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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