Banu choshech legaresh,
beyadeinu or va'esh.
Kol echad hu or katan,
vekulanu or eitan.
Surah choshech, hal'ah sh'chor!
Surah mipnei ha'or!
Surah choshech, hal'ah sh'chor!
Surah mipnei ha'or!
Bati, bati, bati, bati legaresh t'achoshech
kol mas'a matchil betza'ad,
lo chashuv ha'orech
im tish'al oti mi yemalel g'vurot Yisrael
mi - yechanech t'ador haba? Kanir'eh ani
kachol lavan, magen-david magen alai tamid
yoshev babait, shuvcha leyonah, aleh shel zait
chomah vemigdal, achi hador haba gadel
well, hatzel vesabliminal omdim berosh hagal
nos'im lapidim beleilot afelim
lo chos'chim me'amatzim, lo chos'chim tze'adim
anachnu "smol-yamin" bein esh leshachor
lo na'atzor, od navi letzion ta'or.
Ken, David hefil et Goliat im even
yamim hu'ar beit hamikdash al kad shemen
2002 az kol Am Yisrael omed lehitached,
lakum veyiga'el.
Banu choshech legaresh...
Bati choshech legaresh,
lo choshesh, mishtamesh be'or, bass ve'esh
kochot ha'or mul kochot hash'chor
mi hatov? mi hara? kvar i efshar lizkor
lo otzrim beshum ramzor, lo noflim labor
kadimah "full speed" k'mo nahag shikor
ein me'atzorim ein le'an lach'zor
mistaklim lefanim, le'olam lo le'achor
ki mi alai yishmor mipnei haterror?
Lo rotzeh et hakor mechapes et ha'or
sheha'afor ya'avor vehashemesh tach'zor
vetizrach al kulanu veta'ir ta'ezor
ki "elohim sheli, ratziti sheted'a
chalom shechalamti balailah bamitah"
al shnei amim yad beyad verosh muram
shalom, salam, peace lekulam ba'olam.