English Translation
Erev shel shoshanim
Evening of roses
Nitzeh na el habustan
Let's go out to the grove
Mor besamim ulevana
Myrrh, spices, and incense
L'raglech miftan.
Are a carpet to walk on.
Chorus:
Chorus:
Layla yored le'at
The night comes slowly
Veru'ach shoshan noshvak
A breeze of roses blows
Havah elchash lach shir balat
Let me whisper a song to you quietly
Zemer shel ahava
A song of love.
Shachar homa yonah
At dawn, a dove is cooing
Roshech ma'ale t'lalim
Your hair is filled with dew
Pich el haboker shoshana
Your lips to the morning are like a rose
Ektefenu li.
I'll pick it for myself.
