Lo Tenatzchu Oti
לֹא תְּנַצְּחוּ אוֹתִי

You Will Not Defeat Me




"Lo Teanatzchu Oti" is a popular 1984 Israeli Hebrew song written by Naomi Shemer.
Yehoram Gaon with the choirs of the IDF made a special remake of the song for the Iron Swords War.

This page lists 8 unique videos of the popular song. Below the videos are the Hebrew lyrics and an English translation.



Lo Tenatzchu Oti - YehoramGaon
and the IDF Choirs (m&f)







Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Yoram Gaon and Avraham Fried






Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Yonina (m&f)






Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Yonatan Shainfeld






Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Amiran Dvir






Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Amir Benayoun






Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Yabaye






Lo Tenatzchu Oti - Shir Adama Band








Hebrew Lyrics to Lo Tenatzchu Oti

לֹא תְּנַצְּחוּ אוֹתִי

מֵחַלּוֹנִי אֲנִי רוֹאֶה
רְחוֹב כְּמוֹ נָהָר גּוֹאֶה
וַאֲנָשִׁים לַעֲבוֹדַת -
יוֹמָם הוֹלְכִים
וְתִינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית רַבָּן
עַם הַיַּלְקוּט שֶׁעַל גַּבָּם
וּבִידֵיהֶם כַּמָּה
עַנְפֵי הֲדַס פּוֹרְחִים
פִּתְאוֹם זֶה בָּא וּמִתְבַּהֵר
וּלְעַצְמִי אֲנִי אוֹמֵר
לֹא תְּנַצְּחוּ אוֹתִי
לֹא מְנַצְּחִים אוֹתִי כָּל כָּךְ מַהֵר

מֵחַלּוֹנִי אֲנִי רוֹאֶה
מָטוֹס מַמְרִיא, מָטוֹס דּוֹאָה
וּמִתְחַבֵּא בָּעֲנָנִים
הָרְחוֹקִים
אֲנִי שׁוֹמֵעַ מְכוֹנָה
בְּמַנְגִּינָה הַנְּכוֹנָה
שֶׁמִּתְגַּלְגֶּלֶת בַּחוּצוֹת
וּבַשְּׁוָקִים
פִּתְאוֹם זֶה בָּא וּמִתְבַּהֵר
וּלְעַצְמִי אֲנִי אוֹמֵר
לֹא תְּנַצְּחוּ אוֹתִי
לֹא מְנַצְּחִים אוֹתִי כָּל כָּךְ מַהֵר

בְּחַלּוֹנִי אָבִיב וּסְתָו
וְיוֹם גָּשׁוּם וְיוֹם שָׁרָב
וְאוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ וְיָחִיד
וּמַקְהֵלָה
זֶה מִתְעַרְבֵּב, זֶה מִתְעַרְבֵּל
שִׁירִי קִינָה, שִׁירִי הִלֵּל
וְלִפְעָמִים זוֹ הֲמֻלָּה אַחַת גְּדוֹלָה
פִּתְאוֹם זֶה בָּא וּמִתְבַּהֵר
וּלְעַצְמִי אֲנִי אוֹמֵר
לֹא תְּנַצְּחוּ אוֹתִי
לֹא מְנַצְּחִים אוֹתִי כָּל כָּךְ מַהֵר






English translation of Lo Tenatzchu Oti


You Will Not Defeat Me

From my window I can see
a street like an over flowing river
and people go for their day job.
And young children go to school
with their backpack on their backs ;
And in their hands they hold some myrtle branches blooming.

Suddenly it becomes clear,
And I say to myself:
You won't beat me
I am not being defeated so fast.

From my window I can see
A plane takes off, a plane flying.
Hiding in the distant clouds
I hear a machine
In the right tune
That rolls around in the outdoors and markets

Suddenly it becomes clear,
And I say to myself:
You won't beat me
I am not being defeated so fast.

In my window are spring and autumn
A rainy day and a scorching day.
Light and darkness, soloist and choir.

It's all mixed up and confused
Songs of Lamentation, Songs of Hallel
And sometimes it's one giant mess

Suddenly it becomes clear,
And I say to myself:
You won't beat me
I am not being defeated so fast.




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