,
no he compuesto una canción,
no me ha caído nieve en medio de la cosecha.
Todavía no he escrito mis memorias,
Todavía no he construído la casa de mis sueños.