Yo Ya




Yo Ya is one of Kaveret's greatest hits, with an especially catchy and lively melody and outstanding lyrics. The song is constructed around familiar sayings. Lyricists Alon Olearchik and Dani Sanderson play on these both musically and humorously.




Yo Ya






Yo Ya - Kaveret Concert






Hebrew Lyrics to Yo Ya


יוֹ יָה

קִיבַּלְתִּי עוֹנֶשׁ קְצָת מוּגְזָם
שָׁפְטוּ אוֹתִי לַמָּוֶת,
יָשַׁבְתִּי עַל כִּסֵּא חַשְׁמַל
נִפְרַדְתִּי מֵהַפְּרַיְבֶט.
לוּ יָכוֹלְתִּי לְפָחוֹת
לְהַחְלִיף תַּ'כִּיסָּאוֹת,
כִּי אוֹמְרִים בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל:
מְשַׁנֶּה מָקוֹם מְשַׁנֶּה מַזָּל.

הֵי יוֹ יָה
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם עוֹנִים
הֵי יוֹ יָה
הַאִם זֶה פֶיר?
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם לֹא יוֹדְעִים.

אָח שֶׁלִּי אָסַף בּוּלִים
לָכֵן עָבַד בַּדּוֹאַר,
הָיָה מְחַלֵּק תַּ'מִּכְתָּבִים
קִיבֵּל אֲפִילוּ תּוֹאַר.
יוֹם אֶחָד פַּקָּח הִבְחִין
שֶׁאָסַף גַּם מִכְתָּבִים,
מֵהַג'וֹבּ מִיָּד פּוּטַר
כִּי יֵשׁ סוֹף לְכָל דַּוָּר.

הֵי יוֹ יָה
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם עוֹנִים
הֵי יוֹ יָה
הַאִם זֶה פֶיר?
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם לֹא יוֹדְעִים.

הָיָה לִי דּוֹד כָּזֶה בַּטְלָן
שֶׁהִתְעַצֵּל לָנוּחַ,
הָיָה הוֹלֵךְ לַנְּמָלָה
חוֹזֵר בְּלִי מַצַּב רוּחַ.
לוּ הָיָה פָּחוֹת טִיפֵּשׁ
אָז וַדַּאי יָדַע שֶׁיֵּשׁ
גַּם תּוֹסֶפֶת לַפִּתְגָם:
רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָם.

הֵי יוֹ יָה
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם עוֹנִים
הֵי יוֹ יָה
הַאִם זֶה פֶיר?
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם לֹא יוֹדְעִים.

בֶּן דּוֹד שֶׁלִּי רָצָה לִשְׂחוֹת
כְּדֵי לָצוּף קָבוּעַ,
לָמַד שְׂחִיָּה בְּהִתְכַּתְּבוּת
אֵצֶל מַצִּיל יָדוּעַ.
כְּשֶׁנִּכְנַס סוֹף סוֹף לַיָּם,
תּוֹךְ שְׁנִיוֹת הוּא נֶעְלַם.
שְׁנַיִים קָפְצוּ אֵלָיו מִיָּד
טוֹבְעִים הַשְּׁנַיִים מִן הָאֶחָד.

הֵי יוֹ יָה
אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם עוֹנִים
הֵי יוֹ יָה
הַאִם זֶה פֶיר?
הֵי יוֹ יָה
אַתֶּם לֹא יוֹדְעִים.





English Transliteration of Yo Ya

Kibalti onesh ktsat mugzam
Shaftu oti lamavet
Yashavti al kiseh chashmal
Nifradti mehaprai'vet

Lu yacholti lefachot
Lehachlif takisa'ot
Ki omrim bederech klal
"Meshaneh makom
meshaneh mazal"

Hey yo ya
Ani sho'el
Hey yo ya
Atem onim
Hey yo ya
Ha'im ze fair?
Hey yo-ya
Atem lo yod'im

Ha'ach sheli asaf bulim
Lachen avad bado'ar.
Haya mechalek tamichtavim
Kibel afilu to'ar.

Yom echad pakach hivchin
She'asaf gam michtavim
Mehajob miyad putar
Ki yesh sof lechol davar

Hey yo ya
Ani sho'el
Hey yo ya
Atem onim
Hey yo ya
Ha'im ze fair?
Hey yo-ya
Atem lo yod'im

Haya li dod kazeh batlan
Shehit'atsel lanuach
Haya holech lanemala
Chozer bli matzav ruach.

Lu haya pachot tipesh
Az vaday yada she'yesh
Gam tosefet la'pitgam
Re'e dracheha va'chacham

Hey yo ya
Ani sho'el
Hey yo ya
Atem onim
Hey yo ya
Ha'im ze fair?
Hey yo-ya
Atem lo yod'im

Ben-dod sheli ratza lis'chot
Kedei latsuf kavu'a
Lamad s'chiyah be'hitkatvut
Etsel matsil yadu'a

Kshenichnas sof-sof layam
Toch shniyot hu ne'elam
Shnayim kaftsu elav miyad
Tov'im hashnayim min ha'echad.

Hey yo ya
Ani sho'el
Hey yo ya
Atem onim
Hey yo ya
Ha'im ze fair?
Hey yo-ya
Atem lo yod'im



English translation of Yo Ya


Yo Ya

I got a harsh sentence
They sentenced me to death
I sat on the electric chair
Said good-bye to my car

I hoped that at least
I could change chairs
Because they say
"If you change your place
you change your luck"

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don't know

My brother used to collect stamps
That's why he worked in the post office
He would sort the mail
(Even got promoted)

One day a supervisor noticed
That he also collected letters
From his job he was immediately fired
Because all good things must have an end

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don't know

I had an uncle who was so lazy
He was too tired even to nap
He would go to the ant
And return in a bad mood

If he wasn't so stupid
He'd know there was
More to the saying:
See the path and learn.

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don't know

My cousin wanted to learn to swim
So he could float on a regular basis
He learned to swim by correspondence course
From a famous lifeguard

When he finally got in the water
Within seconds he was gone
Two jumped in right away
Drowning the two from the one

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don't know






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