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Thread #108335 Message #2253095
Posted By: GUEST,Volgadon
04-Feb-08 - 08:39 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Hebrew Shepherd Songs (Shirei Ro'im)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Hebrew Shepherd Songs (Shirei Ro'im)
One of the funnest is 'Debka B'not Ha'kfar' (The village girls' debka). Debkas (or dabkas) are an Arab line dance, where the guys put their arms across each other's shoulders and the leader has a handkerchief which he twirls around, plus a lot of stamping and clapping. http://www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=debkabnothakfar I'll try and find a sample of the Parvarim singing this song, it's definitive. ãá÷ä áðåú äëôø äôøáøéí îéìéí: àáøäí áï æàá ìçï: éò÷á ùâéà ùîù öäåá îëä îëä ëçøá åæîø ùá ìå îåùëðé ôúò àì îùòåì äòøá òì âá òðï àá÷ éðåñ äòøá åìéìä áà ìå îåùëðé ôúò àì áðåú äëôø ìéì éñòø ëîåðé ëåëáéå éáøé÷å òì ëðó øåç ôøà éòì òîãé ìéì éöäì ëîåðé åôðéå éñîé÷å ëúéøåù áëøí ëøí ìááé ^^ Debka B'not Ha'kfar Shemesh tzahov makeh makeh ka'cherev ve'zemer shav lo mosh'cheni feta el mish'ol ha'erev Al gav anan avak yanus ha'erev ve'laila ba lo moshcheni feta el benot ha'kfar La'il yis'ar kamoni kochavav yavriku al knaf ru'ach pereh ya'el imadi La'il yitzhal kamoni u'fanav yasmiku che'tirosh ba'kerem kerem levavi The Village Daughters' Debka The yellow sun strikes strikes like a sword and the song returns pulls me sudden to the paths of night On the back of a cloud of dust the evening shall flee and night coming shall pull me swiftly to the village daughters (or girls, whatever) The night shall storm even as I his stars shall shine on wings of a wild wind he shall rise with me The night shall rejoice even as I and his face shall blush as the new wine in the vineyard the vineyard of my delight