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Dod lyrics & English translation

דוד

Dod (Beloved) — Dudi Levi, 2004. Words by Meir Goldberg (words), Dudi Levi (music). Below you get the full Hebrew lyrics with nikud, a Latin transliteration and an English translation of every line, plus the words worth memorising.

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The story behind the song

'Dod' (Beloved) is a dreamlike Israeli love song by Dudi Levi, with words by Meir Goldberg. The singer follows the beloved through the footprints of water drops to marble mountains, sculpts her face there, and crosses bridges and rainbows — all to say one thing: 'Dod loves you, forever.' It reached no. 18 in Israel's 2005 annual song parade. The word דוד means both 'uncle' and 'beloved'; here it is a man's name for himself, a tender vow of devotion.

Full lyrics, line by line

  1. כְּבָר הָלַכְתִּי אַחֲרַיִךְKvar halachti achareichI have already followed you
  2. בְּעִקְבוֹת טִפּוֹת הַמַּיִםBe'ikvot tipot hamayimIn the footsteps of the water drops
  3. לֶהָרִים גְּבֹהִים שֶׁל שֵׁישׁLeharim gvohim shel sheishTo high mountains of marble
  4. וּפִסַּלְתִּי אֶת פָּנַיִךְ שָׁםUfisalti et panayich shamAnd I sculpted your face there
  5. כְּבָר שָׁאַלְתִּי כָּל נוֹסֵעַKvar sha'alti kol nose'aI have already asked every traveler
  6. אִם עָלַיִךְ הוּא יוֹדֵעַIm alayich hu yode'aWhether he knows about you
  7. אֶת הָאוֹפֶק שֶׁל יוֹרְדֵי הַיָּםEt ha'ofek shel yordei hayamThe horizon of those who go down to the sea
  8. כְּשֶׁהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יוֹרֶדֶת גַּםKshehashemesh yoredet gamWhen the sun sets too
  9. בִּגְלָלֵךְ אֲנִי לֹא נִרְדָּםBiglaleich ani lo nirdamBecause of you I do not fall asleep
  10. מְדַבֵּר לְעַצְמִי וָקָםMedaber le'atzmi vakamI talk to myself and rise
  11. אוֹמֵר לָךְOmer lachSaying to you
  12. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  13. אַל תִּגִּידִי שֶׁלֹּא יָדַעַתְּAl tagidi shelo yada'atDo not say you did not know
  14. לָנֶצַחLane'achForever
  15. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  16. וְרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ בַּתVe'rotze la'asot lach batAnd wants to make you a daughter
  17. כְּבָר עָבַרְתִּי אֶת הַגֶּשֶׁרKvar avarti et hagesherI have already crossed the bridge
  18. וְדָרַכְתִּי אֶת הַקֶּשֶׁתVedarachti et hakeshetAnd I walked the rainbow
  19. לִכְבוֹדֵךְ הַרְבָּה לִפְנֵי שׁ...Lechvodeich harba lifnei she...In your honor, long before...
  20. הִסְתַּבֵּר לִי שֶׁהַנֶּשֶׁק חָםHistaber li shehaneshek chamIt turned out to me that the weapon was hot
  21. וְעָבַרְתִּי דְיוּנָה דְיוּנָהVe'avarti diyuna diyunaAnd I crossed a dune, a dune
  22. כָּל מִדְבָּר וְכָל לָגוּנָהKol midbar vechol lagunaEvery desert and every lagoon
  23. וּבְכָל שָׂדֶה, כָּל דּוּנָם יָםUvechol sade, kol dunam yamAnd in every field, every sea-dunam
  24. כְּשֶׁהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יוֹרֶדֶת גַּםKshehashemesh yoredet gamWhen the sun sets too
  25. בִּגְלָלֵךְ אֲנִי לֹא נִרְדָּםBiglaleich ani lo nirdamBecause of you I do not fall asleep
  26. מְדַבֵּר לְעַצְמִי וָקָםMedaber le'atzmi vakamI talk to myself and rise
  27. אוֹמֵר לָךְOmer lachSaying to you
  28. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  29. אַל תִּגִּידִי שֶׁלֹּא יָדַעַתְּAl tagidi shelo yada'atDo not say you did not know
  30. לָנֶצַחLane'achForever
  31. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  32. וְרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ בַּתVe'rotze la'asot lach batAnd wants to make you a daughter
  33. אוֹ בֵּן, אוֹ מִשֶׁהוּ...O ben, o mishehu...Or a son, or something...
  34. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  35. אַל תִּגִּידִי שֶׁלֹּא יָדַעַתְּAl tagidi shelo yada'atDo not say you did not know
  36. לָנֶצַחLane'achForever
  37. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  38. וְרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ בַּתVe'rotze la'asot lach batAnd wants to make you a daughter
  39. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  40. אַל תִּגִּידִי שֶׁלֹּא יָדַעַתְּAl tagidi shelo yada'atDo not say you did not know
  41. לָנֶצַחLane'achForever
  42. דּוֹד אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְDod ohev otachDod loves you
  43. וְרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ בַּתVe'rotze la'asot lach batAnd wants to make you a daughter
  44. אוֹ בֵּן, אוֹ מִשֶׁהוּ...O ben, o mishehu...Or a son, or something...

Words from this song

  • כברalready
  • ללכתto walk / go
  • עקבותfootsteps
  • טיפהdrop
  • הרmountain
  • שישmarble
  • לפסלto sculpt
  • פניםface
  • לשאולto ask
  • נוסעtraveler
  • עלabout / on
  • לדעתto know
  • אופקhorizon
  • יםsea
Practise these words

What does “Dod” mean?

דוד translates as “Dod (Beloved)”. It was released in 2004, performed by Dudi Levi with words by Meir Goldberg (words), Dudi Levi (music). Read the line-by-line English translation above, or sing it with the words highlighted in time with the music.

About Dudi Levi

Dudi Levi is an Israeli singer, songwriter and guitarist. He composed the music for 'Dod' (דוד), setting the surreal love-lyrics of Meir Goldberg, and performs it himself; the arrangement is by Moshe Levi.

As a guitarist and musician, Levi has worked across the Israeli pop and rock scene for decades, both as a performing artist and behind the scenes as a writer and player for other singers.