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My favorite autumn song isn't in English

It's in Hebrew and it's called Ruach Stav ("Autumn Wind"). it's by Arik Einstein, the closest thing to a national folk singer they have in Israel. The original version has a haunting arrangement with accordion and spare harmony. It still gets to me. Here's my on-the-fly translation:

Ruach Stav
By Arik Einstein

Don’t be embarrassed, be sad.
Don’t be sorry if you’re sorry.
It’s that kind of season, pal,
It’s just the autumn and it passes.

Walk alone in the city night,
Look up, look for a star,
It’s all right—all right for a young man too
To be a bit of an old man in the autumn

CHORUS:
It’s just the fall, with the cloud
And with the howling wind,
And if you are just a cynic,
It still tugs at your heart.

In this kind of weather
You don’t say to a girl anymore,
“Hey babe, let’s dance,”
But “Look, autumn nights.”

You laugh: “What nonsense!"
You're annoyed--"What are you talking about!”
So why did you send a garland of autumn crocuses
to that girl the other day?

(chorus)

A tear—don’t be ashamed, my friend,
It won’t cause you any harm.
Say, “It’s just the rain and nothing more.”
But we both know what it is.

(chorus)



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