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Benjamin Shvili
TIMES ARE HARD MAN
times are hard man the hardestso perhaps you’ll come
just for me
without a donkey without Jerusalem
defiled with leprosy
just to me
tonight
© Translation: 2012, Lisa Katz
In Jewish tradition, the Messiah is expected to enter Jerusalem on a donkey. According to Christian tradition, Jesus did enter the city on a donkey.
TIMES ARE HARD MAN
© 1999, Schocken Publishing
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
Publisher: Schocken, Tel Aviv
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
Publisher: Schocken, Tel Aviv
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TIMES ARE HARD MAN
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
TIMES ARE HARD MAN
times are hard man the hardestso perhaps you’ll come
just for me
without a donkey without Jerusalem
defiled with leprosy
just to me
tonight
© 2012, Lisa Katz
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