Tnu lanu yad venelech beHertzel bli kvish umidrechet Im shayeret gmalim al hachol Tnu lanu hayom lalechet Legimnasia Hertzeliya kmo etmol
Tnu lanu yad venelech La’ir haktana hanosheket lachof Tnu lanu yad venelech Limkomot shehayu ve’enam
Tnu lanu yad venelech Lir’ot ech ha’ir mitrapeket Al hachof im ha’ereve hacham Tnu lehitganev besheket Legan Rina ve’ulai levet ha’am
Tnu lanu yad venelech…..
Tnu lanu yad venelech Navo’a eleha kmo pa’am Im rechot meluchim min hachof Tnu lanu, nu rak od pa’am Al safsal began Hadasa lehe’ov Tnu lanu yad venelech…..
Give us a hand and we will walk In Hertzel St with no road or side walk With a convoy of Camels on the sand Let us go today To Hertzeliya College like yesterday
Give us a hand and we will walk To the small city which kisses the sea Give us a hand and we will walk To places that were before and are now gone
Give us a hand and we will walk To see how the city which clings to the sea In a warm evening Let us quietly sneak into To Gan Rina Cinema or to Bet Ha’am
Give us a hand and we will walk….
Give us a hand and we will walk Will come to her like we used to With salty scents from the shore Let us, just once more On a bench in Hadasa Garden to love
Give us a hand and we will walk
Give us a hand and we will walk And look with kids eyes How the small city grows A city all in white and pale blue And lights are today in its windows
The song is about Tel Aviv the city and quite a few icons are mentioned.
Hertzel St in the south of the town close to the Karmel market, Gan Hadasa which I personally remember as it was in my neighborhood and I learnt swimming there, today it is Gan Ha’ir a shopping centre. Hertzeliya College in Zabotinski St was the first college/high school in Tel Aviv and the students were from elite Tel Aviv families.
The song also talks about the sea, which was our meeting place. For me this is a very nostalgic song.
Tel Aviv recently celebrated 100 years and Marco choreographed the dance for the celebrations. Here is Irit Dotan singing in one of the celebrations in Rabin Square where Tel Aviv’s town hall is. Marco created a beautiful dance to complement the song.
