The sun rose, the olive tree blossomed, and the slaughterer slaughtered
By metaphor: a murderous event occurred but it did not cause shock to anyone, and the world continued to behave as usual.
(Modern Hebrew following the song by H.N. Bialik "In the City of the Killing")
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ זָרְחָה הַשִּׁיטָה פָּרְחָה וְהַשּׁוֹחֵט שָׁחַט
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְרַחֵשׁ אֵרוּעַ רַצְחָנִי אַךְ הַדָּבָר לֹא גָּרַם לְזַעֲזוּעַ לְאִישׁ וְהָעוֹלָם הִמְשִׁיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג כָּרָגִיל.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת שִׁירוֹ שֶׁל ח.נ. בְּיָאלִיק "בְּעִיר הַהֲרִיגָה")