Hated'u et hatzrif hara'u'ah
Hanitzav al hachof ko boded?
Hated'u, chevraya, l'saper, biglal mah?
Ko azuv v'atzuv hu omed?
Zeh shanim lo darkah bo kaf regel,
Rak sh'chafim mitkansim bis'arah;
Ach omrim ki mizman, batzrifon hakatan
Gar malach v'ito na'arah.
Heim chayu b'simcha u'v'osher,
Hayarei'ach hei'ir et leilam,
V'hashemesh zarach al yaldah u'malach -
Ad asher shuv karah lo hayam.
Hu amar: Ha'ali ner kol erev
V'hatzivi oto bachalon,
V'haya ki echzor v'er'eh et ha'or
V'edah: At batzrif hakatan!
Hu hiflig basfinah el ha'ofek
M'chakah na'arah ad ein ketz;
Uvatzrif haboded,
et ha'erev yored,
Ner katan bachalon menatz'netz.
Kach avru hashanim b'tochelet,
Ad b'lailah gashum veso'er
Nird'mah hayaldah, v'haner l'yadah -
V'haru'ach kibah et haner!
Bo balailah sfinah mitkarevet
V'aleha nitzav hamalach:
Ach lashav hu mashkif,
Ki ein or sham batzrif'
Hu chazar el hayam v'halach.
Yeish omrim, hu matzah lo acheret,
Yeish omrim, bam'tzulot hu tavah;
Hayaldah al hachof od chiktah ulvasof
Da'achah kmo haner shekava.
Ume'az reik hatzrif hara'u'ah,
Rak sh'chafim bo tzorchim b'yagon;
Ach b'leil s'arah, et haru'ach karah,
Or shel ner m'havhev bachalon...