אַלְלַי, אַלְלַי לִי

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Alas, woe unto me

הגדרה (אנגלית)

In literary usage: an exclamation of sorrow and self-pity.

("Alas for me, for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; the first-ripe fruit my soul desired" – Micah 7:1, and also: "If I have sinned, woe unto me; and though I be righteous, I cannot lift up my head, being filled with disgrace and seeing my affliction" – Job 10:15, and also: "Woe unto me! Alas... the desire prevails / My hands are drawn above them / To the splendor of ruby and emerald" – Rachel / Struggles, and also: "And so, if you hear me cry 'woe,' / For the government has fallen for the good of the collectives... do not lose your temper with all who protest" – Nathan Alterman / In Praise of the Private Sector or: We Are All Pioneers, and also: "On the shore on a blue day / Death lies in woe / And a fellow walks just like that / It's just Mickey wandering" – Bertolt Brecht, trans. Avraham Shlonsky / Mack the Knife)