Shechav beni, shechav bim’nucha
Al na tivke marah. Al yadcha yoshevet ‘imcha Shomeret mikol ra. Meyallel, meyallel ba-ya’ar hatan Ha-ruach, ha-ruach noshevet sham Shechav beni, shechav bim’nucha Numah, numah, shan. Layla, Layla, layla tzel Ya’uf maher me'od ‘Assur, ‘assur, ‘assur l’hit’atzel Machar tzarich la'vod. Machar yetze ‘aba lacharosh Be-telem, be-telem yelech ha’av ‘Ach atah beni ha-katan Numah, numah, shan. |
Lie down my son, lie down restfully,
Do not cry bitterly. Your mother is sitting next to you Guarding against any evil. The jackal wails outside in the forest And the wind is blowing there. Lie down my son, lie down restfully, Sleep, sleep, slumber. Night, night, night shadow Will fly very quickly. You musn’t, you musn’t, you musn’t be lazy, Tomorrow it is necessary to work. Tomorrow father will go out to plough In the farrow, in the farrow father will walk, Only you my little son Sleep, sleep, slumber. |