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hutavu daat beshel ma ahavti?
Have you wondered why I fell in love?
ani ahavti beshel tapucha
I fell in love because of an apple
ki eyn yodea netiv harucha
For no one knows the path of the wind
ze kevar yadua ata bati
This is already known now I have come
lehavi reaya meahavati
To bring proof of my love
vaani - hatedu beshel ma ahavti?
And I - would you know why I fell in love?
ani ahavti beshel tapucha
I fell in love because of an apple
ledudi haya pardes yafe
My uncle had a beautiful orchard
uldudi bat yefat eynayim
And my uncle had a beautiful-eyed daughter
uvtoch hapardes berechat mayim
And within the orchard a pool of water
mefakim cheresh shoktim, barim
Murmuring softly quiet, clear
kemayim genuvim, kayayin setarim
Like stolen waters, like hidden wine
ledudi haya pardes yafe
My uncle had a beautiful orchard
uldudi bat yefat eynayim
And my uncle had a beautiful-eyed daughter
vayhi hayom baalut hakayitz
And it came to pass when summer rose
kechom hayom, hayom hivhir
In the heat of day, the bright day
vaani im penina shaarti
And I with Penina my cousin
lasucha el hagan yatzati
Went out to stroll in the garden
hi alma raka, vaani ish tzair
She a tender maiden, and I a young man
venitzchak yachdayv lerucha kayitz
And we laughed together in the summer breeze
kechom hayom, hayom hivhir
In the heat of day, the bright day
venitzchak yachdayv venitales
And we laughed together and reveled
ani ufnina shaarti
I and Penina my cousin
pizaznu sharnu unhi kiladim
We frolicked sang and became as children
uchmo hitorvu besimchati
And as if they joined in my joy
gam beney hashir ufri hamegadim
The songbirds too and the orchard fruits
venitzchak yachdayv venitales
And we laughed together and reveled
ani ufnina shaarti
I and Penina my cousin
uvkol anot "pi pi tzif tzif"
And with the sound of "tweet tweet chirp chirp"
mibeyn ofaim kanfey renanim
From among the branches wings of songbirds
besafa belula yeshorru
In a babbling tongue they would sing
gam meay hamu zamir adanim
My insides too hummed a song of delight
ufizmon chadash yeorru
And a new refrain they would stir
uvkol anot: gam "pi" - gam "tzif"
And with the sound of: both "tweet" - and "chirp"
tefatzachna seviv kanfey renanim
All around the wings of songbirds burst forth
vecharega shava uvayamina
And in an instant she returned and in her right hand
tapucha gadol tzach - veadom
A large apple bright - and red
vetitam minahu, vetivreni
And she tasted from it, and offered me
mida min hachetzi hasheni
From her hand the other half
ani paarti po veadom
I opened wide my mouth and red
vehi omedet uvyamina
And she stands and in her right hand
pelach tapucha tzach veadom
A slice of apple bright and red
uvmachsof livnat hatapucha
And in the white flesh of the apple
hikira sheney ikvot shena
She recognized two marks of her teeth
veyarecha api reycha penina
And my nose smelled the scent of Penina
ach reychah reychah hishkirani
But her scent her scent intoxicated me
uchyayin matok avarani
And like sweet wine it overcame me
levavi pag lo kam bi rucha
My heart stopped no spirit rose in me
meaz meaz li hoyta penina
From then from then Penina was mine
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