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Thread #102073 Message #2065036
Posted By: Joe Offer
31-May-07 - 01:13 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Aravah (The Limeliters)
Subject: ADD: Shir HaBokrim
I can't transcribe the song right now because I'll disturb my student. I'll get to it later. Here are the lyrics from zemerl.com:
Shir HaBokrim (M. Nozyk and Y. Orland)
Arava arava ein ketz Ein habokrim tara Lo arar lo dardar lo ets ruach ba hamidbara
Lo arar lo dardar lo ets ruach ba hamidbara
Zemer habokrim yaale v'yivka al merchavim avudim ad en gemer v'tizrach hachama v'tishka umosif v'koleach hazemer
Arava, arava ein ketz Shnot alafim kamu Haboker al gav sus kadmon Badrachim shenashamu
(translation - Literal, not poetic) Desert, desert without end The cowboys' eyes survey it No juniper, no thistle, no tree Wind coming from the wilderness
The cowboys' song rises and falls Over an empty, endless expanse The sun rises and sets And the song continues to flow
Desert, desert without end Arisen over thousands of years The cowboy astride his Arabian [aboriginal horse] Over roads that breathe