Tsel etz tamar ve'or yarei'ach Umanginat kinor taksim et halev. Oleh batzlil ro'eid, bokei'a, Mimeitarim nishpach ke'ev. Nagen kinor, nagen shirecha, Ma rav hachoshech vehasheket saviv. Manginotecha yashkichu et sivli.
Nagen, nagena Lekol tzlilecha ma na'im hu hachalom. Nagen, nagena, Shma yarei'ach et koli sham bamarom. Oy lama lama, Bisfatcha hiksamtani? Libi kavashta va'azavtani Ohev, ko'ev vesovel.
Nadam kinor nechba yarei'ach, Uvadmama hed mangina od nishma. Al ma velama El yodei'a, Al ma olam achzar vera. Be'arpilei avar tofia Dmut ahuva, tavei panim mukarim. Kinor yashmia shai zichronot ko ne'imim.
Nagen, nagena...
Shadow of the palm tree and the moonlight And violin's tune charms the heart Rising in a sound, trembling and spliting apart From the strings is speading the pain Play violin, play your songs How great is the darkness and the silence around us Your melodies will make me forget my suffering
Play, please play... To your voice's sound how pleasant is the dream Play, please play... The moon will listen* to my voice there, in the heaven Oh why, by your lips why did you seduce me Conquered my heart and left me Enamoured, hurt and suffering
The violin has fall silent The moon has evanesced And in the silence only the melody's echo is still heard For what and why God knows Why the world is cruel and bad Out of dust's mist appear Beloved's figure and familiar features The violin will sound Gift of such a pleasant reminiscences.