Version 1
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Can't you hear the music playing in the village square?
Tzena, Tzena, join the celebration.
There'll be people there from every nation.
Dawn will find us dancing in the sunlight,
Dancing in the village square.
Version 2
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
How can anything plainer than my love for you?
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Don't you know your eyes contain a look that thrills me through?
Tzena, Tzena, everyone is waiting
For a wedding they're anticipating
Everyone is happy celebrating
People dancing in the streets.
Clap your hands and (clap)
Raise your voices higher
Make a circle
While we dance around the fire
All the world's in
Love with Tze-na, Tze-na.
Version 1
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
Come into the fields and we'll begin to work the land.
Hoeing, sowing, new things growing
Pioneering all together, come and lend a hand
Tzena, Tzena building a new nation
Toiling busily all day.
Soon we'll dance and have a celebration
But first we'll work and then we'll play.
Tzena, Tzena
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena,
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena!
Original (Hebrew)
Tzena, tzena, tzena, tzena
Habanot, urena chayalim bamoshava.
Al-na, al-na, al-na, al-na,
Al-na titchabena miben-chayil ish tzava.