Three Songs of Immanuel Frances

Song Cycle by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

1. את אחזה חנה
 (Sung text)

Language: Hebrew Transliteration 
Eit echezeh Chana b'or zoeiach,
eit Naami azkir k'lil tiferetnafshi
b'yad Chana hachi voeret,
ul'Naami ruchi k'eish kodeiach!

Bishtei s'ipim hin'ni foseiach:
Chana k'hayom bit'hi ligveret;
Gam Naami bimit mol soreret.
An, ahava, mimeik ehi voreicach?

Ha, ki k'mo var'zel b'varzel yachad,
heishek b'heishek chud' du kif'layim,
al kein s'ipai pachadu sham pachad,

Lach, ahava, omar p'rus k'payim:
o li sh'neilibot t' nigam yachad,
o et l'vavi bat'ri lishnayim.
Chana, Naami? Naami, Chana?

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2. עיני צביּה
 (Sung text)

Language: Hebrew Transliteration 
Einei tz'viyah hem sh'mei haahavah,
bam maatei orah v'ziv loveshet.
Gam im aleihem sam ananav hab'chi--
Al na, ydidim, tir'u migeshet.
Al tir'u meihem umeimeihem,
ha chi al kein alehem nir'atah hakeshet.

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3. אי סןחרים
 (Sung text)

Language: Hebrew Transliteration 
Ei socharim ha shocharim
oti liknot y'diduti?
Z'man sonei! Z'man sonei?
Ki vachalu hayom b'chev'rati
ki ekr'ah otam v'ein onei!
Eikh emk'rehan.
Eikh v'ein koneh.
Az baadah li yitnu honam
hal'vai k'hayom yilk'chu chinam.

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Total word count: 139