Ofra sang Shecharchoret in 1976, for a tour among Jewish communities in the US, before she recorded her first solo album.
lyrics:
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Shecharchoret yikre’uni
tzach haya ori
umilahat shemesh kayitz
va’ani shechori
Chorus:
Shecharchoret
yafyafit kol kach
be’einayich esh bo’eret
libi kulo shelach
Shecharchoret yikre’uni
kol yordei hayam
im od pa’am yikre’uni
shuv elech itam
Shecharchoret yikre’eni
ben le’av molech
im od pa’am yikre’uni
acharav elech
translation:
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The dark girl, they call me
my skin was pure white
from the fire of the summer sun
I am dark
Chorus:
Dark girl
so very beautiful
in your eyes - a burning fire
my heart is all yours
The dark girl, they call me
all those who go down to the sea
if again they call me
I will go with them again
The dark girl, they call me
son to the ruling king
if he calls me again
I will follow him
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Words transliterated and translated by Malka Tischler,