ERETZ ISRAEL YAFA
BEAUTIFUL ISRAEL 
 

Na'ara tova yafat einayim
Lanu yesh be'eretz Israel
Ve'yeled tov yerushalaim
Ho mi pilel ho mi milel

Vetorah ora kazu yesh lanu
Vegam hagada umegila
Ve'elohim echad shelanu
Vekol chatan vekol kala

Chorus:
Eretz Israel yafa
Eretz Israel porachat
At yoshva ba vetzofa
At tzofa ba veporachat

Lanu yesh achai, harim alpaim
Bam na'avu raglei hamevaser
Vegam mal'ach min hashamaim
She'et nafshenu hu shomer

Vechasid ba'ir hazu yesh lanu
Vegam cha'yalot vegam prachim
Vehabrachot kulan shelanu
Vehabsorot vehashvachim

Chorus:
Eretz Israel yafa
Eretz Israel porachat
At yoshva ba vetzofa
At tzofa ba vezorachat

Vehaemek hu kaftor vaperach
Vehahar hu kaftor vaperach
Vehatzafon shlagim vakerach
Vehadaron zahav tahor

Kol hapardesim notnim kan reach
Vehashkediot kulan porchot
Hashemesh kan tamid zoreach
Al mei tuga umenuchot

Chorus:
Eretz Israel yafa
Eretz Israel porachat
At yoshva ba vetzofa
At tzofa ba vezorachat

Gam laparchachim asher beinenu
Yesh makom be'eretz Israel
Min hatzarot shelo aleinu
Ata verak ata go'el

Bekachol lavan munaf hadegel
Vele'yerushalaim kol shirai
Anachnu shuv olim laregel
Ho, shiri am Israel chai

Chorus:
Eretz Israel yafa
Eretz Israel porachat
At yoshva ba vetzofa
At tzofa ba vezorachat.

Nice girls with beautiful eyes
We have in Eretz Israel
And good boys
Oh, who would have believed it

And we have such a Torah that lights
And Hagadah and the Megilla
And the one God we've got
And the voices of the bride and the groom

Chorus:
Israel is beautiful
Israel is blooming
You sit and watch
You look at her, and (you) shine.

Brothers, we have 2000 year old mountains
Where the bearer of good news walked
And an angel from heaven
Who is watching our souls

And we have Hasids in this city
And women soldiers and flowers
And all the blessings are ours
And the gospels and the praises

Chorus:
Israel is beautiful
Israel is blooming
You sit and watch
You look at her, and (you) shine.

And the valley is extraordinary
And the mountain is extraordinary
And the north snow and ice
And the south pure gold

All the orchards here are spreading their scent
And all the almond trees are blooming
The sun always shines here
On waters of sadness and serenity

Chorus:
Israel is beautiful
Israel is blooming
You sit and watch
You look at her, and (you) shine.

As for the whippersnappers among us
They also have a place in Eretz Israel
From all the distresses, God forbid,
You- but only you, can save

In blue and white the flag is flying
And towards Jerusalem all my songs
We again are making a pilgrimage
Ho, sing : the people of Israel is alive!


Chorus:
Israel is beautiful
Israel is blooming
You sit and watch
You look at her, and (you) shine.

   



Hebrew words


Singable Italian translation


LYRICS Dudu Barak
COMPOSER Shaike Paikov
SINGER Dudu Zakai - Lahakat Pikud Darom
CD The Greatest Hits 1962-1972   Track 9
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER Yankele Levy   1980
DANCE FORMAT Circle
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Words sent in by Henry Lederfeind of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Translation by Rivka Marziano of Moshav Netiv Ha'asara, Ashqelon, Israel
Singable Italian translation by Daniel Haviv and Daniel Shalev of Kiryat Chayim and Rishon Le Zion, Israel
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Singable Italian translation
TERRA D’ISRAELE, TU
Occhi di ragazza, un bel visino,
c’è qui in Israele, tu lo sai,
ed un ragazzo “perbenino”,
chi ce l’avrebbe detto mai?

La Torah di luce tanto bella,
anche l’Hagadà e la Meghillà,
Nostro Signore insieme ad ella
e “Kol chatan” e “Kol challà”.

Terra d’Israele, tu
Sei ‘sì bella, tutta in fiore,
io ti guardo e, sempre più,
guardo e vedo lo splendore.

Oh, Fratelli, abbiamo tanti monti,
che il Messia coi piedi calpestò,
un angel bevve a queste fonti
e su nostr’alma si chinò.

Ed un Giusto ancor con noi dimora
e pur soldatesse e tanti fior,
e le benedizioni ancora
e tante buone nuove ancor.

Terra d’Israele, tu ...

E’ la valle un fiore già sbocciato
ed il monte un bocciolo di fior,
il settentrione annevato,
il deserto sabbia d’or.

Degli agrumi un buon profumo sento,
bianchi sono i mandorli di fior.
Il sole, giù dal firmamento,
inonda l’aqua col tepor.

Terra d’Israele, tu ...

Anche pei monelli di fra noi
C’è ‘sì tanto posto in Israel.
Dai nostri mali Tu, se vuoi,
ci puoi salvare, Gabriel.

Bianco-azzurra, al vento, la bandiera,
a Gerusalemme canterai
oh pellegrino, nella sera, un canto: “Am Israel Chai”.

Terra d'Israele, tu ...

 

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