Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב
Lyricist: Naomi Shemer
Composer: Naomi Shemer
Vocals: Rita Wahyu
Back Vocals : Rina Wahyu
Music Arr. : Yuril Ayunir
Sound Engineer: Perry Patty
Recorderd @ Music Design Studio, 1 June 2018
Lyric:
Yerushalayim shel zahav
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב
Jerusalem of Gold
אֲוִיר הַרִים צָלוּל כַּיַיִן
Avir harim tzalul kayayin
Mountain's air as clear as wine
וְרֵיחַ אוֹרַנִים
Ve'reiakh oranim
Among the dreamy pines
נִשָּׂא בְּרוּחַ הַעַרְבַּיִם
Nisa be'ruakh ha'ar'bayim
As evening light is slowly dying
עִם קוֹל פַּעֲמוֹנִם
Im qol pa'amonim
And a lonely bell still chimes.
וּֽבְתַּרְדֶּמַת אִילָן וַאֶבֶן
U've'tar'demat ilan va'even
The trees and stones there softly slumber
שְׁבוּיָה בַּחֲלוֹמָה
Sh'vuyah ba'khalomah
A dream enfolds them all.
הַעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּדָד יוֹשֶׁבֶת
Ha'ir asher badad yoshevet
So solitary lies the city,
וּבְּלִיבָּה חוֹמָה
U've'libah khomah
And at its heart -- a wall.
חָזַרְנוּ אֵל בוֹרוֹת הַמַיִם
Khazar'nu el borot ha'mayim
We returned to well of water
לַשׁוּק וְלַכִּיכָּר
La'shuq velakikar
to the market and square
שׁוֹפָר קוֹרֵא בְּהַר הַבַּיִת
Shofar qore behar habayit
A shofar rings out loud on the Temple Mount
בַּעִיר הַעַתִּיקָה
Ba'ir ha'atiqah
In the ancient city
וּבַמַעְרוֹת אֲשֶׁר בַּסֶלַע
U'va'ma'rot asher ba'sela
Within the caverns in the mountains of rock
אַלְפֵּי שְמַשוֹת זוֹרְחוֹת
Alpei sh'mashot zor'khot
A thousand suns will glow,
וְשוּב נֵרֵד לְיַם הַמֶלַח
Veshuv nered leyam ha'melakh
We'll take the Dead Sea road together,
בְּדֶּרֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ
Be'derekh yerikho
That runs through Jericho
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב
Yerushalayim shel zahav
Jerusalem of gold,
וְשֶׁל נְחוֹשֶׁת וְשֶׁל אוֹר
Veshel nekhoshet ve'shel 'or
and of bronze and of light
הֲלֹא לְכָל שִׁירַיִיךְ
Ha'lo le'khol shirayikh
surely for all your song
אֲנִי כִּנּוֹר
'Ani kinor
I'm the violin
אַךְ בְּבוֹאִי הַיוֹם לַשִיר לַךְ
'Akh be'vo'i hayom lashir lakh
But when I come to sing to you today
וְלַךְ לִקְשׁוֹר כְּתַריִם
Ve'lakh liq'shor ketarim
And you with crowns adorn
קָטוֹנְתִי מִצְעִיר בַּנַיִיךְ
Qatonti mize'ir bana'ikh
I'm not worthy as your youngest son
וּמַאחְרוֹן הַמְשׁוֹרֵרִים
U'me'akh'ron hameshorerim
But at least for the song
כִּי שֵמְךְ צוֹרֵב אֵת הַשְפַתַיִים
Ki shemekh zorev 'et hasefatayim
Your name will scorch my lips for ever
כְּנְשִׁיקָת שָׂרָף
Ke'neshiqat saraf
Like a seraph's kiss
אִם אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
'Im esh'kakhekh Yerushalayim
If I ever forget Jerusalem
אֲשֶׁר כוּלָה זָהָב
'Asher kulah zahav
Which is full of gold
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב
Yerushalayim shel zahav
Jerusalem of gold,
וְשֶׁל נְחוֹשֶׁת וְשֶׁל אוֹר
Ve'shel nekhoshet ve'shel 'or
and of bronze and of light
הֲלֹא לְכָל שִׁירַיִיךְ
Halo le'khol shirayikh
surely for all your song
אֲנִי כִּנּוֹר
'Ani kinor
I'm the violin
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Rita Wahyu
Israel Bible Center Associate Lecturer in Biblical Studies
rwahyu@israelbiblecenter.com
