HORA MAMTERA
HORA OF THE SPRINKLER
 

Ron kiluach batzinor
Tzinorot - orkei-hanegev
Zeh darko shel hamizmor
Min haberez el haregev
Ya'alu meimei-t'hom
Masheva omeret lechem !
Negev, negev, ma miyom ?
Negev, mamterot alecha !

Chorus:
Sovi, sovi, mamtera, hey !
Sovi, sovi, mamtera
Lefazer pninei ora
Sobi vehartizi mayim
Etz yaria basdera
Adama titen pitya
Beein geshem mishamayim,
Geshem mishamayim

Hamerchav kulo natzod
Tzinorot parsu hareshet
Vehineh siman vaot:
Betipin nireit hakeshet
Brit haperach vehanir
Brit hasheket vehazemer
Mamtera, shirech hu shir
Ranenihu, ad ein-gemer

Chorus:

 
   

LYRICS Yechiel Mohar
COMPOSER Moshe Wilensky
SINGERS Shoshana Damari and Ruven Erez among others
Shoshana Damari on the Jewish Music.com website
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER Shmuel (Vicki) Cohen   1949
DANCE FORMAT Circle
DANCE DEMONSTRATION VIDEO Demonstrated by Gadi Bitton
DANCE INSTRUCTION VIDEO Available on DVD and on NTSC or Pal video
 

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