The Troupe (Ha-Lahaka)

"We seven returned to the city

"The smoke rose from the hill

"The sun in the East was high

"On Ammunition Hill,

"On fortified bunkers,

"For our valiant brothers

"Who stayed always young,

"On Ammunition Hill,"

Thank you very much,

Allow me before we part,,,

I just wanted you to know that this is our last performance

as a group, with our present show,

Sadly, 3 members will be released next week, Lucky for them,

We're already missing them and the time together, and especially you,

who together we've been through a war, and ate sand, dust and bombs,

For the last time in uniform I present you with

Yoni Fuchs!

Would you move it?

Rachaeli Meron! -Rocha, honey, you're exposed,

Shut up!

We will be holding auditions next week for 3 replacements

For Yoni, Rachaeli and myself, -Where's my cane?

You heard of course that at headquarters they're claiming,,,

You've heard what that highflier wants? A cane,

Cut with all the crap,,, -I'm not going on stage without my cane,

Get real! Don't make me punish you!

I'm not going on stage with something that's not mine,

Stop making a federal case out of it, -The new members are accepted

on a trial basis for a half year,

And believe me, this is a half a year of service that,,, -Thank you

Now for the last time we'll sing for you, join in,

"The Band Song" -Molly, where's my hat?

"Next to the piano we learn to sing together,

"But my voice is alone in a song on another day

"ln the promised land, volunteers from side to side,

"l remember, -Yes, -Words and tunes,

"And then I thought, yes, that it's all lost,

"That I don't have a chance, I'm heading back to the battalion

"No chance, it's back to the battalion,

"All I ever wanted to be was a singing and dancing soldier,

"l wanted to be funny and happy"

"June 1 968 - May 1 969 The War of Attrition"

"We came to the reserves,

"We thought it'd be a blast,

"Got an Uzi, a meal, and some snoozy,

"We came to the reserves,

"Got an Uzi, a meal, and some snoozy,

"We came to the reserves,

"Sergeant major called:

"Have to lineup,

"Jump into place, and start to pace,

"Sergeant major called,

"Called out to start digging,

"And we dug a ditch till dawn,,,"

Okay, okay, Thank you, We got the general idea,

But I'm not done,

We'll send you a letter, Next, -Moshe Albez!

Elbaz,,, Moshe Albuz,

I see you've been serving at a transport base for 4 months,

Do you have a military profession? -Yes,,, No,,,

I was a trainee in the laundry, -So let him do our wash,

So, Moshe, what have you prepared for us? -Nothing,

I didn't know I had to prepare anything, -So what's it gonna be?

Do you want to come back for the auditions in July?

No, I'll sing something in French,

Abu Albert Sofer Aviva

Sanderson Dan, Atias Yitzhak, Mazor Ronit,,,

Excuse me, may I have a word with you?

Are you maybe the Gershon Gershon sisters from City School? -No,

Are you sure? -We're sure,

Because you can never be too sure,

Do you want a cookie? -No, thanks,

I don't want one either, I hate these,

My whole family hates them,

"Look up, my daughter, to the Golan,

"There are soldiers, but in the future

"Blue and white flags will be flying,

"Daddy is also there crying and laughing,

"Mommy, we had a green house with Daddy, a doll and loquat,

"The house is not there and daddy is far away,,,

"Oh mommy,,," -Okay, okay, That's enough, Thank you, Noa,

That was really nice, We'll send you a letter,

Okay guys, you're done, Carmela, bring them in,

Hurry up, Noa, get a move on!

Pardon, -Dotner, nice to meet you,

Very good,,, Guys, let's move it,,,

The men's barracks are four buildings down, next to the fence,

And these fellows, if you don't recognize them,

are your brothers in arms,

Each one of them could keep 2 psychiatrists in business,

The tall one is the famous Dani

who sings most of the band's hits,

As you can see Dani can't see a thing without his glasses,

but insists on playing ball without wearing them,

The tough guy who's pushing is Moti, the commander,

Moti, get over here, you schmuk! -The goalie is Micki Ben-Tov,

who knows how to sing no worse than she knows how to yell,

Defense! Get over here on the double!

The short guy over there is called Doron,

he's the impressionist and actor amongst the group,

And it's advised not to let him get a hold of you, if possible,

Jesus, did I ever get it just now,,,

Doron, we're not in summer camp,,,

And that's Paul Aviv, the director of the band,

That's Moni who plays the organ,

And the one who's yelling at him now is Shuka, the drummer,

The tall guy is Zani who was once a member of the band,

but he didn't get on so well so they made him the electrician,

The two standing together are Molly and Sari,

known also by their directions, "right" and "left",

The little diligent one is Yafa, who the guys call Yafchu,

The blond who's all done up is Orli Ne'eman, whole army knows her,

and most likely some of you will get to know her, That's it,

Only Benny Razon is missing, and he's one of a kind,

And there's Leichet, the musical director, who you'll soon meet,

So let's get under way,

Dani, move your ass!

Stop cursing, fuck'n shit!

Look what they brought us here,

Look what a,,, It's the ones I told you about,

The one on the right looks nice, I'd say it's worth a try,

Look what a nice ass he has,

Excuse me,

where are the girls' rooms?

Hello!

Hello! -Fuck'n little shit that Aviv!

What does he think, that we're in the paratroopers?

Leave the little shit alone, he's not normal,

You know that his whole problem is an inferiority complex,

Hey, you with the bazooka, what's going on here?

Get your trash out of here,

This is the third letter this week from my girlfriend,

She's under contract,

Cheglar, if someone asks about me, tell her I'm in the shower

and that she should bring a towel, -Think you've made it, ya lazy bum

Excuse me,,, -Someone speaking to you? -No,

So why are you answering?

I'm not answering, I'm asking, -That's exactly what I mean,

and I don't want to hear that shitty music, got it? -Yes,

What kind of music do you want to hear?

I don't want to hear anything, and keep your mouth shut! -When?

Another nightingale's arrived, -Stink'n shrimp,

Say, Amnon, is it always like this?

You're also leaving?

"ln a red dress and two braids

"A little naive girl stood all alone and asked "why?"

"And all the cannons and all the soldiers

"And all the honchos and all the scholars

"Stood pale faced and tongue tied,

"And all the volcanoes and all the storms

"And all the lions and all the tigers,

"And all the honchos and all the scholars

"Stood pale faced and tongue tied,"

Really very nice,

Do you know what this song looks like? Like shit,

You look like 1 2 pieces of shit, one piece of shit after the other,

You perform like that in Sinai, and it's the firing squad,

No questions asked, and that's the truth!

I'm talking to you also, Ms, Orli,

It's not a solo performance, it's a group! -Orli, stand up!

Let's not forget the band, what a lot of noise,

What are we here, "Cafe Noga"?

Okay, you have a two minute break,

and I suggest that you think about what I just said

if you plan on getting any sleep tonight,

Orli, come here, I want to speak with you,

Hi, I'm Dani, You are very pretty, -Thanks,

What's the story with you and Dana? -What story?

"What story, what story,,,"?

Yafa, my earrings look fantastic on you,

I'm sick of it, do you understand me?

I'm liberal and we're not living in the Middle Ages,

but you're acting like a slut!

I'm sick of these discussions, -Wait a second Orli, Wait up!

Hello, girls,

May a stand near you for a bit? -There's a horrible noise,

a chirping that reminds me of mice,

A squeaking,,, -A chirping noise like gray mice

who are damp and sticky and so disgusting,

One is a city mouse and the other is a field mouse,

So primitive,

Isn't it terribly crowed here? -Terribly,

Hold on tight so you won't fly off in the wind,

Dotner, go to the kitchen and ask for bread, butter and jam,

and make sandwiches for the gang, -Why me? -Get going,

Listen, bring some chocolate milk,

Okay gentlemen, first:

What's been said and will be said

stays in this room, and doesn't leave, Clear?

Next: In another month and a half,

that means two weeks after lndependence Day,

the television is covering a live army entertainment show,

I've received word that there are two bands being considered:

It's either us or the tank corps, -We're in the middle of rehearsals,

Just a moment, Moti, An ass hears only half a story,

They'll plant people in our show and tanks',

and they'll choose the best band, And you better,

you better help them to reach the right decision,

Look, Bazooka, sometimes we perform on bases in very tough conditions,

sometimes under fire, We have to be ready for anything,