Ad matai nir'eh et hat'munah shel mishtarah,
elohai...
(x2)
Hazman ya'avor, aval hagalgal agol
lo meshaneh le'an tivrach besof yach'zor lecha hakol
titzlol, hatzedek yishtolel barechovot
kshe'ani motzi la'or et kol hanekamot
atah met, hanevu'ah hegshimah et atzmah
mah asita, hosafta lachomah od levenah
haneshamah shelcha k'vurah bamakom hachi afel
bichlal lo meshaneh im tishtolel o titpalel
asita ta'uyot yoter me'aviv
bacharta t'abachur ha'lo nachol miTel Aviv
machshavot pliliot mechalchelot,naivi
ata kvar lo tir'eh et hamachar
hachazak sored, hey, tikach od neshimah
cham lecha alai? Titztaref lareshimah!
al tishkach tzava'ah, ki gam im tafti'a
ach'rei yomaim shuv hak'vutzah sheli tofi'a
vetatbi'a otcha betoch hadam shel atzmecha
mekaveh letovatcha she'lo iravta mishpachah
tamid hayita mufra,
mibeit yoldot ad beit k'varot
betor yeled, zorek avanim al chatulot
ha'avar nigmar, mah shehayah hayah
machar kulam yihyu etzlecha balevayah
veyagidu: "ein alav, zeh mah she'hu chashav"
bar'chovot hayom tzarich lishmor gam al hagav!
Ad matai nir'eh et hat'munah shel mishtarah
bash'chunah, elohai...
Tar'eh li et haderech ligmor et hashanah.
(x2)
Ata holech barechov im ha'etzba al hahedek
muchan, kol ben adam nimtza al hakavenet
mehaboker ad halailah ata chai be'iyum
ve'al tagid li shezo milchemet hakiyum
tachshov ech margisha ha'ima shelcha
arba baboker, dofkim badelet "mi zeh?!"
"hamishtarah"
"al tagid li she'hu met!"
beinataim hu bakele, (mah?)
tafsu oto menaseh limkor samim leshnei eleh
kol hamishpachah metuchah mistapkim ba'uvdah
shenishmatcha begufcha
rak aba kvar viter, bishvilo atah met
shanim hu omer shehasatan becha sholet
ksheyored halailah hayom, i efshar lishon
kol narkoman choshev she'hu Don Corleone
aval hashe'elah mi magi'a rishon
lemi, k'sherotzim lisgor et hacheshbon.
Ad matai nir'eh et hat'munah shel mishtarah
bash'chunah, elohai...
Tar'eh li et hadrech ligmor et hashanah.
(x2)
Be'emet, bachaim lo dimyanti shezeh yikreh
rav iti, mekaven elai et hakaneh
achshav ata negdi, et hagvul kvar avarta
shalachta chaverim sheyechaku li lematah
nichnasti, heramti telefon le'Yoav
hayiti ktzat lachutz, Yoav hevin et hamatzav
amarti lo sheye'argen et kulam achshav
ki omed lihyot po krav,
az nenatze'ach et hakrav
toch chamesh esreh dakot higi'u shtei mischariot
avru mispar shniyot ve'az hitchilu yeriot
hezharti otcha milehamer bechaim
tirah alai kadur, yikansu becha esrim
lo hish'arta li pirtza latzet
ta'ayem alai, va'ani eshtok?! Hayita met!
Anachnu lo k'tanim yoter, achshav zeh al emet
margishim oti eizeh seret.
Ad matai nir'eh et hat'munah shel mishtarah,
elohai...
(x2)
Ad matai nir'eh et hat'munah shel mishtarah
bash'chunah, elohai...
Tar'eh li et hadrech ligmor et hashanah.
(x2)