Toferet ani vetoferet
hayam lo yech'dal milin'hom
ani et paneicha zocheret
ke'ilu hayah zeh hayom.

Ach kamah tzachaknu ei pa'am
roshi hametul'tal ko hiz'hiv
hayah layamim eizeh ta'am
shel etz tapuchim ba'aviv.

Amarti: "tavo bein arbaim
oti letiyul lehazmin
k'tovti hagalil mispar shnaim
komah rishonah miyamin..."

Tzarich letzal'tzel pa'amayim,
tzarich lechakot rega kat,
ve'az nif'tachot had'latayim
ve'az nif'gashim bamabat
tzarich letzal'tzel pa'amayim
lavo velomar: "erev tov,
nich'nasti elaich beintayim
keivan she'avarti barechov."

Vechach, ad sheba oto erev
shat'fu midrachot ro'ashot
d'vareicha inuni kecherev
d'vareicha hikuni keshot.

Shatakti, davar lo yad'ati,
yad'ati, rak lo, lo nachon
chinku li dma'ot bagaron
nif'radnu...lefeta sham'ati
bapetach tzil'tzul pa'amon -

Lerega echarti lifto'ach
echarti mike'ev ume'or
madu'a miharta livro'ach?
Madu'a miharta? Emor...

Tzarich letzal'tzel pa'amayim...

Toferet ani vetoferet
hayam lo yech'dal milin'hom
ani et paneicha zocheret
ke'ilu hayah zeh hayom.

Im pa'am/erev yihyeh vetavo'ah
shenit po barechov la'avor,
tiz'kor ki babayit margo'a
tiz'kor ki dolek bo ha'or.

Tavo im tir'tzeh k'mo pa'am/na'ar
davar lo tzarich lechadesh
ein tzorech bevechi vetza'ar
slichah lo tzarich levakesh.

Tzarich letzal'tzel pa'amayim...