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NOA (Achinoam Nini) - Genes & Jeans

by Noa (Achinoam Nini)

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1.
Waltz to the Road 04:06
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and the road and the road and the car and the car and your wrist touching my hair we know we are traveling far, far but we haven't decided on where and the sound of my name in your mouth is spicy and sweet, or soft as a prayer i say, let's turn to the south, there is nothing and everything there there's a bottle of water, a bag of dates, an orange that i can peel i can tell you a story, or sing if you want, if you're falling asleep at the wheel we can talk about when we were kids and we thought there was nothing we couldn't achieve then years passed by and blinded our eyes now we need something else to believe oooh, something else to believe... you are silent for hours, i hum, and i hum i feel on the verge of a song i wait for the words to come when they come lucky the road is long and the music i hear in my head is the dance of the wind sweeping over the plain the shade of your eyes the shifting skies. and the rest, only love can explain. ooooh, only love can explain at the top of the mountain the view is stunning but soon it gives way to the night you say you can tell it's the end of the tunnel you ask if i've seen the light the slope is steep but the road keeps taking us down to the river below the sound of the wheels, the endless fields and i'll go wherever you go oooo, go wherever you go and the road and the road and the car and the car and my eyes are watching your hands we know we are traveling far, far and we know the road never ends... so lets talk about when we were kids and we thought there was nothing we couldn't achieve then years passed by and blinded our eyes, now we need something else to believe oooh, something else to believe...
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Ayelet Chen (Intro) 00:50
3.
In Your Eyes (Ayelet Chen) 04:08
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מילים ולחן אנגלית: אחינועם ניני וגיל דור מילים עברית: רבי שלום שבזי לחן: עממי איילת חן, איילת חן בגלות תסמכני ובלילה ובלילה בתוך חיקה מלוני in your eyes I see something distant waiting for in your eyes I see something constant longing for the smallest hands I've ever seen but hard as steel the straightest back that's ever been deep inside you're shivering and I feel you every time I look in the mirror I feel you don't hide your tears away from me I feel you every time I look in the mirror I feel you איילת חן? in my ear you would always whisper soothing words I could hear in your voice beauty different worlds too proud to ever bend forest hills napoleon the village girl turned city cat desert in your velvet hat strength of will turning wheels handkerchief and faded heels silver hair, cheeks of rouge a heart that's huge and I feel you every time I look in the mirror I feel you don't hide your tears away from me I feel you every time I look in the mirror I feel you (every time I look in the mirror and see your eyes)
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The Eyes of Love 03:27
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little girl so young and tender braids are thrown upon her back in the pages of her book the world is white and black she is wearing heavy glasses far from who she dreamt to be little one, her father tells her, close your eyes and see... the eyes of love don't know your name don't see the color of your skin the eyes of love don't know where you?ve been the eyes of love don't know your age don't see the lines you try to hide the eye of love see only what?s inside little girl has grown and flowered glasses tiny, in her eyes she can see a lot more clearly, still at night she cries never happy with the mirror she will shun all who adore little one her father tells her open up your door... the eyes of love... the light shining bright from your heart...
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Dreamer 03:47
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dreamer sending your vision into the night dreamer swinging your sword of light running where the road is broken singing where no words are spoken i remember you when i was a girl how your bright eyes reflected the african planes you told me of laos and the ivory coast and of all of your friends with unsayable names... you taught me to never hide my wings to strive for all the craziest things and always believe in the goodness of men you told me all this, and took off again? dreamer let all the cynics laugh you?re on your own path... i remember you when you drank your beer the crack in your voice when you said, don't you worry you know i must go, but i'll come back again? in the book of your face i could read your story. a torch in the disillusioned night you raged, and raged and raged against the dying of the light! and i still believe in the goodness of men you told me all this and i'll say it again dreamer let all the cynics laugh you're on your own path... running where the road is broken singing where no words are spoken...
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Something Has Changed 03:23
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something has changed but i don't know what it is something has grown inside something has changed but i don't know what it is something has changed somebody called in the middle of the night somebody called my name somebody called in the middle of the night something has changed something has flown now i don't know anything something has shown its face something has come and i want to let it in something is telling me it's time to put my weapons down and let it begin... if i would jump to the bottom of the well what would i find down there? water or sand at the bottom of the well think i will jump something has changed but i don't know what it is something has grown inside something has come and i want to let it in something is telling me it's time to put my weapons down and let it begin... (don't forget to call us, wear a sweater, will you be home for the holidays?) something has changed...
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Ani Tzameh (I'm Thirsty) 02:29
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מילים: אברהם אבן קפמק לחן: עממי אני צמא למימייך ירושלם I thirst for your waters Jerusalem
8.
Follow Your Heart 03:12
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here is the plane, here is the door here is the boarding pass come aboard you've packed your bags you've made your choice you've said goodbye in a tiny voice so i waved, turned to go telling myself i won't turn back bravely, going crazy a smile on the verge of a heart-attack follow your heart... here is the plane, here is the land everything's opening everything's sand don't forget your bag don't drag your feet but leave your memories under the seat my eyes are red, everything's white carefully, i trace the steps i took crazy, going bravely like every hero in every book follow your heart... but i know, life is not a movie will he be there like his letter said? follow your heart numb your head
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Lecha Dodi (Interlude) 00:43
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10.
Heart and Head 03:28
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happiness, the guests are all in line happiness, they say i look divine happiness, the never ending list. happiness, there must be more than this... everyone's celebrating blessings and flowers shower over my head my heart is syncopating what do i really know about the man in my bed? everything's burning, dancing and turning spinning around i'm nearly falling apart can i be certain, open the curtain break down the walls between my head and my heart happiness, it's written in the books happiness, your fortune and your looks happiness, you tie it on your wrist happiness, there must be more than this everyone's drunk and happy swaying deep in a trance feet are stomping hands are clapping saying life is a dance everything's burning, dancing and turning wine like a river flowing rapid and red can i be certain, open the curtain break down the walls between my heart and my head every night and day we grow to be the sum of you and me is more than 2 alone but can i love you now will we be happy? heart and head, i'm wondering...
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Lullaby 05:11
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Sleep little baby don't you fret mamma's gonna say a little prayer then mama's gonna get some masking tape and fix the hole in the ozone layer sleep little angel, baby dove sun's gone down, it's getting late mamma's got her chicken soup of love for the bad old world is sick with hate wish that I could give you child all the beauty I have seen all the nature growing wild far from your computer screen who knows what the world will be, angel child, when your are grown, mamma's gonna sing you a melody that you can humm when you're alone now you're in you're cozy bed, sleep little angel, drop of mud, there's a journey in your head and desert winds blow in your blood wicked wolf and wicked world howling in the moonless sky but mamma's here to fend them off hush little baby, don't you cry
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Dala Dala (Interlude) 00:34
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Dala Dala 04:34
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I have to breath I have to stop and breathe other wise I'll buckle at the knees. otherwise I'll freeze. I have to count to ten, Wachad, Tnen, then once again oh god, there isn't time Achat, U-Shtayim three, four, my heart, the door. Sahar Sheh Ala <em>the rising moon</em> Dala Dala Ya Rashal <em>slowly, slowly my love</em> La Yismaouk Ali <em>so they don't hear you!</em> Wiyetaleuk Al Chebus <em>for if they do they'll throw you in jail</em> Wiyesamsemu Chali <em>and my throat will be slit!</em> I have to run I know I have to run I can hear the beating of the drum but my legs are numb I have to count to ten... love and death the sweetness of your breath the perfume of your skin death and love the water and the flames the echo of our names the promise in your eyes for which I yearn Dala Dala...
14.
El Hamaayan (To the Spring) 05:05
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אל המעיין בא גדי בא גדי קטן אל המעיין בא גדי קטן... השלום לו ללבן בן בתואל? ולרחל? To the well came a little lamb, I asked him, is peace upon Lavan Ben Betuel? and what of Rachel?
15.
Take Me 03:24
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take me, take me as i am take me, don't let go my hand take the part of me that strives to reach the light take my hand and lead me through the darkest night hold me, when i'm feeling low hold me, never let me go hold the part of me that fears the setting sun hold my hand and tell of better days to come everyone i know plays games everybody's so untrue when it's over what remains nobody but me and you hold me, when i fall apart hold me, closer to your heart hold the part of me that vibrates when i sing hold me so i'm not afraid of anything everyone i know plays games everybody's so untrue when it's over what remains nobody but me and you so take me, take me as i am take me, don't let go my hand... take the part of me that strives to reach the light take my hand and lead me through the darkest night take me as i am (never let me go...) take me as i am
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Genes and Jeans 03:01
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סעי יונה ושימעיני בכינור נגני Can I wear your jeans? will they ever fit? guess I'll just inhale and make the best of it Sometimes they're too loose sometimes they're too tight will I tie the noose upon my appetite? Hungry, hungry to belong, to belong... Can I wear your genes? guess that's not my choice I'm walking down the street and singing in my mother's voice When you reach this world wet and cold and scared little do you know what you'll be forced to wear When you grow and change eyes are open wide you can try in vain to "metamorphasize" Hungry, hungry to belong, to belong... Sei Yonah Weh Shimini Bakinor Najany listen to me, dove, fly high!, play your violin.. Weh Pasachi Zamari Rani Beshir Hitboneny dance and sing, contemplate the song..</em> Can I wear your genes?...
17.
The Balancing Act 03:26
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my angel so much i'd like to tell you so much of what i've seen i'd plant behind your eyes my angel i know i can't compel you to any of my ways as you walk beneath the merciless skies my angel my angel the more i see, the more i grow, the less and less i seem to know only that life is just a balancing act. the demons the fear that will confine you the fire that will burn your innocence away the heartbreak the pain will seek and find you and loneliness will grow with every passing day. my angel my angel i won't be there to always dry the tears that gently fill your eyes so will you remember that life is just a balancing act. my angel my angel the more i see, the more i grow, the less and less i seem to know only that life is just a balancing act.

about

This album was born from my wish to seek and revive the Yemenite songs I heard from my grandmother as a child. I listened to endless amazing singers, from Aharon Amram, Zion Golan,
Shoshana Damari, Shlomo Dachyani and Miriam Tzafri to Avner Gadasi and Ofra Chaza. The beautiful melodies and wonderful voices touched me deeply and humbled me greatly, though none as much as grandma Rachel's, she is number one, all 4 feet of her. It was clear
to me that a girl born in Israel and raised in New York, where the Yemenite songs faded and were replaced by Joni mitchell and Paul Simon, would have to find her own way to connect to that rich place called Root...

I meditated on the old Hebrew/Yemenite lyrics, full of love and longing, of dreams unfulfilled, of pain, heat, dust and wind. I wrote new English lyrics and music, and wrapped them around the old songs like a long coat in winter. I contemplated my family's history, their harrowing journey from Yemen to Israel, my grandfather's travels to Africa and beyond, finally uprooting the family to the US, my own decision to follow my heart and return to Israel, and from there, to again embrace the world on the wings of song, as a young woman and later, as a mother of two. This never ending search for identity, for clarity, for acceptance, for love: I tried to see it through my grandmother's eyes, through my mother's, through my own, through my daughter's. The result is before you.

I want to acknowledge the one and only Gil Dor, my best friend and musical director, for his incredible, indefatigable work on this album. Toda Gili.

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released March 1, 2008

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