Shvil Tapu’ach HaZahav

The song was recorded especially for Reshet Gimel’s annual song chart, 1987. The song reached No. 24 in Reshet Gimel’s annual chart for 1988, and rose as high as No. 2 in the weekly charts. The song reached No. 12 in Lahiton’s weekly chart in the first week of March 1988. The song reached No. 25 in Lahiton’s weekly chart in early June 1988 (with 192 votes). Translated by Howard Wachtel
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Shvil Tapu’ach HaZahav
Im beged pashut u’ferach bar
Ata mehalech kach le’it’cha
Levad levad bein hashvilim
Chalomcha hayachid kmo kochav
Boded lo ei sham bamerchav
U’bapardes kvar ba’a prichat zahav

Ata zocher et hayamim
Shel ahava betzel etsim
Ve’et hashvil, nigun chalil
Tapuach hazahav
Ata zocher et haprichot
Ve’et raglai hayechafot
Nigun chalil, klipot hazahav
Shebatapuach, shebatapuach

Ata hapaytan she’avad lo shir
U’mechapes bein hashvilim ma sheyazkir
Ken, ken

U’kshe’ani bechalomcha
Tovelet be’ahavatecha
Ze shvil tapuach hazahav
Ze hatapuach
U’kshe’ani shvuya shelcha
Be’jeans u’seret u’tsama
Uma nish’ar, ken ma nish’ar?

Al tit’ya’esh, al titsta’er
Ken, ken, od yesh lehizacher
Lishneinu hayom nish’ar hachalom
Nish’ar hachalom harachok
Lishneinu hayom nish’ar hachalom harachok
U’vanu hena rak lishtok

Ata zocher et hayamim
Shel ahava betzel etsim
Ve’et hashvil, nigun chalil
Tapuach hazahav
Ata zocher et haprichot
Ve’et raglai hayechafot
Nigun chalil, klipot hazahav
She-Ba-Tapu’ach, She-Ba-Tapu’ach