AGADAH
LEGEND

AL SFAT YAM KINERET
ON THE SHORES OF THE SEA OF GALILEE

Al sfat yam Kineret
Armon rav tif'eret,
Gan el sham natua,
Bo etz lo yanua,

Mi gar sham? Rak na'ar,
Ka'of bidmi ya'ar!
Lomed sham Torah hu,
Mipi ha'Navi Eliyahu.*

Has! Gal lo koleach.
Kol of ha'poreach
Omed ve'Shomea -
Torat el bolea.

 

אגדה (על שפת ים כינרת)

Hebrew words

Note:
*Shlomit Aharon has the verse sung as "Mipi, mipi Eliyahu" ("From Elijah")

In 1993, Shlomit Aharon performed this song at a festival in Ein Gev (a kibbutz in Northern Israel), which consisted of songs about the Kinneret (Galilee).

Aharon's album "Taklit Ivrit" is available on iTunes
Festival Ein Gev 1993 live performance Shlomit Aharon
Arik Einstein version with nature slideshow
Ofra Haza version with nature slideshow

LYRICS
Jacob Fichman
MUSIC
Hanina Karchevski
SINGER
Ofra Haza
Shlomit Aharon
Arik Einstein
CD
Taklit Ivri Track 10
Ofra Haza Le'Yeladim (Songs for Children) Track 22

Words transliterated by Rachel Isakowitz of Pasadena, California, USA.
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