any israelis want to translate this song

[lord of the mark]

if youd like to, here it is.


Sorry, Ive only got the transliterated lyrics handy.

I can figure out in memory, from the house, from the beach, from the trees, beautiful treetops, and (gold?) that walks ----

what great/many---

and called Ruthi

at these beaches (?)


Sand ---- skies

I knew what this love (?)




Ruti, by Einstein - Brenner - Lavi

RUTI

Li kol gal nose maz'keret
min habayit, min hachof,
min(i) (ha)etzim yefei tzameret
uz'hav shalechet bat chalof.

Hinas'i, s'finah, vashuti -
mah rabim hakisufim
li na'arah yesh ush'mah Ruti,
ham'tzapah be'eleh hachofim.

T'chol eineiha kashamaim
mabatah kalehavah.
Lu/im ach nashakti has'fataim
az yad'ati mah zot ahavah.

Sa'ar, has'finah choreket,
tekapetz migal el gal.
Elai im ra'am hi tzocheket
ve'im ru'ach li tif'ra tal'tal.

[Solly]

Foreign language thread

[Barnabas]

does hebrew have the "th" as in "think" sound.

I ask because I see both "s" and "z", so maybe z is the th sound like in spanish

[LordShiva]

What's the difference between an Israeli and an Israelite?

[Barnabas]

israelite are the ancient ones methinks. Israelis the modern ones.

Like mongolians are the modern ones, but mongols the ones who lived in genghis times.

[Solly]

Israelites use margarine.

[SlowwHand]

Kum ba ya, My Lord, Kum ba ya.
Kum ba ya, My Lord, Kum ba ya.
Kum ba ya, My Lord, Kum ba ya.
Oh Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's crying Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's laughing Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's shouting Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's praying Lord, Kum ba ya.

Kum ba ya, My Lord Kum ba ya.

[Solly]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Kum ba ya, My Lord, Kum ba ya.
Kum ba ya, My Lord, Kum ba ya.
Kum ba ya, My Lord, Kum ba ya.
Oh Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's crying Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's laughing Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's shouting Lord, Kum ba ya.

Some one's praying Lord, Kum ba ya.

Kum ba ya, My Lord Kum ba ya.

Could they not spell back then?

[SlowwHand]

It would appear not.

[lord of the mark]

bump in case the folks who could help havent seen this.

[Sirotnikov]

We just don't wanna

It really shows your age, and its a nerdy old song.

[Sirotnikov]

Translation is a serious bussiness. Especially for songs and poems.

I actually studied translation as a subject and you made me do a half assed job.

Here goes:


Each wave carries me a souvenier (reminder)
From the house, from the seashore
From the trees with lovely peaks
And the gold of fleeting foilage

(quite poorly translated. can't be arsed)

Carry me Boat, and float ahead
How great is the longing
I have a girl, her name is ruti
Who awaits, on those seashores

Her eyes are azure as the skies
her gaze, like a flame (you misheard: like the moon)
If I had only kissed her lips
I would have known that what love is

Storm about and the ship is screetching
As it jumps from wave to wave
With the thunder she's heard laughing
With the wind she curls my hair

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
We just don't wanna

It really shows your age, and its a nerdy old song.

ive never denied being an old guy, or being nerdy.

And a rough translation is good enough.

[lord of the mark]

gal is "Wave" or turn, rotation, as in "galgalim"?


"T'chol eineiha kashamaim"

Ah, I should have gotten most of that line.

[Eli]

wave.