[Spoken Intro — the crowd] מִי זֶה יוֹרֵד מִן־הָהָר? (מֹשֶׁה! מֹשֶׁה!) וּמַה בְּיָדָיו? (לֻחֹת הַבְּרִית!) וּמַה הַדָּבָר? (הוֹי!) [Verse 1] עָנָן כָּבֵד עַל־הַר סִינַי, וְאֵשׁ אֹכֶלֶת בָּהָר; קוֹל שׁוֹפָר חָזָק מְאֹד, וַיֶּחֱרַד כָּל־הָעָם. שְׁנֵי לֻחֹת בְּיָדָיו, וּמִכְתַּב אֵל חָרוּת בָּהֶם; וְכַאֲשֶׁר דָּרַךְ עַל־הַצּוּר, כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הֶחֱרִישׁ. [Pre-Chorus] מֹשֶׁה, מֹשֶׁה, מַה־שָּׁמַעְתָּ? מַה־דִּבֶּר אֵל מִתּוֹךְ הֶעָנָן? הָרֵם אֶת־הַלֻּחֹת, הַגֶּד־לָעָם— וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־הַמַּפֻּחַ וַיַּעַן: [Chorus] נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע — הוֹי! נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִרְקֹד! יָד אֶל־יָד, סֹבּוּ סָבִיב, עַד־יָנוּעַ הַמִּדְבָּר! בַּתֹּף, בַּכִּנּוֹר, בְּקוֹל שׁוֹפָר, כָּל־הַקָּהָל יַעֲנֶה: פּוֹלְקַת סִינַי! פּוֹלְקַת סִינַי! כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵל — נַעֲשֶׂה! [Verse 2] לֹא תִּגְנֹב וְלֹא תַחְמֹד אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ; אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת זָכוֹר, כַּבֵּד אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ. וּבֵין דָּבָר וָדָבָר, הַכּוּ כַף, רִקְעוּ בָּרֶגֶל; אַךְ בַּמָּחוֹל — יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאל, וְאַל־תָּסוּרוּ מִן־הַבְּרִית! [Chorus] נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע — הוֹי! נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִרְקֹד! יָד אֶל־יָד, סֹבּוּ סָבִיב, עַד־יָנוּעַ הַמִּדְבָּר! בַּתֹּף, בַּכִּנּוֹר, בְּקוֹל שׁוֹפָר, כָּל־הַקָּהָל יַעֲנֶה: פּוֹלְקַת סִינַי! פּוֹלְקַת סִינַי! כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵל — נַעֲשֶׂה! [Instrumental Break — accordion and shofar trade the Sinai motif] [Bridge — Moses calls; the camp answers] אַל־תִּירָאוּ! (נַעֲשֶׂה!) שִׁמְעוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַבְּרִית! (וְנִשְׁמָע!) לֹא לָעֵגֶל, לֹא לַזָּהָב! (אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אֵל נִשְׁמֹר!) וְהַמַּפֻּחַ? (לֹא יִדֹּם!) [Final Chorus — full camp in call-and-response] נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע — הוֹי! נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִרְקֹד! מִשֵּׁבֶט לְשֵׁבֶט, מֵאֹהֶל לְאֹהֶל, יַעֲבֹר קוֹל בַּמִּדְבָּר! בַּתֹּף, בַּכִּנּוֹר, בְּקוֹל שׁוֹפָר, כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל יַעֲנֶה: פּוֹלְקַת סִינַי! פּוֹלְקַת סִינַי! כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵל — נַעֲשֶׂה! [Spoken Coda] וַיְהִי כִּכְלוֹת מֹשֶׁה לְנַגֵּן, וַיִּשָּׂא כָּל־הָעָם אֶת־קוֹלוֹ: נַעֲשֶׂה! וְנִשְׁמָע! וְנִרְקֹד! (הוֹי!) ———————— English Translation ———————— WE SHALL DO AND DANCE — THE SINAI POLKA [Spoken Intro — the crowd] Who is that coming down from the mountain? (Moses! Moses!) And what does he hold in his hands? (The tablets of the covenant!) And what is the word? (Hey!) [Verse 1] A heavy cloud lay over Mount Sinai, and fire consumed the mountain; the voice of the shofar thundered, and all the people trembled. Two tablets rested in his hands, with the writing of God engraved on them; and when he stepped upon the rock, the entire camp fell silent. [Pre-Chorus] Moses, Moses, what did you hear? What did God speak from inside the cloud? Raise up the tablets, tell the people— Then he opened the bellows and answered: [Chorus] We will do and we will obey — hey! We will do and we will dance! Hand in hand, turn round and round, until the desert starts to move! With drum and lyre and shofar call, the whole assembly will reply: The Sinai Polka! The Sinai Polka! Everything that God has spoken—we will do! [Verse 2] You shall not steal, you shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor; remember the Sabbath day, honor your father and your mother. And between one command and the next, clap your hands and stamp your feet; only in the dance—go right and left, but never turn aside from the covenant! [Chorus] We will do and we will obey — hey! We will do and we will dance! Hand in hand, turn round and round, until the desert starts to move! With drum and lyre and shofar call, the whole assembly will reply: The Sinai Polka! The Sinai Polka! Everything that God has spoken—we will do! [Instrumental Break — accordion and shofar trade the Sinai motif] [Bridge — Moses calls; the camp answers] Do not be afraid! (We will do!) Listen to the words of the covenant! (And we will obey!) No to the calf, no to gold! (We will keep the words of God!) And the bellows? (It will not fall silent!) [Final Chorus — full camp in call-and-response] We will do and we will obey — hey! We will do and we will dance! From tribe to tribe, from tent to tent, a voice will cross the desert! With drum and lyre and shofar call, all Israel will reply: The Sinai Polka! The Sinai Polka! Everything that God has spoken—we will do! [Spoken Coda] And when Moses had finished playing, all the people raised their voices: We will do! We will obey! And we will dance! (Hey!)
