Dm                       Am          Bb
Be'eleh hayadayim od lo baniti kfar,
Dm                           C                    F
Od lo matzati mayim be'emtza hamidbar,
  F                   Bb         C          F
Od lo tziyarti perach, od lo giliti eich,
 Dm        Bb            A           Dm
Tovil oti haderech ule'an ani holech.

Chorus

F         C       Dm        Am
Ah ah aiy, od lo ahavti dai
 Bb          F                      C     F
Haruach ve ha shemesh al panai
F         C       Dm        Am
Ah ah aiy, od lo amarti dai
 Bb               F           A        Dm
Ve im lo, im lo achshav ei'ma'tai? 

Dm                       Am          Bb
Od lo shatalti deshe, od lo hekamti ir,
Dm                           C                 F
Od lo nata'ati kerem al kol giv'ot ha gir
  F                   Bb         C          F
Od lo ha kol asiti mamash bemo yadai
 Dm        Bb            A           Dm
Od lo hakol nisiti, od lo ahavti dai.

Chorus

F         C       Dm        Am
Ah ah aiy, od lo ahavti dai
 Bb          F                      C     F
Haruach ve ha shemesh al panai
F         C       Dm        Am
Ah ah aiy, od lo amarti dai
 Bb               F           A        Dm
Ve im lo, im lo achshav ei'ma'tai? 

Dm                       Am          Bb
Od lo hekamti shevet, od lo chibarti shir,
Dm                           C                    F
Od lo yaradli sheleg be'emtza hakatzir
  F           Bb         C          F
Ani od lo katavti et zichronotai
 Dm        Bb            A       Dm
Od lo baniti li et beit chalomotai

Dm                       Am          Bb
Ve'af alpi she'at po, ve'at kol kach yafa
Dm                           C                    F
Mimeich ani borei'ach k'mo mimageifa
  F                   Bb         C          F
Od yesh harbei d'varim sheratziti la'asot
 Dm        Bb            A           Dm
At betach tislechi li gam bashna hazot.

Chorus

F         C       Dm        Am
Ah ah aiy, od lo ahavti dai
 Bb          F                      C     F
Haruach ve ha shemesh al panai
F         C       Dm        Am
Ah ah aiy, od lo amarti dai
 Bb               F           A        Dm
Ve im lo, im lo achshav ei'ma'tai? 


Od Lo Ahavti Dai-Yehoram Gaon

This is an audio documentary about the role of conservation and environmentalism in a time of economic distress.  

In the Fall of 2012, the Maine lobster fishery hauled record-breaking numbers of product.  The lobster population, kept strong by Maine’s extensive conservation regulations, was booming.  Unfortunately, the boom forced lobster prices to plummet, ironically leaving the lobstermen struggling to make a living. With an ecosystem and an economy out of balance, the Maine lobster fishery had both fishermen and conservationists worried. 

This piece was created at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

Od Lo Ahavti Dai-Yehoram Gaon

Tina Wexler

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