Erev Shel Shoshanem (chords and lyrics)

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Erev Shel Shoshanem
(Traditional)

Am			Dm					Am
Erev	shel	shosha	nem	Natza	nah	el	habu-	stan	Mor

		Em			Am
bishamem	u	livonah	Lirogalaih	mev	tan

[chorus]:

				Dm
	Lilah	yorad	li-	ot	V'ruah	shoshan

		Am				Em
	nosh	vah	Hava	alhash	loh	sher	bal-at

				Am
	Zemer	shel	aha	vah

			Dm				Am
Shahar	homah	yo	nah	Rishah	malay	t'la	lem	Peh	el

	Em		Am
haboker	shoshanah	Aktepanu	le

[chorus]

Translation:

Let

us

go

down

tonight

to

walk

among

the

roses;

myrrh,

balsam,

and

aloe

will

form

a

bed

of

spices

for

your

feet

to

rest.

A

scent

of

roses

brings

the

cooling

breeze

that

blows

at

nightfall.

Come

let

me

sing

to

you

a

song

of

life.

Erev Shel Shoshanem                               
(Traditional)                                     
                                                  
Erev shel shoshanem Natza nah el habu-stan Mor    
bishamem ulivonah Lirogalaih mevtan               
                                                  
[chorus]:                                         
    Lilah yorad li-ot V'ruah shoshan              
    noshvah Hava alhash loh sher bal-at           
    Zemer shel ahavah                             
                                                  
Shahar homah yonah Rishah malay t'lalem Peh el    
haboker shoshanah Aktepanu le                     
                                                  
[chorus]                                          
                                                  
Translation: Let us go down tonight to walk       
among the roses; myrrh, balsam, and aloe will     
form a bed of spices for your feet to rest. A     
scent of roses brings the cooling breeze that     
blows at nightfall. Come let me sing to you a     
song of life.