Etz Ha-Rimon

  • Lyrics: Ya’akov Orland
  • Music: Yedidia Admon
  • Arrangements: Shem Tov Levi
  • Album: Homeland Songs (2009)

Translated by Hagai Halamish
  • Transliteration
  • Translation

Etz Ha-Rimon
Etz ha-rimon natan reikho
Bein Yam ha-Melakh le-Yerikho
Shav, khumati, gdudekh mi-nedud
Shav, tamati, dodekh mi-Dod

Otzrot Ofir ve-tsori Gil’ad
Rekhev Mitsrayim shalalti lakh, bat
Elef ha-zemer etleh lakh magen
Min ha-Ye’or ad ha-Yarden

At klula mi-kol kalot
At dgula ke-nidgalot
Shtei einaikh ke-shtei yonim
Ve-kol kolekh pa’amonim

Lakh ha-teru’ot, lakh ha-zerim
Lakh kol shiltei ha-giborim
Ma li khayil elef u-ma revava?
Levavi met me-ahava

Shav el ha-keshet, shav ha-khets
Shav ha-rimon el rosh ha-etz
Lakh ve-elayikh ha-khayil yukhal
Bo’i kala ki rad ha-leil

Lakh ha-teru’ot, lakh ha-zerim
Lakh kol shiltei ha-giborim
Ma li khayil elef u-ma revava?
Levavi met me-ahava

Levavi met me-ahava