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Balada Lamelech

Ballad for the King

by Ofra Haza

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beagadot ey sham beharim
In legends, somewhere in the mountains
yashav david veraa adarim
David sat and tended flocks
beli sarim, beli melucha
Without ministers, without a kingdom
rak shir katan leyalda, yalda bocha
Just a little song for a girl, a crying girl
veod shir katan utfila lael
And another little song and a prayer to God
sheyishmor al kol am yisrael
To watch over all of Israel
veod shir katan utfila lael
And another little song and a prayer to God
sheyishmor al yisrael
To watch over Israel
binve deshaim ey sham beharim
In green pastures somewhere in the mountains
melech david uchvar ba bayamim
King David, already old in years
notar boded beli ir, beli mishpacha
Left alone without a city, without a family
rak melech sav veyalda, yalda bocha
Just an old king and a girl, a crying girl
veod shir katan utfila lael
And another little song and a prayer to God
sheyislach lechal am yisrael
To forgive all of Israel
veod shir katan utfila lael
And another little song and a prayer to God
sheyislach leyisrael
To forgive Israel
beeyn melachim, beeyn agada
With no kings, without a legend
tugat hashir hi haahava
The sadness of the song is the love
ma notar lameshorer
What remains for the poet
shir katan im lo yoter
A little song if nothing more
veod shir katan utfila lael
And another little song and a prayer to God
sheyishmor al kol am yisrael
To watch over all of Israel
veod shir katan utfila lael
And another little song and a prayer to God
sheyishmor al yisrael
To watch over Israel
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