TZIYON TAMATI
IM ESHKACHECH
Tziyon tamati, Tziyon chemdati,
Lach nafshi merachok homiya.
Tishkach yemini
Im eshkachech, yafati.
Ad te'etar bor kivri alai piha.
Lo esh'kachech, Tziyon chemdati,
At, ko od echai, tochalti vesivri
Ve'et hakol eshkachechah
ad she'arit nishmati
VeTziyon, at Tziyon, tehi alai k'vari
Tziyon tamati...
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ZION, MY INNOCENT ONE
IF I FORGET YOU
Zion my innocent one, Zion my beloved,
My soul longs for you from afar.
May my right hand forget its skill
If I forget you, my beautiful one.
Until the day my grave closes over me.
I shall not forget you, Zion my beloved,
You, as long as I live, my hope and expectation
And at such a time that I shall forget everything,
till the remains of my soul
and Zion, you Zion, shall be my grave.
Zion my innocent one...
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