Hinech Yafa

You are Beautiful

Hinech Yafa

In my bed, I have already waited weeksBamitati kvar shavuot bikashti
For the love of my soul, and I did not find itEt she'ahavah nafshi velo matsativ
I searched in all the streets of the crowded cityChipasti bav kol rechovot hair ha'amusah
These lies, and I did not find itShkarim hazot velo matsativ

I found the guards who patrol the cityMatsuni hashomrim hasovevim bair
But my beloved almost, and I did not find himAch ahuvi kimat velo matsati oto
But I will not let go of him until he comes into my cityAch lo erpe mimenu ad she avi'o el toch iri
Into my mother's house, into my room, into my bedEl beit imi ve'el chadri, el mitati

You are beautiful, I have seenHinech yafah raiti
Your lips are a thread of scarletVesiftotaich chut sheni
Your teeth are like a flock of sheepShinayich levanot kmo or halevanah
Who is this coming up from the wildernessMi zot olah min hamidbar me'eretz rechokah
Like a great bird on the wing?Niset al knaf tsipor gdolah?
He has arrived at my houseHigiya leveiti

You are beautiful, I have seenHinech yafah raiti
I have stolen the gaze of your eyes that have captured meAni nignav mishtei einaich shesorfot oti
Like the flame of loveKe'esh halehavah
Who is this coming up from the wildernessMi zot olah min hamidbar me'eretz rechokah
Like a great bird on the wing?Niset al knaf tsipor gdolah?
He has arrived at my houseHigiya leveiti