TZEL ETZ TAMAR
SHADE OF THE PALM TREE
Tsel etz tamar ve'or yarei'ach
Umanginat kinor taksim et halev.
Oleh batzlil ro'eid, bokei'a,
Mimeitarim nishpach ke'ev.
Nagen kinor, nagen shirecha,
Ma rav hachoshech vehasheket saviv.
Manginotecha yashkichu et sivli.
Nagen, nagena
Lekol tzlilecha ma na'im hu hachalom.
Nagen, nagena,
Shma yarei'ach et koli sham bamarom.
Oy lama lama,
Bisfatcha hiksamtani?
Libi kavashta va'azavtani
Ohev, ko'ev vesovel.
Nadam kinor nechba yarei'ach,
Uvadmama hed mangina od nishma.
Al ma velama El yodei'a,
Al ma olam achzar vera.
Be'arpilei avar tofia
Dmut ahuva, tavei panim mukarim.
Kinor yashmia shai zichronot
ko ne'imim.
Nagen, nagena...
