Lyrics – Transliteration
(Hebrew folk song)
Achshav, achshav,
b’Emek Yis-r’el (repeat)
b’Emek Yis-r’el (repeat)
Tumba, tumba, tumba,Â
b’Emek Yis-r’el – hey! (repeat)
b’Emek Yis-r’el – hey! (repeat)
English Translation – Now
Now, now
in the land of Israel – hey!
Tumba, tumba, tumba
in the land of Israel – hey! (repeat)
(source)
Hebrew – עכשיו
See also
- Language: Hebrew
- Harmony: chords I V
- Melody: repeated tones / re
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
- Sources: Songs That Children Sing, Eleanor Chroman, Oak Publications, 1970 / Sing ‘Round the World: International Folksongs, Vol. 1, Shirley McRae, 1990
YouTube
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
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