Yerushalaim, ir shavah pitzutz
holech bamidrechov mar'gish k'mo kibutz galuyot
elef tarbuyot, lechol echad yesh ach veteisha achayot
aravim beseder charedim becheder
vekulam po kol'tim et Elohim - beteder
ach'rei tedi Yerushalaim da'achah maher
miyom leyom Tel Aviv natzetzah yoter
chaverim azvu o hitkarvu lebore shamaim
afor, mesha'amem, ein yam
mach'shavot al azivah
shalosh shanim lakach li lekabel t'ahachlatah
orez t'achafatzim letoch hamizvadah
mehakfar la'ir bekivun hayeridah
Tel Aviv - hineh ani ba
ani megi'a - hineh ani ba
bati lehazi'a - hineh ani ba
ki at hayechidah ani nishba
(x2)
Yatz'ati lekivun mishur hachof
eizeh shok ani omed lachatof
ve'achshav kshe'ani beTel Aviv sof sof
mish'talev im hanof hakol tari vezeh tov
wai, kamah shadaim, nis'refu li ha'einaim
ach'rei sh'nataim shel s'dom ve'amorah
lo mezaheh et atzmi bamar'ah
makir, mitarev, mitmazeg, mitchabek im
kol habe'alim shel hadiskotekim
achshav kshe'ani in, mevin, zeh lo notzetz
kamah ra'ash, kamah piach, ten li deshe ten li etz
kol hayom mitbazbez al shalom, shalom
hash'kirut hon halechut veshiga'on
ve'az nafal ha'asimon,
gan eden hayah li bayadaim
mach'shavot al azivah
shalosh shanim lakach li lekabel t'ahachlatah
orez t'achafatzim letoch hamizvadah
meha'ir lakfar lekivun
Yerushalaim - hineh ani ba
chozer elaich - hineh ani ba
el chomotaich - hineh ani ba
ki at hayechidah ani nishba
(x2)
Chazarti liy'rushalaim, po hachumus tov zeh baduk
ten li roge'a, ten li sheket, lo yazik eizeh pihuk,
matai pa'am ach'ronah samti eizeh petek bakotel,
hishk'ati ba'ochel,
asiti chaverim chadashim,
ha'ir hazot tach'zir li t'ashlitah bachaim
nitarbev im atzmi bim'kom le'arbev mayim
nin'shom k'tzat avir harim tzalul kayayin
yalla beita"r, yalla chaim bak'far!
ha'ikar lihyot me'ushar
Hineh ani ba...
Tel Aviv - hineh ani ba
ani megi'a - hineh ani ba
bati lehazi'a - hineh ani ba
ki at hayechidah ani nishba