laila kar avar bamasachim
baderech klal ha'anashim sham mechaychim
gam at chiyacht elai, ad lo mizman
karov elaich, rachok mibnei adam
shanim halachti bli leha'amin
dafuk barosh chazrti mikol had'rachim
u'mi yodea ech ra'it et ze alai
karov elayich, rachok mi-ke'evai
ve'lefamim al ha'bama margish chayim
otsem einayim, ro'eh otanu menashkim
ve'az lerega mesuyam otzer hakol
ken, gam hazman hamarir ha'zeh she'po
ve'az pit'om ani maleh ga'agu'im
ulai zot at, ulai ze stam yamim terufim
ve'im yacholti, achshav hayiti ratz lesham
hachi karov elaich, hachi rachok me'ha-olam
kanir'e anachnu anashim shonim
"anachnu bocharim lanu et hachayim"
im ani lo to'eh, kacha at amart
karov elayich, leklisha'ot al emuna
ve'tamid ahavt anashim mesubachim
"metoraf kamocha lo pagashti ba'chayim"
osim dvarim meshuga'im be'ahava"
karov elaich, im Elohim bemamtina
ve'lefamim al habama margish chayim
otsem einayim, ro'eh otanu menashkim
ve'az lerega mesuyam otzer hakol
ken, gam hazman hamarir ha'zeh she'po
ve'az pit'om ani maleh ga'agu'im
ulai zot at, ulai ze stam yamim terufim
ve'im yacholti, achshav hayiti ratz lesham
hachi karov elaich, hachi rachok me'ha-olam
ve'lefamim al habama margish chayim
otsem einayim, ro'eh otanu menashkim
ve'az lerega mesuyam otzer hakol
ken, gam hazman hamarir ha'zeh she'po
ve'az pit'om ani maleh ga'agu'im
ulai zot at, ulai ze stam yamim terufim
ve'im yacholti, achshav hayiti ratz lesham
hachi karov elaich, hachi rachok me'ha-olam