Shki’a
Yom shel amal shoke’a el sof ha-yam
Rachok noshek hu et ha-yam nirdam
Az min ha-derekh shav lo shav ha-adam
Ayeif kol kakh ve-hu cholem shki’a
Lishkav be-matek s’fatayim
El tokh ha-arbayim
Lishkav al gav
Lishkav lachlom zug einayim
Lishtok el ha-layil
Lishkav al gav
Ve-lo lachush masa
Mul dimdumim ha-bechi od mefate
Levad levad rachok min ha-orot
Kol ha-tzlalim noflim yordim ze al ze
Ve-shneinu mechapsim et ha-sibot
Lishkav be-matek s’fatayim
El tokh ha-arbayim
Lishkav al gav
Lishkav lachlom zug einayim
Lishtok el ha-layil
Lishkav al gav
Ve-lo lachush masa
Sunset
A day of labor sinks toward the edge of the sea
From afar it kisses the sea as it falls asleep
Then from the road the person returns, returns
So weary, dreaming of sunset
To lie in the sweetness of lips
Into the twilight
To lie on one’s back
To lie and dream of a pair of eyes
To fall silent into the night
To lie on one’s back
And feel no burden
Facing dusk, the crying still tempts
Alone, alone, far from the lights
All the shadows fall, descending one upon another
And the two of us search for the reasons
To lie in the sweetness of lips
Into the twilight
To lie on one’s back
To lie and dream of a pair of eyes
To fall silent into the night
To lie on one’s back
And feel no burden