Rakefet (Cyclomen)

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L. Kipnis

Hebrew Lyrics

1.
Mitachat lasela tsomachat l'fele
Rakefet nechmedet m'od
V'shemesh mazheret nosheket
oteret oteret laketer varod
(la la la)

2.
"Rakefet, rakefet", tsipor metsoftsefet
"Hatsitsi ach rega elay!"
Rakefet nhderet basela nisteret
Nisteret minefesh kol khay

3.
Yatsa is hruakh bat-sheva lashuakh
Haya az haboker bahir
Kol Tsemakh kol perakh osefet baderekh
Ufiah akh zemer vashir

Translation

Beneath a rock, in truly wondrow fashion, a beatiful flower
has grown and the sun has cared for it lovingly

CYLCAMEN is spelled like this.

This song is known in Yiddish as Margaritkelekh. Here are the Yiddish lyrics: Margaritkelekh

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Added September 13th, 1999