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11 E HaEfshar (Island of Possibility)

from ZEH (This) by Amir Paiss

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It was in Tel Aviv 1989, and I watched from the pier, how the waves are meeting the shore as if they want to tell something, to inform again and again, of some ocean wisdom that the people on the land have to know... The sound 'ee' in Hebrew, is the sound of the word 'Island', and it is also the sound of a word of negation - like in 'Ee'mpossible' in Hebrew it is Ee-Efshar.... so I used the Ee as in the literal meaning of 'island', and the word 'Impossible' transformed to A possible Island or Island of Possibility.

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(English lyrics below the Hebrew)


אי האפשר

בוא נצא למסע אמרה הרוח
ויצאנו הרבה אל העולם
לא נותרנו כמעט כשהיינו
ועכשיו מול ההר עורב יקרא

למערה אליה אנחנו הולכים
נמלטים מן הקור שבזמן

הירח עולה מלא בשקט
ואשה תתפלל לבד לאט
המדבר מדבר את כל האמת
שהים מנסה לאמר לחוף

זה האין סוף שאליו אנחנו הולכים
נמשכים אל האור בלי לדעת לאן
אין דרך לחזור
והאי שאליו בסופה נישטף
אי האפשר

ובאופק ודאי תשקע השמש
ואולי תעלה היא גם מחר
כשהיום יתעורר תמשיך הדרך
השמיים מוסרים– לא מאוחר

זה המחר שאליו אנחנו הולכים
נמשכים אל האור בלי לדעת לאן
אין דרך לחזור והאי שאליו בסופה נישטף–
אי האפשר




E Haefshar – Island of The Possible

“Let’s embark on a journey” said the wind
And we went out a lot into the world
We hardly remained as we were
And now in front of the mountain the raven calls

Into the cave to which we escape
From the chill that is in Time

The moon rises filled with Silence
And a woman will pray slowly alone
The desert speaks the whole truth
That the Ocean is trying to tell the shore

That is the Infinite to which we are going to
Attracted to the Light without knowing where
There is no way back
and the Island that we are washed to in the storm-
Island of the Possible

And in the horizon the sun will certainly set
And perhaps it will rise agin tomorrow
When the day will awaken the path will continue
The heavens deliver – It is not late

This is the tomorrow that we are going to
attracted to the Light without knowing where
There is no way back
And the island that we are washed to in the storm-
Island of the Possible

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from ZEH (This), released December 8, 2015

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Amir Paiss Mullumbimby, Australia

Amir Paiss is a poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer and healer.
Co-Founder of Sheva the Hebrew-Arab music ensemble with which he performed in the U.S, Europe, Australia & the Middle East.

Studied philosophy, mysticism, various meditation & healing modalities, to facilitate connection and well being through the integration of music, intentional communities & natural healing. ... more

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