Shelcha
Yael Naim Lyrics


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Too many screams in my throat
Too many faces
Too many plans
That I wanted to change
So many words
If I can tell you
There's no other love
But the one I live with you

Still don't know how
We let all this happened
Will this war last forever and ever?
They've burned my hands
Cut my hair and steal my soul
But do you really want to know?

Rest in peace with my sorrows




Are we alone or together
Or are you my greatest war?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Yael Naïm's song Shelcha (Hebrew for "Yours") explore the complexities of a troubled and uncertain relationship. The singer sings of feeling overwhelmed by conflicting emotions and desires, describing "too many screams in my throat," "too many faces," and "too many plans" that she wanted to change but couldn't. Despite this confusion and inner turmoil, she knows that there is "no other love but the one [she lives] with you."


The second verse of the song delves deeper into the struggles of the relationship, pondering how both parties allowed things to reach this point and wondering if the war between them will ever end. The singer sings of physical and emotional abuse, including having her hands burned, hair cut, and soul stolen. She asks her partner if they truly want to know all of this pain and turmoil that she's experiencing.


The final lines of the song bring a sense of ambiguity to the narrative, as the singer wishes for peace with her sorrows and questions if they are alone or together, or if her partner is actually her greatest war.


Line by Line Meaning

Too many screams in my throat
I have so many unexpressed feelings and emotions that they are overwhelming me


Too many faces
I have encountered too many people, and I am having difficulty deciding who to trust


Too many plans That I wanted to change
I had many aspirations, but I am now questioning my decisions and considering new directions


So many words If I can tell you
I have a lot to say, but I am not sure if I should reveal everything to you


There's no other love But the one I live with you
I truly love only you, and there is no one else with whom I would prefer to be


Still don't know how We let all this happened
I am perplexed as to how we arrived at the current situation between us


Will this war last forever and ever?
I am uncertain if this tension between us will continue indefinitely


They've burned my hands Cut my hair and steal my soul But do you really want to know?
I have endured hardship and lost a part of myself, but I am questioning if you truly care about my experiences


Rest in peace with my sorrows
I am trying to come to terms with my pain and sadness


Are we alone or together Or are you my greatest war?
I am unsure of our relationship and whether our love or our disagreements will consume us




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@besalarana

Too many screams in my throat
Too many faces
Too many plans
That I wanted to change
So many words
If I can tell you
There's no other love
But the one I live with you

Still don't know how
We let all this happened
Will this war last forever and ever?
They've burned my hands
Cut my hair and steal my soul
But do you really want to know?

Rest in peace with my sorrows
Are we alone or together
Or are you my greatest war?



@besalarana

הו הלב שלי שלך
הגוף שלי לך
ונישמתי כולה

עיניי רואות אותך
שפתי נושקןת לשלך
אז לםה אני לא אתך

אז תן לי עוד דקה לברוח
תן לי עוד דקה
רק תן לי עוד דקה לברוח

אז תן לי עוד דקה לברוח
תן לי עוד דקה
רק תן לי עוד דקה לשכןח
שאני לא אתך

הן הלב שלי רעב
הגוף שלי כואב
ונישמתי כולה רןעדת

עלי אתה חושב
אלי אתה םתקרב
אז לםה אתה לא אוהב

אז תן לי עוד דקה לברוח
עד שתביא בי אןר



All comments from YouTube:

@MsGirlyRapper

I'm falling in love with her Hebrew songs.

@RY-xz4so

Adirah le Robinson me too!

@BaritoneDeLaTorre

It's a dream for me to visit Jerusalem ;) Greetings from Monterrey, Mexico! Shalom Yerushalaim shel zahav.

@dushkin

סוף סוף זמרת ישראלית שמתפרסמת בעולם. גו יעל! finally an israeli singer that get famous in the world. go Yael!

@daphkost2007

Translation: My heart is yours, as well as my body and all my soul my eyes see you and my lips kiss yours so why am I not with you? So let me have a minute more, a minute more to bloom (repeated) a minute more to forget that I'm not really with you My body is hungry, my body in pain and as I tremble you think of me when you come closer but why don't you love? So let me have (chorus repeated) Until you finally and suddenly understand (Male voice) I'm not with you. I can't not be with with....

@besalarana

Too many screams in my throat
Too many faces
Too many plans
That I wanted to change
So many words
If I can tell you
There's no other love
But the one I live with you

Still don't know how
We let all this happened
Will this war last forever and ever?
They've burned my hands
Cut my hair and steal my soul
But do you really want to know?

Rest in peace with my sorrows
Are we alone or together
Or are you my greatest war?

@PressCtrlG

Thank you! :)

@hayleysorensen3249

besalarana thank you I was like this song is so graceful I wanna sing it at my talent show but I need to know the lyrics

@koreDanny

Those aren't the english words :""D sorry.

@xplinux22

FYI, the Hebrew words making up the majority of the song are different from the English section at the end of the song (this comment only contains the English words, not a translation of the Hebrew at the beginning).

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