Simanim Shel Ohavim

  • Lyrics: Bezalel Aloni
  • Music: Bezalel Aloni
  • Arrangements: Eldad Shrim
  • Album: Manginat Ha-Lev (2000)

Ofra participated with the song in the Shiruvision for Children competition and finished in second place.

The song reached No. 26 on Reshet Gimmel’s annual chart in 1981. It appeared on the weekly charts for 13 weeks, peaking at No. 2 for two of those weeks.

The song also charted on Galei Tzahal’s weekly chart for 16 weeks, reaching No. 2 twice, but it was not included in the annual chart.
  • Transliteration
  • Translation

Simanim Shel Ohavim
Eikh ata iti rotse rak lesakhek
ba, holekh, holekh u-va u-mitrakhek
lif’amim makhiv, moshekh li ba-tsama
ve-omer li she-ani yalda ktana
natati lekha kim’at et kol ha-miskhakim
aval ata ve-Aya tsokhkim

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Be-sade yarok ra’iti et shneikhem
mekhalkim zer khamtsitsim beineikhem
tsuf lekha ve-tsuf gam la ke-parparim
atem li mitpazrim le-khol ha-kivunim
u-mash’irim oti livkot sham ba-khatser
atsuva li kakha, im akher

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Be-yom rishon amarta li be-yom sheni
be-yom sheni tsakhakta li: “ze lo ani”
be-yom shlishi amarta pa’amayim tov
le-makhorat kol-kakh hirbita lakhshov
ba-khamishi u-va-shishi hivtakhta li:
“be-yom shabat shuv netayel ve-al tivki”

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Simanim shel ohavim hem or ve-tseva
rak ata holekh iti ba-dimyonot
Simanim shel ohavim hem ts’khok ve-dema
ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot

Ha-khozrim elai tamid ba-khalomot
ha-khozrim ba-khalomot