Befalestinah eretz israel reshit hame'ah
chayu kamah sh'vetim al otah ha'adamah
nivdelu eleh me'eleh badat, safah
yachasim beineihem lo hayu mi yode'a mah.
He'eshimu zeh et zeh bechol hatzarot
chashdu zeh bezeh histaksechu al gvulot.
Bachu harbeh dma'ot al yam shel kurbanot,
ve'lo lamdu klum, shum davar lo hishtanah.
Befalestinah eretz israel reshit hame'ah
ha'ashirim chipsu kombinah la'asot od makah
al gav ha'ani'im she'lo hevinu she'hem harov
chashvu shezeh tva'i lichyot et kol hachayim bechov.
Ki hage'ulah hi me'ever lapinah
vehamashi'ach ba machar vego'el t'amedinah.
Befalestinah eretz israel reshit hame'ah
nidmeh hayah shebchol sha'ah ototo zeh koreh,
hineh zeh ba hineh zeh magi'a,
vetoch sh'niot zeh mishtaneh.
Hineh niftachat delet,
kamut efsharuyot,
hi lo mugbelet,
avirah shel tikvah, avirah shel chidush
hechlifu lizman katzar et haye'ush.
Befalestinah eretz israel reshit hame'ah
yatza adam mibeito lechatzro
yashav tachat gifno vechashav le'atzmo
ech hu ohev et ishto
et bno b'choro mazkir lo oto.
Ech nim'as lo kol hayom lekater,
vekamah hu rotzeh
shehakol kvar yistader.
Bereshit hame'ah, bereshit ha'asur...
Befalestinah eretz israel reshit hame'ah
ani yotze mebeiti choshev al ishti al bni b'chori,
choshev shenim'as li kol hayom lekater
vekamah kvar ba li shehakol yistader.
Od yom be'eretz hakodesh...
Hineh zeh ba, hineh zeh magi'a...