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At Vani

Bo'i elai likrat habah
V'yufshar libi shkafah
Mi'yom rei'ot otach nishbah
L'margolotaich yafah.
 
Lu ehi anochi ka'yom
Mi l'yonati koh tidmeh
Nashik kanfot eilay savyon
Kum nakim lanu hanaveh.
 
At va'ani na'apila shechkim
Nagbiha uf el al k'yonim
Chut hashani s'vivenu
V'gil v'sason adei shanim.
 

Bashana Haba'a

Bashana haba'a, neshev al hamirpeset venispor tziporim nodedot.
Yeladim, bekhoufsha, yesakhakhu tofeset beyn habayit, oulebeyn hasadot.
 
Od tire, od tire, kama tov yihye, bashana, bashana haba'a
 
Anavim adumim, yavshilu ad ha'erev veyugshu tzonenim lashulkhan.
Verukhot redumim, yis'u el em haderekh itonim yeshanim ve'anan.
 
Od tire, od tire, kama tov yihye, bashana, bashana haba'a
 
Bashana haba'a, nifros kapot yadayim, mul ha'or hanigar halavan.
Anafa levana, tifros ba'or knafayim vehashemesh tizrakh betokhan.
 
Od tire, od tire, kama tov yihye, bashana, bashana haba'a
 
Bashana haba'a, neshev al hamirpeset venispor tziporim nodedot.
Yeladim, bekhoufsha, yesakhakhu tofeset beyn habayit, oulebeyn hasadot.
 

Bat Tsurim

Mi zot tsurim shochenet
Doleget al ramot?
Kachalilim rononet
Tiferet alamot
Geva, Geva migalil navi
Pera, Pera saar bil'vavi
Gura naari, ho.
 
Kots latsabar yedati
Chach lashoshana
Mor heharim ahavti
Givat hal'vona
Rahav ul yamim tamid potseach
Ahav bil'vavo tamid poreach
Gura naari, ho . . .
 

Dodi Dodi

/ Dodi dodi tsach ve'adom, dagul merevava. /
Rosho ketem paz, kyutsotav taltalim.
Shechorot shechorot schechorot ka'orev,
Dodi, dodi, dodi, dodi vere'i.
 

Dodi Li

Chorus:
/ Dodi Li, va'ani lo Haro'eh bashoshanim. /
Mi zot o'la, min hamidbar, mi zot o'la?
Mekuteret mor, mor u'levona, mor u'levona.
 
Chorus:
 
/ Libavtini, schoti kala, Libavtini kala. /
 
Chorus:
 
/ Uri, tsafon, uvo'i teiman. /
 
Chorus:
 

El Ginat Egoz

El ginat egoz yarad'ti
Lir'ot be'ivei hanachal
Lir'ot hafrachah hagefen
Henetzu harimonim.
 
Lecha dodi netze hasadeh
Nalinah bak'farim
Naskimah lak'ramim
Nir'eh im parchah hagefen
Pitach hasmadar.
 
Uri tsafon uvo'i teiman
Hafichi gani yizlu b'samav
Yavo dodi l'gano
V'yochai p'ri m'gadav.
 

Erev Ba

Shuv ha'eder noheir, bimvo'ot hakfar,
Ve'ole ha'avak, mishvilei afar,
Veharchek od tsemed inbalim,
Melave et meshech hatslalim,
Erev ba, erev ba.
 
Shuv haruach lochesh bein gidrot ganim,
Uvtsameret habrosh, kvar namot yonim,
Veharchek al ketef hagva'ot,
Od noshkot, karnayim achronot,
Erev ba, erev ba.
 
Shuv havered cholem, chalomot balat,
Uforchim kochavim, bamarom at at,
Veharchek, ba'emek ha'afel,
Melave hatan, et bo haleil,
Leyil rad, layil rad.
 

Hashual

/ Hashual haba midderech, el, el, el karmi karav balat. /
 
/ Eshkol gadol viy'feh mareh, ganov ganav be'ein ro'eh. /
 
/ V'im shlalo nimelat. /
 

Hava Nagila

/ Hava nagila, hava nagila, hava nagila, venismecha. /
 
/ Hava neranena, hava neranena, hava neranena, venismecha. /
 
Uru, uru achim,
// Uru achim belev same'ach, //
Uru achim, uru achim, belev same'ach.
 

Hineh Ma Tov

Hineh ma tov uma naim
Shevet achim gam yachad.

 

Ken Yovdu

Ken yovdu, yoveh-du,
Kol eyvecha yoveh-du,
Ken yovdu, yoveh-du,
Kol eyvecha Yisra-el.
 
/ Ohava ketzet hash'mesh bigvurato. /
 

Lach Yerushalayim

Lach Y'rushalayim, bein chomot ha-ir
Lach Y'rushalayim, Or chadash ya-ir

B'libaynu, B'libaynu, rak shir echad kayam
Lach Y'rushalayim Bayn midbar vayam
 


Ma Na'avu

/ Ma na'avu alhe harim, rag'lei hamevaser. /
 
/ Ma shemi'a hayeshu'a, ma shemi'a hashalom. /
 

Mayim

/ Ushavtem mayim besason mimayaney hayeshu'a. /
 
/ Mayim, mayim, mayim, mayim, hey mayim besason. /
 
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
/ Mayim, mayim, mayim, mayim, mayim, mayim besason. /
 

Shibolet Basadeh

Shibolet basadeh kora baru'ach
Me'omes garinim ki rav
Uv'emerchav harim yom kvar yafu'ach
Hashemesh ketem vezahav.
 
Uru, ho uru, shuru b'nai kfarim.
Kama hen bashla kvar al pney hakarim;
Kitsru, shilchu magal et reishit hakatsir.
 
Sdey se'orim tama zer chag oteret,
Shefa yevul u'vracha likrat bo hakotsrim
Bezohar mazheret cheresh la'omer mechaka.
 
Havu, hanifu, niru lachem nir
Chag lakama et reishit hakatsir.
Kitsru, shilchu magal
Et reishit hakatsir.
 

Tsadik Katamar

/ Tsadik katamar yifrach, yifrach
Tsadik katamar yifrach. /

 
/ Ke'erez balvanon yisge
Ke'erez balvanon yisge yisge. /
 

Ve David

/ Ve David yafe einayim, hu ro'eh bashoshanim. /
 
Hika Sha'ul ba'alafav, Ve David berivovotav.
 
/ Ben Yishai chai vekayim. /
 

Yehoshua (Joshua)

Vayehi acharei mot Moshe Bamidbar
Vayikra Elohim liY'hoshua vayomar:
"Kum avor im ha'am et ha'Yarden
El ha'arets asher anochi notem.
Kol makom asher tidroch kaf raglechem
Ka'asher dibarti netativ lachem."
 
Chorus:
"Chazak ve'emats ve'al techat
ki lecha ha'arets hazot ha'achat."
VaYericho sogeret mipnei bnei Yisrael,
Vayisu hakohanim et keren yayovel.
Veha'am lasov et hachoma yotsim
Uvnei Re'uven veGad chalutsim.
Vayari'a hashofar t'rua gedola
Vechomat Yericho tacheteha nafla.
 
Chorus
Vaykabtsu malchei ha'Emori ve'imam
Am rav kachol asher al sfat hayam
Vayavo aleihem Yehoshua pitom
Vayomar be'Givon lashemesh dom.
Vayare'ach amad be'emek Ayalon
Vayanusu malkei Lachish ve'Eglon.
 
Chorus
Vayach Yehoshua et melech Dor
Ve'et melech Makeda, ve'et melech Chatsor,
Ve'et melech Adulam, ve'et melech Chevron,
Ve'et melech Achshaf, ve'et melech Shomron,
Ve'et melechf Chorma, ve'et melech Arad,
Kol hamlachim, shloshim ve'echad.
 
Chorus

Yevarechecha

Yevarechecha Hashem miTziyon
Ur'e betuv Yerushalayim.
Yevarechecha Hasem miTziyon
Kol yemey, yemey chayecha.
Ur'e banim levaneycha
Shalom al Yisrael.
 

Zemer Atik

Od nshuva el nigun atik vehazemer yif yeye'erav
Od gavia meshumar nashik, nashik, alizei einayim ulevav.
 
Tovu, tovu ohaleinu ki machol hiftsi'a
Tovu, tovu ohaleinu, od nashuva el niguyn atik.
 

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