Ofra renewed th song in her album Alive, 1983.
Translated by Chana Shuvaly In the fairy tales, somewhere in the mountains
Sat David the shepherd, with his herd
Without ministers, without kingdom
Only a little song for a crying girl
And another little song and a prayer to God
To guard the people of Israel
And another little song and a prayer to God
To guard Israel
In a grass oasis somewhere in the mountains
Ruled King David, getting old
He was left alone without a city, without family
Only a granddad king and a crying girl
And another little song and a prayer to God
To forgive the people of Israel
And another little song and a prayer to God
To forgive Israel
Without kings, without fairy tales
The song's grief is love
What is the poet left with
Only a little song and nothing else
And another little song and a prayer to God
To guard the people of Israel
And another little song and a prayer to God
To guard Israel
To guard Israel