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DODI LI (ISRAELI)

(learned in 1952; one of the oldest and most popular of Israeli couple dances)

    Dodi li, v'anilo, ha'roeh bashoshanim//
    (My love is mine, and I am his, He's the shepherd among the lilies)

Mi zot ola, min hamidbar, mi zot ola
    (Who is coming from the desert, who is coming)
Mekuteret mor, mor u levona, mor u levona
    (Perfumed with the scent of Mor and Lebanon?)
    Dodi li, v'anilo...\\

Libavtini, achoti kala, libavtini kala\\
    (You have endeared yourself to me, my bride)
    Dodi li, v'anilo...\\

Uri tsafon, uboi teiman\\
    (Rise up, o north wind, and come into the south)
    Dodi li, v'anilo...\\

(from miriam berg's folk dance song collection)