Can I get the translation to "The Eucalyptus Grove"?

Question

I've found the translation a few places, but they always leave out the middle verse. Can someone out there give me a translation of the song, or at least the middle verse?

Here is a link to the words:

http://www.mkm-haifa.co.il/schools/davidy/songs/ekaliptus.htm

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

A flock of babies are coming down the path

They will dabble their feet in the Jordan (River)

The children* have grown and have already learned to swim

The youh are rowing in pairs

* there is a tipo in the hebrew original - children is spelled like natives...  

Answer 2

I slaved on this some 6 months ago

בשביל הנה יורדת עדת התינוקות

And coming down the path a group of babies

הם בירדן ישכשכו רגליים

In the Jordan they will dangle their feet

גדלו הילידים וכבר למדו לשחות

The children have grown up learned to swim

ובני-הנעורים חותרים בשנים

And adolescents row (swim) in two's

Full translation !!

Kshe'Ima ba'a hena yafa u'tze'ira

Az Aba al giv'aa bana la ba'it

Chalfu ha'avivim, khatsi me'a avra

U'taltalim hafchu seva beinta'im

When Mother came here all beautiful and young

Father on the hilltop built her house

Springs have gone by, half a century past

And the curls all turned gray

Aval al khof Yarden kemo me'uma lo kara

O'ta ha'dumi'ya ve'gam o'ta ha'taf'ura:

Khorshat ha'Ekaliptus

Ha'Gesher

Ha'Sira

U're'ach ha'Malu'ach al ha'Ma'im

But on Jordan's shore it's as if time remained the same

The same old stillness the same old scenery

The Grove of Eucalyptus

The Bridge

The Boat

And the scent of saltwort wafting over the waters

Bash'vil hine yo'redet adat hati'no'kot

Hem ba'yarden ye'shah'stehcho rag'laim

Gadloo ha'yela'dim vek'var lam'do lis'chot

Uvne hane'oorim chot'rim besh'na'im

And coming down the path a group of babies  

In the Jorden they will dangle feet

The children have grown up learned to swim

And adolescents row in two's

Aval al khof Yarden kemo me'uma lo kara

O'ta ha'dumi'ya ve'gam o'ta ha'taf'ura:

Khorshat ha'Ekaliptus

Ha'Gesher

Ha'Sira

U're'ach ha'Malu'ach al ha'Ma'im

But on Jordan's shore it's as if time remained the same

The same old stillness the same old scenery

The Grove of Eucalyptus

The Bridge

The Boat

And the scent of saltwort wafting over the waters

Me'ever la'Yarden ra'amu hatotachim

Ve'ha'Shalom chazar be'sof ha'Ka'itz

Ve'chol ha'Tinokot hayu le'Anashim

Ve'shuv al ha'giv'aa hekimu ba'it

Over the Jordan the cannons roared

And peace returned at the end of the summer.

And all the infants have grown into man

And again on the hill they built their home (houses).

Aval al khof Yarden kemo me'uma lo kara

O'ta ha'dumi'ya ve'gam o'ta hataf'ura:

Khorshat ha'Ekaliptus

Ha'Gesher

Ha'Sira

U're'ach ha'Malu'ach al ha'Ma'im

But on Jordan's shore it's as if time remained the same

The same old stillness the same old scenery

The Grove of Eucalyptus

The Bridge

The Boat

And the scent of saltwort wafting over the waters

Answer 3

Amy, Hi. Is this version complete enough for your purposes?  http://zemerl.com/cgi-bin//print.pl?titl...

If not, let me know.

Shabbat Shalom!

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Edit: Shavua tov! Nice effort, Shai. And the rest of his translation is certainly better than what's available on some of those online sites!