Ofra Haza - HaNe'arim HaSapanim

mul hasipun hakochavim zorchim dumam

At the bow the stars shine in silence

harucha kal haoni beleyl tara

the gentle wind, the ship sailing through the night

tabit seviv tevel nistar eyn chof eyn yam

look all around, the world is hidden, no shore, no sea

rak mapuchit hape notra

only a mouth harmonica remains

vehanearim hasapanim misof ad sof

and the young sailors from end to end

kulam onim itah haim yadata lama

all join in — did you know why

ki al hayam, ki ala hayam

For the sea, for the sea is rising

hi mezameret al hachof

she sings toward the shore

veal hachof mitgagaat hi hayama

and from the shore she longs for the open sea

ki od halev tzair

for the heart is still young

veod halayil bahir

and the night is still bright

uma nachutz uma nachutz kedey lashir

and what does one need, what does one need in order to sing

rak oni beleyl umayim

Just a ship in the night and water

veshanim esrim ushtayim

and twenty-two years

veachat im tzamotayim hanikret yael

and a girl with two braids whose name is Yael

umasa vegil uferech

and a journey and youth and hardship

veechad chaver baderech

and a friend along the way

ze ulay hakol beerech

that's perhaps everything, more or less

vezot sharim hasapanim beleyl

and this is what the sailors sing at night

hair notzetzet al hahar kochav yarok

The city glitters on the hill like a green star

higia zeman haot nitan ole haogen

the time has come, the signal given, the anchor rises

yael, yael tov semecha vetuv hatzechok

Yael, Yael, how good is the joy and how good is the laughter

ach gam tova dima kahogen

but a tear is fitting too

leahava darush ketzat melach sof kol sof

love needs a little salt at the end of it all

kaze tivah al nishalena ma velama

such is her nature, don't ask what or why

ki al hayam, ki al hayam

For the sea, for the sea

mitgagaat hi lachof

she longs for the shore