BERESHIT (3)

IN THE BEGINNING

Bereshit hayah lo klum, rak choshech ud'mamah
midbar ha'elohim baka yefi ha'adamah
me'al ha'arutzim kortzu koch'vei yahalomim
be'esev hechadash hofi'u yetzurim il'mim
veha'adam hayah prudah beretzef ha'einsof
she'elohim bechochmato shamar otah lasof.

Hit'atzamnu me'az, hit'atzamnu me'az
vekavashnu kise vegam nezer
hit'atzamnu me'az, liy'ladeinu bilvad
rak lahem lo hayinu le'ezer.

Heharim kiblu tzurah vechach ha'amakim
uneharot pilsu darkam bacharitzat sakin
galei ga'ut hayu et lev ha'aretz mefal'chim
karnei hashemesh hish'tabru el bohak mishtachim
veshir chaim paratz k'mo himnon uch'mo machol
tipah shel dam naflah ei sham,
hich'timah et hachol.

Hit'atzamnu me'az...

Hanesharim da'u me'al hagan hamevorach
tipat hadam haf'chah adam ke'etz chaim tzamach
begodel b'diduto tzal'o chargah me'atzmotav
utz'vah lihyot lo levat zug mushlemet bechol tav
ve'etz hada'at, kach hud'gash,
asur lema'achal
began ha'eden hanachash leragleihem zachal.

Hit'atzamnu me'az...

Etz hada'at mavet bo, bo chayeichem t'luim
ichlu ichlu lachash nachash, h'yu ke'elohim
ichlu ichlu mipri ha'etz tirfu oto ad tom
ad shatavinu mahu ta'am ko'ach veshilton
avad lanu oto hagan, asher ibdu sheihem
avot kov'im et hamechir shemeshalmim bneihem.

Hit'atzamnu me'az...

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LYRICS
Hebrew: Rachel Shapira Orig. Don McLean
MUSIC
Don McLean
SINGER
Gali Atari

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