הַנָּאוָה בַּבָּנוֹת | Hana'avah Babanōt, a song by Amitai Ne'eman (1955)
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open_content_license: Fair Use Right (17 U.S. Code §107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use) date_src_start: 1955-00-00 date_src_end: 1955-00-00 languages_meta: [{"name":"English","code":"eng","standard":"ISO 639-3"},{"name":"Hebrew","code":"heb","standard":"ISO 639-3"}] scripts_meta: [{"name":"Latin","code":"Latn","standard":"ISO 15924"},{"name":"Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri)","code":"Hebr","standard":"ISO 15924"}] Date: 2021-06-30
Last Updated: 2025-05-29
Categories: Se'udat Leil Shabbat
Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., eros, ישראל Yisrael
Excerpt: The popular Israeli song from the 1950s. . . .
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הַנָּאוָה בַּבָּנוֹת,
אָנָּא הָאִירִי פָּנַיִךְ אֵלַי,
הָאִירִי פָּנַיִךְ אֵלַי!
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Fairest among maidens,
oh pray! let thine eyes shine upon me
let thine eyes shine upon me
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בּוֹא דּוֹדִי כִּי יָפִיתָ
אַף נָעַמְתָּ עַד מְאוֹד.
שְׁלַח יָדְךָ וְחַבְּקֵנִי,
אַמְּצֵנִי עוֹד וָעוֹד.
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Come, my beloved, for thou art handsome
And infinitely gentle.
Stretch out thine arms to embrace me
And hug me again and again.
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The song “Hana’avah Babanot” by Avitai Ne’eman was first published with English translation (also by Ne’eman) in Folk Songs of Israel (Elektra 1955) sung by Theodore Bikel.
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Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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Caption: Theodore Bikel Sings Songs of Israel (Elektra 1957)
