Lyr Req: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)

15 Dec 00 - 02:16 PM (#357814)
Subject: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: BigDaddy

Seeking lyrics to this lovely song (have a recording by Harry Belafonte on a very old album). According to liner notes, the title means, "night, night."

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15 Dec 00 - 02:22 PM (#357820)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: mousethief

As indeed it does. Try looking under alternate spellings "layla" or "laila" -- the vowel in Hebrew here is a diphthong of "a" and semivocalic "y".

Alex

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15 Dec 00 - 03:40 PM (#357882)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: mousethief

Well you can always buy this CD which apparently has the lyrics on the insert: Click

Good luck! I'm having no luck with this online.

Alex

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15 Dec 00 - 04:03 PM (#357898)
Subject: Lyr Add: LAYLA LAYLA (Hebrew lullaby)
From: Joe Offer

Layla (hebrew)

1 Layla layla, haruakh overet, Layla layla homa hatzameret Layla layla kokhav mezamer Numi numi kabi et haner 2. Layla layla tzimi et eynaikh Layla layla baderekh elaikh Layla layla rakhvu hamashim Kumi shlosha parashim 3. Layla layla ekhad haya teref Layla layla sheyni met bakherev Layla layla vezeshenotar Numi et shmekh lo zakhar Numi numi et shmekh le zakhar 4. Layla layla haruakh goveret Layla layla homa hatzameret Layla layla rak at mekhaka Numi haderekh reyka Layla layla numi numi haderekh reyka

Zemerl - http://www.princeton.edu/zemerl
You'll find a very generous sound clip here (click)
-Joe Offer-

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15 Dec 00 - 08:26 PM (#358046)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: BigDaddy

Many thanks to you all (as usual)! As I've said before, I love this place! Happy holiday season to all.

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13 Apr 12 - 11:30 AM (#3337771)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: GUEST,roxsolid

where does one get the lyrics written in hebrew, not transliterated?

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14 Apr 12 - 01:24 AM (#3338051)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Layla, Layla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: Genie

You can hear it here,

"Layla, Layla" sung by Alexander Tsaliuk and men's choir

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14 Apr 12 - 02:11 AM (#3338056)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyla, Lyla (lullaby in Hebrew)
From: Monique

A good way to find it is to put "night" into a translator to get the word in Hebrew, then put the Hebrew word into Google. Works for any language. Now, are they the good ones? that is the question!

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, הָרוּחַ עוֹבֶרֶת,
לַיְלָה לַיְלָה, הוֹמָה הַצַּמֶּרֶת,
לַיְלָה לַיְלָה, כּוֹכָב מְזַמֵּר,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, כַּבִּי אֶת הַנֵּר.
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, כַּבִּי אֶת הַנֵּר.

לַיְלָה לַיְלָה,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, כַּבִּי אֶת הַנֵּר.

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, עִצְמִי אֶת עֵינַיִךְ,
לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֵלַיִךְ,
לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, רָכְבוּ חֲמוּשִׁים,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, שְׁלֹשָׁה פָּרָשִׁים.
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, שְׁלֹשָׁה פָּרָשִׁים.

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, שְׁלֹשָׁה פָּרָשִׁים.

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, אֶחָד הָיָה טֶרֶף,
לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, שֵׁנִי מֵת בַּחֶרֶב,
לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, וְזֶה שֶׁנּוֹתַר,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, אֶת שְׁמֵךְ לֹא זָכַר.
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, אֶת שְׁמֵךְ לֹא זָכַר.

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, אֶת שְׁמֵךְ לֹא זָכַר.

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, הָרוּחַ גּוֹבֶרֶת,
לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, הוֹמָה הַצַּמֶּרֶת,
לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה, רַק אַתְּ מְחַכָּה,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, הַדֶּרֶךְ רֵיקָה.
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, הַדֶּרֶךְ רֵיקָה.

לַיְלָה, לַיְלָה,
נוּמִי, נוּמִי, הַדֶּרֶךְ רֵיקָה.

From there

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14 Apr 12 - 02:36 AM (#3338058)
Subject: Add: Layla, Layla (Hebrew lullaby)
From: Genie

Great suggestion, Monique.

I found several more videos of this lullaby at YouTube:

Slava Kagan-Paley sings Laila Laila (Live Concert at Latrun Museum)


Layla layla (Night by night) - Zeira / Alterman

Laila Laila - Alterman and Zeira לילה לילה

A little less operatic: Esther Ofarim - Layla Layla

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