Can someone translate this song from Hebrew to English?

Question

The name of the song is Mi Li Yiten, by Ofra Haza. I know there is a translation on Hebrewsongs.com, but some of it doesn't make sense. Help?

Mi li yiten

shtei ahavot k'kedem

kach etchazek be'etzev hane'urim.

Mi li yiten

shtei avukot shel zohar

kach edlak k'no'ar ha'ahavah.

Galgal hazman golesh

ve'ish le'ish lochesh

tir'eh hazman avar

hazman avar.

(x2)

Mi li yiten

shtei alamot shel chemed

shtei alamot bechesed hashki'ah.

Mi li yiten

chet mechayech baboker

chet mechayech be'osher ha'ahavah.

Galgal hazman golesh...

(x2)

Mi li yiten.

Answer 1

http://www.hebrewsongs.com/?songID=113

This is fine

Answer 2

It doesn't make much of a sense in Hebrew either...

The  only part where I think the translation wasn't utterly accurate is:

"shtei alamot bechesed hashki'ah", that I would translate as "two maidens in the grace of sunset".

"Galgal hazman golesh" can also be translated as "the circle of time slides on".

What part of the translation bothers you the most?

Answer 3

WHO WILL GIVE ME  



Who will give me

two loves as before

thus I'll gather strength in the sorrow of youth.

Who will give me

two torches of glow

this I'll light up as the youth of love.

The circle of time boils over

and a person whispers to another

look, time has passed

time has passed.

(x2)

Who will give me

two delightful maidens

two maides at the charity of sun-down.

Who will give me

sin smiles in the morning

sin smiles in the bliss of love.

The circle of time boils over...

(x2)

Who will give me.

Answer 4

Richard's translation is excellent.

My only comment is about

galgal hazman golesh:

Literally: The wheel of time keeps turning.

It seems to me that this would be the equivalent of

time marches on.