One Drop at a
Time
by Arik Einstein
(Translated by Shai Gluskin)
I didn't want to teach
I didn't try to preach
I didn't look to give orders
And I also didn't want to be privileged.
I didn't want to hit
I didn't try to attack
I didn't look to desgrace
And I also didn't want to kiss ass.
All I want to do is add a drop,
for a drop, another drop, another drop, another
drop
become a sea.
I didn't want to discover
I didn't try to unite
I didn't look to shame
And I also didn't try to organize.
I didn't want to renew
I didn't try to destroy
I didn't look to make holy
And also to be the boss.
All I want to do is add a drop,
for a drop, another drop, another drop, another
drop
become a sea.
I didn't say to offer a sacrifice
I didn't shout, "after me" (1)
I didn't look to respond
And I also didn't have a fit.
All I want to do is add a drop,
for a drop, another drop, another drop, another
drop
become a sea.
(1) One of the oft repeated
stories emanating from the Israel Defense Forces is
that officers go first into battle, saying"after
me."
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