Israeli Poet Ya'akov Orland - Lyrics Shir HaBokrim The Cowboys Song The Hebrew words are in English letters arava, arava ein kets, ein habokrim tara: lo arar, lo dardar, lo ets, ruakh ba hamidbara. zemer habokrim yaale veyivka al merkhavim avudim ad ein gemer, vetizrakh hakhama vetishka umosif vekoleakh hazemer. arava, arava, almon, shnot alafim kamu: haboker al gav sus kadmon badrakhim shenashamu. ho, ho, ho... sde boker, sde shalom, heor! sol netivot hera! ki ata hamaoz lador ben mardut ben hapere. zemer habokrim yaale veyivka al rkhelim veeilim veal tsemer, vetizrakh hakhama vetishka veyosif lekaleakh hazemer. arava, arava, ani! al yekhasekh redem! nekhadesh na, at vaani, et yamayikh kekedem. ho, ho, ho...