Levad Al HaMita lyrics & English translation
לבד על המיטה
Alone on the Bed — Omer Adam, 2024. Words by Tal Castiel & Gil Weingarten. Below you get the full Hebrew lyrics with nikud, a Latin transliteration and an English translation of every line, plus the words worth memorising.
Sing it karaoke-styleThe story behind the song
'Levad Al HaMita' ('Alone on the Bed') is classic modern Omer Adam: a Mizrahi-pop heartbreak song written and produced by Tal Castiel and Gil Weingarten. The Hebrew is everyday spoken Israeli — 'ze absurd', 'kvar mizman', 'stam mafte'ach' — which makes it a great way to pick up the way young Israelis actually talk about love, exhaustion and sleepless nights.
Full lyrics, line by line
- אִם הָיִיתִי שֶׁלָּה אוּלַי הָיִיתִי שָׂמֵחַIm hayiti shela ulai hayiti same'achIf I were hers, maybe I would be happy
- כָּל הַזְּמַןKol hazmanAll the time
- הֵם מְדַבְּרִים עָלֶיהָ וַאֲנִי פִּתְאוֹם לֹא שׁוֹמֵעַHem medabrim aleha va'ani pit'om lo shome'aThey talk about her and suddenly I don't hear
- כִּי לְאָןKi le'anBecause where to
- אֲנִי אֵלֵךְ אִם הִיא כְּבָר לֹא מַרְאָה לִי אֵיפֹה הַדֶּרֶךְAni elech im hi kvar lo mar'a li eifo haderechWill I go if she no longer shows me where the road is
- זֶה אַבְּסוּרְדZe absurdIt's absurd
- הִיא מַרְגִּישָׁה מַלְכָּה וְכַנִּרְאֶה אֲנִי לֹא הַמֶּלֶךְHi margisha malka vechanir'e ani lo hamelechShe feels like a queen, and apparently I'm not the king
- וְנִגְמְרוּ הַכֹּחוֹתVenigmeru hakochotMy strength is gone
- אֵין יוֹתֵר מִלִּיםEin yoter milimI have no more words
- לִי אֵין מָה לַעֲשׂוֹתLi ein ma la'asotI have nothing to do
- לָהּ אֵין אֱלֹהִיםLa ein ElohimShe has no God
- אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל שְׁאֵלוֹתAni sho'el she'elotI ask questions
- הִיא מוֹרִידָה בְּגָדִיםHi morida bgadimShe takes off her clothes
- וְאָז עוֹלָה זְרִיחָהVe'az ola zrichaAnd then the sunrise comes up
- אֵיךְ הִיא יוֹדַעַת הַכֹּלEich hi yoda'at hakolHow does she know everything
- וַאֲנִי שֶׂה תָּמִיםVa'ani se tamimAnd I'm an innocent lamb
- הִיא בָּאָה בַּלֵּילוֹתHi ba'a baleilotShe comes at night
- הָלְכוּ לִי הַיָּמִיםHalchu li hayamimMy days have slipped away
- נִשְׁאַרְתִּי לְפָחוֹתNish'arti lefachotI stayed at least
- אֶלֶף פְּעָמִיםElef pe'amimA thousand times
- לְבַד עַל הַמִּטָּהLevad al hamitaAlone on the bed
- אִם הָיִיתִי חָכָם אוּלַי הָיִיתִי בּוֹרֵחַIm hayiti chacham ulai hayiti bore'achIf I were smart, maybe I'd have run away
- כְּבָר מִזְּמַןKvar mizmanLong ago
- הִיא זָרְקָה אוֹתִי כְּאִלּוּ שֶׁאֲנִי סְתָם מַפְתֵּחַHi zarka oti ke'ilu she'ani stam mafte'achShe threw me away as if I were just a key
- וּלְאָןUle'anAnd where
- אֲנִי אֶפֹּל אִם הִיא כְּבָר לֹא תִּתְפֹּס אוֹתִי לְעֵת עֶרֶבAni epol im hi kvar lo titpos oti le'et erevWill I fall if she no longer catches me at evening time
- זֶה אַבְּסוּרְדZe absurdIt's absurd
- אֲנִי קָנִיתִי פְּרָחִים וְהִיא הוֹצִיאָה לִי חֶרֶבAni kaniti prachim vehi hotzi'a li cherevI bought flowers and she pulled out a sword
- וְנִגְמְרוּ הַכֹּחוֹתVenigmeru hakochotMy strength is gone
- אֵין יוֹתֵר מִלִּיםEin yoter milimI have no more words
- לִי אֵין מָה לַעֲשׂוֹתLi ein ma la'asotI have nothing to do
- לָהּ אֵין אֱלֹהִיםLa ein ElohimShe has no God
- אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל שְׁאֵלוֹתAni sho'el she'elotI ask questions
- הִיא מוֹרִידָה בְּגָדִיםHi morida bgadimShe takes off her clothes
- וְאָז עוֹלָה זְרִיחָהVe'az ola zrichaAnd then the sunrise comes up
- אֵיךְ הִיא יוֹדַעַת הַכֹּלEich hi yoda'at hakolHow does she know everything
- וַאֲנִי שֶׂה תָּמִיםVa'ani se tamimAnd I'm an innocent lamb
- הִיא בָּאָה בַּלֵּילוֹתHi ba'a baleilotShe comes at night
- הָלְכוּ לִי הַיָּמִיםHalchu li hayamimMy days have slipped away
- נִשְׁאַרְתִּי לְפָחוֹתNish'arti lefachotI stayed at least
- אֶלֶף פְּעָמִיםElef pe'amimA thousand times
- לְבַד עַל הַמִּטָּהLevad al hamitaAlone on the bed
- וְנִגְמְרוּ הַכֹּחוֹתVenigmeru hakochotMy strength is gone
- אֵין יוֹתֵר מִלִּיםEin yoter milimI have no more words
- לִי אֵין מָה לַעֲשׂוֹתLi ein ma la'asotI have nothing to do
- לָהּ אֵין אֱלֹהִיםLa ein ElohimShe has no God
- אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל שְׁאֵלוֹתAni sho'el she'elotI ask questions
- הִיא מוֹרִידָה בְּגָדִיםHi morida bgadimShe takes off her clothes
- וְאָז עוֹלָה זְרִיחָהVe'az ola zrichaAnd then the sunrise comes up
- אֵיךְ הִיא יוֹדַעַת הַכֹּלEich hi yoda'at hakolHow does she know everything
- וַאֲנִי שֶׂה תָּמִיםVa'ani se tamimAnd I'm an innocent lamb
- הִיא בָּאָה בַּלֵּילוֹתHi ba'a baleilotShe comes at night
- הָלְכוּ לִי הַיָּמִיםHalchu li hayamimMy days have slipped away
- נִשְׁאַרְתִּי לְפָחוֹתNish'arti lefachotI stayed at least
- אֶלֶף פְּעָמִיםElef pe'amimA thousand times
- לְבַד עַל הַמִּטָּהLevad al hamitaAlone on the bed
Words from this song
- אִםif
- שֶׁלָּהhers
- שָׂמֵחַhappy
- מְדַבְּרִיםthey talk
- פִּתְאוֹםsuddenly
- שׁוֹמֵעַhear
- לְאָןwhere to
- מַרְאָהshows (f.)
- דֶּרֶךְroad / way
- מַרְגִּישָׁהfeels (f.)
- מַלְכָּהqueen
- מֶלֶךְking
- נִגְמְרוּran out / ended
- כֹּחוֹתstrength (pl.)
What does “Levad Al HaMita” mean?
לבד על המיטה translates as “Alone on the Bed”. It was released in 2024, performed by Omer Adam with words by Tal Castiel & Gil Weingarten. Read the line-by-line English translation above, or sing it with the words highlighted in time with the music.
About Omer Adam
Omer Adam was born in Milwaukee in 1993 and moved to Israel as a child, growing up in Kiryat Ono.
He became famous as a teenager on the TV show 'Kochav Nolad' spin-off appearances, and released his first album at 16 — one of the youngest Israeli singers ever to top the charts.