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Kvar mizman Shlomo hamelech
hechacham mikol adam
Tar et haharim ha'ele,
et hayam v'et sodam
Sfinotav nass'u eleha
kessem v'otzrot zahav
Derech hab'ssamim adeha
massa'ot shenhav
CHORUS:
Ani tamid chozer lechan,
el hashkiyot al har edom
El chof hayam ve'el hasheket
she'ein beschum makom
Ani timid chozer lechan,
tamid nirgash kim'at nif'am
Eich mitmazgim midbar veyam
u'ma'asse adam
Chol lavan ve'etz shel tomer
v'ruchot midbar chamot
Uvikta ktana shel chomer,
metzokim u'tehomot
V'haderech hayoredet
el ha'aretz hatzruva
Neged yam uvda noledet,
ir ba'arava
CHORUS:
Bichvalim smuyim shel kessem
moshita ha'ir zro'ot
M'viah el she'areha
elef ne'arot na'ot
Shemesh, bira v'shamayim,
dekalim porssim tzilam
Chofshi vela adayin
assirei olam
CHORUS:
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Back
in the times of King Solomon,
wisest of men
He explored these very mountains
And the sea and their secrets
His ships transported to her (the city)
silver and golden treasures
The route for the perfume trade
led to her and shiploads of ivory
CHORUS:
I always come back here
to the sunsets reflected on Mount Edom
To the seashore and to the quietude
unlike any other place
I always come back here
always excited, almost awestruck
At how the desert and sea merge
with the works of human hands
White
sands, a date palm
and hot desert winds
A small dirt hut
overhanging cliffs and perilous drops
On the road going down
to the scorched land
With a hand-painted flag,
a reality is born a city in the Arava (-valley)
CHORUS:
With an unseen magical attraction
the city holds out its arms
Attracting to its gates
a thousand young women
With sun, beer and sky palm trees
casting their shadows
Men feel free here
though they are caught for life
CHORUS
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