נחל התנינים [Nakhal hataninim] [English translation]

I am again here at your side

and my heart again beats with you

but where are they all

the children of the sun?

the boats all sank

and all my friends left

the small wooden bridge that collapsed

still wanders between your two shores

Remember the skies

that wandered over the surface of the water

the stars that washed between the reeds?

remember the moon's song

and a lone blooming Squill plant1

the quarry wrapped in silver light?

A familiar sound is captured by my ears

i close both my eyes

where did they disappear, the silver bells

when there was a bonfire here

the smoke went up along with a song

and at one o'clock after midnight

remember, we discovered the darkness.

Remember the skies

that wandered over the surface of the water

the stars that washed between the reeds?

remember the moon's song

and a lone blooming Squill plant

the quarry wrapped in silver light?

The Carmel Mountains stood steadfast

the green color of clover

from your seas forever flowing (flowing) leisurely

today as it was yesterday

to the right a road and a tree to the left

and only different eyes

i see within the water

Remember the skies

that wandered over the surface of the water

the stars that washed between the reeds?

Remember the moon's song

and a lone blooming Squill plant

the quarry wrapped in silver light?

1. blooms in late summer/early Autumn

• Artist:Chava Alberstein