Omrim Yeshna Eretz – They Say There is a Land Lyrics: Shaul Tchernichovsky, 1923 Music: Naomi Shemer, 1982 1. Low omrim yeshnah eretz eretz shchurat shemesh ayeh otah eretz eifoh otah shemesh They say there is a land A land drunk with sun Where is that land? Where is that sun? 2. Low omrim yeshnah eretz amudeha shivah shivah kochvei lechet tzatzim al kol givah They say there is a land A land of seven pillars A land where seven stars Peek out over every hill 3. High eifoh otah eretz kochvei otah givah mi yanchenu derech yagid li hantivah Where is that land? The stars of that hill? Who will show us the way? Who will tell me the path? 4. Low kvar avarnu kamah midbarot veyamim kvar halachnu kamah kochoteinu tamim We’ve already crossed Many deserts and seas We’ve already endured much Our strength is giving out 5. Low keitzad ze ta’inu terem hunach lanu otah eretz shemesh otah lo matzanu How did we go astray Not yet having found rest? That land of sun – That land, we haven’t found 6. High eretz ba yitkayem asher kol ish kivah nichnas kol hanichnas paga bo akiva A land in which everything We dreamed of, would come true Everyone would walk in And meet [Rabbi] Akiva: 7. Low shalom lecha akiva shalom lecha harabi eifoh hem hakdoshim eifoh hamakabi “Good day to you, Akiva Good day to you, Rabbi Where are the holy men? Where is the Maccabee?” 8. Low oneh lo akiva omer lo harabi kol yisra’el kdoshim ata hamakabi Replies to him, Akiva Says to him, the Rabbi: “All of Israel are holy You are the Maccabee!” 9. High = 3 eifoh otah eretz…

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Transliteration and translation of Shaul Tchernikovsky's poem, Omrim Yeshna Eretz (They Say There is a Land), in the version set to music by Naomi Shemer

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Omrim Yeshna Eretz They Say There is a LandLyrics: Shaul Tchernichovsky, 1923Music: Naomi Shemer, 1982

1. Lowomrim yeshnah eretzeretz shchurat shemeshayeh otah eretzeifoh otah shemeshThey say there is a landA land drunk with sunWhere is that land?Where is that sun?

2. Lowomrim yeshnah eretzamudeha shivahshivah kochvei lechettzatzim al kol givahThey say there is a landA land of seven pillarsA land where seven starsPeek out over every hill

3. Higheifoh otah eretzkochvei otah givahmi yanchenu derechyagid li hantivahWhere is that land?The stars of that hill?Who will show us the way?Who will tell me the path?

4. Lowkvar avarnu kamahmidbarot veyamimkvar halachnu kamahkochoteinu tamimWeve already crossed Many deserts and seasWeve already endured muchOur strength is giving out

5. Lowkeitzad ze tainuterem hunach lanuotah eretz shemeshotah lo matzanuHow did we go astrayNot yet having found rest?That land of sun That land, we havent found

6. Higheretz ba yitkayemasher kol ish kivahnichnas kol hanichnaspaga bo akivaA land in which everythingWe dreamed of, would come trueEveryone would walk inAnd meet [Rabbi] Akiva:

7. Lowshalom lecha akivashalom lecha harabieifoh hem hakdoshimeifoh hamakabiGood day to you, AkivaGood day to you, RabbiWhere are the holy men?Where is the Maccabee?

8. Lowoneh lo akivaomer lo harabikol yisrael kdoshimata hamakabiReplies to him, AkivaSays to him, the Rabbi:All of Israel are holyYou are the Maccabee!

9. High = 3eifoh otah eretz

10. Low = 1omrim yeshnah eretz

11. Lowomrim yeshna eretzeretz revat shemeshayeh otah eretzeifoh otah shemeshThey say there is a landA land drenched with sunWhere is that land?Where is that sun?