Dodi Li
Lyrics
Dodi li va’ani lo
Haroeh, haroeh bashoshanim
Haroeh bashoshanim, dodi li
All I am is yours
All I am is yours
All I am, and all I’ll ever be is yours
Dodi li va’ani lo
Haroeh, haroeh bashoshanim
Haroeh bashoshanim, dodi li
My love is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite to me
Dodi li va’ani lo
Haroeh, haroeh bashoshanim
Haroeh bashoshanim, dodi li
Credits
Biblical Hebrew Text
Music & English lyrics by Ellie Flier
Second verse lyrics adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Produced by Josh Goldberg and Marty Rifkin
Instrumentals:
Josh Goldberg: Piano
Hope Easton: Cello
Behind the Song
I’ve always loved the versions of Dodi Li that I grew up singing, but I always wished there was one with poetic English lyrics.
The first verse of the song is a poetic interpretation of the Hebrew words, but I was at a loss as to what the second verse could be until I went searching for outside inspiration… and found it in Romeo and Juliet.