ABA IMA V'ERETS ISRAEL
DADDY MOMMY & LAND OF ISRAEL

 

Yesh li shnei horim she'ohavim letayel
hem avru baregel kvar et kol Israel
kshehayiti bat shanah nas'u leGalil
vesachvu oti itam betoch hatarmil.

Kol shabat yots'im anachnu k'ish echad
kova al harosh vememiyah al hatsad
pa'am el hacholah levaker bashmurah
pa'am baKarmel lir'ot eizo me'arah.

Aba, ima ktsat yoter le'at
aba, ima techaku me'at
ein le'an laruts ve'ein le'an lemaher
eretz israel poh le'olam tisha'er.

Kvar ra'iti beGilbo'a et haprichah
umehar Tavor raiti et hazrichah
kvar aliti leMitsadah bishvil hanachash
lehorai tamid karati bekol chalash:

Aba, ima ktsat yoter le'at
aba, ima techaku me'at
ein le'an laruts ve'ein le'an lemaher
eretz israel poh le'olam tisha'er.

I have two parents who love to go on hikes
They've been on foot around the whole of Israel
When I was one year old they went to the Galilee
And carried me with them in their backback.

Every Shabbat we go out together
Hat on head and water bottle by our side
Sometimes to the sand dunes to visit the (nature) reserve
Sometimes on the Carmel to see a cave.

"Father, Mother, a little bit slower
Father, Mother, wait a little while.
There's nowhere to rush and nowhere to hurry
The land of Israel is here and will remain forever."

I've already seen the flowering on Mt Gilboa
and saw the sunrise from Mt Tabor
I've already climbed to Massada on the snake path
To my parents I always called out in a weak voice:

"Father, Mother, a little bit slower
Father, Mother, wait a little while.
There's nowhere to rush and nowhere to hurry
The land of Israel is here and will remain forever."

 

 


Hebrew words

LYRICS Yoram Teharlev
MUSIC Ilana Avital
SINGER Ilana Avital
CD The Golden Hits   Track 11
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER Tzipi Cohen 1997
DANCE FORMAT

Line dance for kids

 

Words transliterated by George Jakubovits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
English translation by Aura Levin Lipski of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Contact the publisher of Hebrew Songs.com
 


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