Machmad Levavi
(Will the bird silence its voice when the sun
rises quietly?)
(lyrics + music: Sara Levi)
(Esther Ofarim, 1977)
available here
Hatichla tzipor kola,
Et ha shemesh dom olah.
Perach chen ichla bosmo,
Et aviv kosem kismo.
Ken ichla machmad levavi
Ergato beron koli
Bein arbayim petach oli
Hayivrach chagai mehar,
Me hayam yachmak nahar.
Ha ein ach haleil layom,
Zahar ha’ichla chalom.
Ken ichla machmad levavi……