Ish yakar ata yode'a kamah zman ani rotzeh
ledaber aval ha'etzev lo yotze
esrim shanah ani gam kachah metuchnat
lo leshachrer et ha'emet bevat achat
ata yode'a kamah zman ani muchan
lizrok hakol betoch bakbuk yarok layam
ve'ech hayofi melatef et hapinot
ata yode'a mitchashek li lenasot ve'az lir'ot
ech ha'or nichnas li derech hab'gadim
veharechov mutzaf s'ratim metzuyarim
tz'vaim tovim, she'lo hayu li
Ish yakar ani chipasti mashma'ut barega'im
bar'vachim shebein hamavet lechaim
shebein ha'or lemah she'ba acharei dma'ot
ata yode'a mitchashek li lenasot
vechoshev shelif'amim ani muchan
lehikanes lam'chonit, nivrach mikan
ve'ech haka'as meshaneh et ha'uvdot
ata yode'a mitchashek li legalot ve'az lir'ot
ech ha'or nichnas li derech hab'gadim
ve'yesh t'munot shel yeladim be'atzitzim
gad'lim nachon, she'lo yihyu li
ve'az lir'ot ech ha'or nichnas li derech hab'gadim
kshe'harechov mutzaf s'ratim metzuyarim
tzva'im tovim, she'lo hayu li
Ish yakar...
Chatzi yare'ach me'ir al ben adam she'lo zore'ach
mash'ir chiyuch katan uteichef hu bore'ach
ha'anashim shebas'vivah lo bishvilo
ve'achshav ani sham'ati shehalev hazeh hu chatzi automati
she'ein k'nisah lachadarim an'lo yad'ati
limtzo lecha achshav et hat'shuvah