舞蹈│【歌舞99】之74：耶拉特Eilat

今天來介紹一首跟以色列的城市有關的舞曲吧！

Eliat，又名埃拉特，為以色列第四大城市，也是歷史古城。據猶太歷史記載，摩西出埃及時曾在此停歇，所羅門王出征時曾在此出海，相對偏遠的地理位置，幾乎清一色猶太民族組成，使埃拉特成為以色列最安全的城市。

這首舞曲的英譯歌詞，講到所羅門王時代埃拉特的一切，以緩慢的行板細細敘說，真是好聽又好記的喔！接下來請欣賞也是在國外某教學營隊中示範的耶拉特Eilat吧！

(原文)

Kvar mizman Shlomo hamelech hacham mikol adam

Tar et haharim ha’ele et hayam v’et sodam

Sfinotav nasu eleha kessem v’otzrot zahav

Derech habesamim adeha masa’ot shenhav

CHORUS

Ani tamid chozer lechan

El hashkiyot al har edom

El chof hayam ve’el hasheket

She’ein beschu makom Ani timid chozer lechan

Tamid nirgash kima’at nifa’am

Eich mitmazgim midbar vayam u’ma’ase adam

Chol lavan ve’etz shel tomer

V’ruchot midbar chamot

Uv’kita ktana shel chomer mitzukim u’tehomot

V’haderech hayoredet el ha’aretz hatzruva

Neged yam uvda noledet ir ba’arava

CHORUS

Vichvalim smuyim shel kessem

Moshita ha’ir zro’ot

M’viah el she’areha elef na’arot na’ot

Shemesh bira v’shamayim

Dekalim porshim tzilam

Chofshi vela adayin asirei olam

(英譯)

Back in the times of King Solomon

Wisest of men

He explored these very mountains

And the sea and their secrets

His ships transported to Eilat

Silver and golden treasures

The route for the perfume trade

Led to her and shiploads of ivory

CHORUS

I always come back here

To the sunsets reflected on Mount Edom

To the seashore and to the quietude

Unlike any other place

I always come back here

Always excited, almost awestruck

At how the desert and sea merge

With the works of human hands

White sands, a date palm

And hot desert winds

A small dirt hut

Overhanging cliffs and perilous drops

On the road going down

To the scorched land

With a hand-painted flag, a reality is born

A city in the Arava

CHORUS

With an unseen magical attraction

The city holds out its arms

Attracting to its gates

A thousand young women

With sun, beer and sky

Palm trees casting their shadows

Men feel free here

Though they are caught for life

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