AYELET AHAVIM

Deer of Love

AYELET AHAVIM

Tell me, deer of loveSapri ayelet ahavim
why do you hide your purple head?al mah kisit roshech tza'if sagol
Why are your smiles so sad?al mah risaich atzuvim
And your back is bent like a willow.vetzavarech shacho'ach kagiv'ol.

In my embrace, my belovedBich'lulotai anad dodi
with a golden ring and a ruby on my handtav'at paz va'odem al yadi
if the night/after you split with/your loverim layil/achar hif'lig im/bis'finato
my heart will rise with you.et levavi naso nasa ito.

Tell me, deer of loveSapri ayelet ahavim
to whom do you belong, your tracks?lemi lemi noda'u ikvotav
What do you see in the stars?mah techezi bakochavim
And what did your uncle send from afar?umah shalach dodech mimasa'av

Send a letter, white as snowShalach igeret levanah
from the ant that lives on the northern shoreme'ir nemal asher bechof tzafon
wrote back like a fool/after a yearkatav ashuv ke'od/tom shanah
wait for me, my girl/my beauty, I will come.chaki li, yaldati/yafati, ani avo

Again, what do you see in the stars?Shav techezi bakochavim
The evenings are already longkvar arukim ha'aravim
the wind blows in the cloudsru'ach noshevet be'avim
and the summer is waiting.vehakayitz kaveh.

Even if your uncle is far awayGam im yar'chik dodech lin'dod
and his path is very windingvete'erach darko me'od
how can he find you anymore?eicha yuchal lim'tzo lo od
A pair of eyes like this.zug einaim kazeh.

Tell me, deer of loveSapri ayelet ahavim
why do you hide your purple head?al mah kisit roshech tza'if sagol
Why are your smiles so sad?al mah risaich atzuvim
And your back is bent like a willow.vetzavarech shacho'ach kagiv'ol.