החיים שלנו תותים [Hachaim Shelanu Tutim] [English translation]

We have no right to complain

Everything is tfu tfu Chamsa

And thank God (against the evil eye)

Because our life is like Strawberries

Hours in the queue at the Post Office,

It’s hard to get a degree here,

The problem with the youth,

It’s hard to sing like Zohar (Argov).

Wake up in the morning,

Go to the gym to keep in shape

Fuel is expensive,

And the Muze? It's under curfew

Corruption every two weeks,

Terrorist attacks every couple of days

Rates are sky-high,

And car registration is in Jerusalem.

The landlord is asking for money,

The Boss is tough

So I became an authorised person,

not everything is Ferrero Rocher

We have no right to complain.....

The kid keeps on waking at night,

The wife hasn’t got enough

She buys what she feels like;

It’s hard to get ahead

It’s hard to have enough money,

To keep the faith

Whole life with no root,

No Arak (alcoholic drink), it’s dry

The battery is low,

The ceiling leaks

The state robs,

And the government? Looks away

A few bank accounts,

The heavy traffic

It’s hard with taxes,

And we are all oblivious

We have no right to complain...

Ok, so we opened our mouth

We complained enough,

We've been ungrateful

Now, let’s go back to basics

Time to say thanks

Thanks for the spirit,

For no time to rest

Thanks for the Shabbat,

For two boys and one girl

Thanks for all the beauty

The privilege to see Messi

The corrections, the essence

Thanks for the childhood

And everything you created for us

We have no right to complain...

• Artist:Hanan Ben Ari