Achshav hi sham
motzefet nis'chefet
sh'tufah begal shel mamshot
hachayah ahser rovetzet bekirvah
po'eret po umeyabevet
nokevet,
mibli lish'ol o lekabel reshut.

Ha'im bekach hi me'ayemet
ha'im bekach hi mistachenet
hachayah asher rovetzet bikrivah
locheet zahror
kim'at kim'at kim'at natush
utz'lil ro'ed umitgaber
mofek me'osher o ye'ush.

Achshav hi sham,
mufta'at, nitba'at,
moda'at rak lemichtzah
hachayah ahser rovetzet bekirvah
hineh me'ein yeshut bo'etet
rotetet,
makah, shoretet et hamechitza.

Ha'im bekach hi mitmaredet
ha'im bekach hi mit'odedet
hachayah asher rovetzet bekirvah
hofechet chavayah
shel or vetzev'a umilah
k'shehatzlil ro'ed umitgaber
mofek metoch ha'afelah.

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