Lyrics and Music: Me'ir Ariel 
 Translated by Noa 

 upon release, the doctors [bad word] a monthly 
 visit to the aviation pier, 
 it does me good to see a big steel bird 
 taking off through a transparent tear 
 so now i'm feeling better, less pressure on 
 the laundered eye, a little less to fear. 

 i choose a positive afternoon, 
 the airport's straight ahead 
 i tell myself on the way down there: 
 "could this be another addiction to dread?" 
 myself replies, with a glimmer in her eyes: 
 "we could always do push-ups instead". 

 terminal, je t'aime, i love you terminal, bella mia. 

 the doors guess my intentions 
 and slide to let me in 
 i take my steppin' slowly 
 with a ritual back-side swing, 
 intercontinental jive 
 is live and tickling 

 i gotta calm down in the lavatoire 
 i look into the mirror, a maniac looks back 
 terminal's a chick like all chicks are 
 i know at least a dozen girls like that 

 she's standing there, with her short cropped hair, 
 like something suspicious aboard swissair 
 a real bomb-shell, 
 her earring hook, 
 the security guard gives her penetrating look. 

 terminal, je t'aime, i love you terminal, bella mia. 

 i gotta find a flight, but i don't know how! 
 rome through zurich is leaving about now 
 polite pager lady telling me it's time 
 deep inside i've made up my mind 

 polite pager is getting uptight 
 i gotta go upstairs and see my flight! 
 inside, my passion's burning bright! 

 [bad word] now, she's flying high 
 taking off into the blood-red sky 
 reflected in this tearful joker's eyes 

 terminal, je t'aime, i love you terminal, bella mia. 

 it's all a joke, i say to me 
 then suddenly i hear the boom! 
 explosion tears the sky apart 
 a panicked flurry fills the room 
 and so i turn and take a bow 
 i think i'm feeling better now. 

 upon release, the doctors [bad word] a monthly 
 visit to the aviation pier, 
 it really does me good to see a big steel bird 
 take off through a transparent tear, 
 after that the pressure's not so bad 
 there's so much less to fear