TZION HALO TISHALI
Tzion,
halo tishali lishlom asirayich,
Dorshey shlomech
vehem yeter adarayich?
Miyam umizrach
umitzafon veTeiman shelom
Rachok vekarov
se'i mikol avarayich.
Ushlom asir ta’avah,
noten dema’av ketal -
Chermon,
venichsaf leridetam
al hararayich!
Livkot enutech
ani tanim,
ve'et echelom
Shivat shvutech -
ani kinor leshirayich.
Tzion, halo tishali
lishlom asirayich,
Dorshey shlomech
vehem yeter adarayich?
Ashrei mechakeh
veyagiya veyir'eh alot
Orech,
veyivke'u alav
shacharayich -
Lir'ot betovat
bechirayich
Vela'aloz besimchatech
Beshuvech
elei kadmat ne’urayich!
Livkot enutech
ani tanim,
ve'et echelom
Shivat shvutech -
ani
kinor leshirayich
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O ZION, WILL YOU NOT ASK?
O Zion, will you not ask
after the health of your prisoners,
Those seeking your wellbeing –
survivors of your flocks?
From West and East,
from North and South – the health
Of those far and near –
enquire from all around you.
The health of desperate prisoner,
shedding tears like dew
On Mount Hermon,
pining for them to fall
upon your hills!
I am the jackal,
howling your torment –
yet dream I will
Of the return of your captives –
I shall be the harp to your songs.
O Zion, will you not ask
after the health of your prisoners,
Those who seek your peace,
survivors of your flocks?
Happy is he who waits
and lives to see the dawn
Of your light,
over whom
your mornings shall break –
To see the prosperity
of your chosen ones
And rejoice in your happiness
At your return
to the realms of your youth!
I am the jackal,
howling your torment –
yet dream I will
Of the return of your captives –
I shall be
the harp to your songs.
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