At hayit kvar bat esrim ve'achat
bashamaim nitznetz lach kochav.
Baleilot gavar hasevel shelach,
bayamim lavasht masechah.
Ilu yad'anu lichyot,
betochi, ani modeh, lo yad'anu ech.
Amar avi:
"raiti bachaim et hazman cholef."
At hayit kvar bat esrim ve'achat
nichtevu al zeh harbeh klisha'ot
"ani rotzah le'ehov, ani rotzah le'ehov!"
shavart im zeh et kol hakirot.
Hitpatit bekalut lin'shikot,
ki beleilot hakor at bikasht lach chom,
velif'amim k'shehayit, biv'didut olamit,
shachavt im mi?
regesh ba li regesh ba'rev,
lihyot bemakom katan,
zugot avru li barechov mul ha'einaim,
se'arech hayah muzhav.
Im yesh od ba'einaim dma'ot,
barachti leveit horai kdei lashevet livkot,
nirdamti lavus,
uveshalosh bediyuk,
hitorarti mesiyut.
Hazman over,
avi hazaken amar:
"hazman over betisah."
Lu hayiti chozer,
al otam had'varim she'asiti
mit'chilatam ad sofam.
Ba li lakachat tarmil velinso'a,
od pa'am achat,
berakevet me'ofefet, gavoha gavoha,
le'an she'at nas'at,
k'shehayit kvar bat esrim ve'achat.
Aremot ahavah hayu bachutz.
Lo nig'at bahen matzat lach terutz,
ani nizkar bishneichem betoch hatz'fifut,
bach uve'achi haharug,
ilu yad'ati t'filot,
hayitem po vezeh hayah ozer,
aval atem nish'artem
bnei esrim ve'achat,
ad hayom hazeh.
Regesh ba li regesh ba'rev,
lihyot bemakom katan,
hayit tofeset ahuv
umevateret al ahuv yashan,
ilu yad'a le'ehov,
be'emtza hamin,
yesh b'didut pit'omit,
amar avi hacholem:
"ahavah lo nigmeret beyom,
rak hab'rakim nigmerim."
Hazman over,
avi hacholem amar:
"hazman over betisah."
Lu hayiti chozer,
al otam had'varim she'asiti
mit'chilatam ad sofam.
Ba li lakachat tarmil velinso'a,
od pa'am achat,
berakevet me'ofefet, gavoha gavoha,
k'mo she'at nas'at,
k'she hayit kvar bat esrim ve'achat.
Esrim ve'achat, esrim ve'achat,
se'arech hayah zahav amiti,
bediyuk nigmerah milchamah achat,
ushniyah techef tatchil.
Mah me'az domeh lehayom?
Ota ofenet se'arot otah b'didut kiyumit,
"lo mitarev" amar avi hazaken,
"hazman mimele cholef."
Regesh ba li regesh ba'rev,
lihyot bemakom katan,
ani nichnas ani yotze laderech,
se'arech hayah muzhav.
Ilu yad'ati t'filot,
lif'amim mitpalel betochi bamitah,
arba bnei adam, yesh li be'olam,
sh'mor li otam!
vehazman over...