Lyrics: Leah Goldberg 

Music: Gil Dor 



Transliteration:


Shalachta elai et hao'ach,

Lehaireni mishenah,

Limadta oto litsvoach,

Milot ahavah utchinah -

Aval ani lo avo, lo avo, lo avo !


Shilachta bi et reyach

Heatsot veet halvanah,

Tsivita al hayam leaneach

Bekol ahavah utchina -

Aval ani lo avo, lo avo, lo avo !


Nashku hagalim et raglai,

Et shulei simlati halvanah.

Bekolech amru li : "Boi elai"

Va'ani chazarti el beiti,


Sagarti et dalti,

Bekol ahavah utchinah.

Chaloni mugaf,

Libi yashen, ani yeshenah.


Translation:

You sent the owl to me 

To shatter my repose 

You taught him well to 

Cry out words of love in pleading prose 

But I will not come 

I will not, 

I will not. 


You've plagued me with the bitter scent of 

Seaweed and the moon 

You've made the ocean heave and sigh 

In a lover's swoon 

But I will not come 

I will not, 

I will not. 


The waves have kissed my feet 

The hem of my snowy-white dress 

In your voice they said to me 

"Come" - with a lover's caress 


But I returned unto my rooms 

Closed the door 

Shut the window tight. 

My heart is asleep 

I am asleep.