BAGALIL BETEL CHAI

Bagalil BeTel Chay
Trumpeldor nafal
be'ad ameinu be'ad artzeinu
gibor Yosef nafal
derech harim derech g'vaot
ratz lig'ol et shem Tel Chay
le'emor, le'achim sham:
lechu be'ikvotai

Bechol makom
uvechol rega
tizkeru oti
ki nilchamti vegam nafalti
be'ad molad'ti
kol hayom ani charashti
uvalailah k'neh rovi beyadi achazti
ad harega ha'acharon.

IN THE GALILEE, AT TEL HAI

In the Galilee, at Tel Hay
Trumpeldor fell
for our nation for our land
the hero Joseph fell
by way of mountains and hills
he ran to redeem the name of Tel Chay
saying, to brothers there:
go in my footsteps

In every place
and every moment
you will remember me
for I fought and also fell
for my motherland
all day I ploughed
and at night I held my gun's barrel in my hand
till the last moment.*
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Note:
Alei Giv'ah - song about Joseph Trumpeldor
Beitar is named after Y.TRumpeldor.
Song of Betar
Trumpeldor Biography
Trumpeldor Background

Thanks to Daniel Shalev of Rishon LeZion for pointing out the mistake in the hebrew original on shiron in the 2nd last line (balailah).

*The early pioneers in the Yishuv would work the land by day and defend it by night against attacks. - Vered Klinghofer

LYRICS
Aba Chushai
MUSIC
Folk
SINGER
Ofra Haza

Words transliterated and translated by George Jakubovits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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