Kalaniot

Ha'erev ba,
shki'ah bahar yokedet
ani cholemet vero'ot einai:
hagayah na'arah k'tanah yoredet
uve'esh kalaniot lohet hagai.

Et haprachim litz'ror hi telaket lah
uvash'vilim hamitkasim batal
el Ima hi nech'pezet vekoret lah:
habiti mah heveti lach basal!

Kalaniot, kalaniot
kalaniot adam'damot adamoniot
Kalaniot, kalaniot
kalaniot metulalot cheinaniot.

Shki'ot bahar tiv'arnah vetid'achnah
aval kalaniot tamid tif'rachnah.
Sufot larov tehom'nah vetis'arnah
ach kalaniot tamid tiv'arnah.

Kalaniot...

Shanim ovrot, shuv hashki'ah yokedet.
Hana'arah gadlah, y'fatah bli dai.
Hi el hagai im bechir libah yoredet
veshuv kalaniot por'chot bagai.

Moshit eleiha bachir-libah yadaim
ve'hi tzocheket ut'lulah mital
elav locheshet bein haneshikotaim:
Hebet na mah asafti po basal!

Shvu'ot ha'ahavah hoi tish'kachnah,
aval tamid kalaniot tif'rachnah.
Ki hashvu'ot kalot k'mo ashan hen,
ach hakalaniot tamid otan hen.

Shanim avru, shki'ah bahar yokedet.
Hana'arah kvar savta, yedidai.
Hineh kvar nichdatah lagan yoredet
veshuv kalaniot porchot bagai.

Uch'shekoret hana'arah eleiha:
"habiti savta mah heveti lach,"
mitz'chok vedim'a zoharot eineiha
ve'hi zocheret shir mizmor nish'kach...

Ken, hadorot ba'im cholfim bli gemer
ach lechol dor yesh kalanit bezemer.
Ashrei ha'ish im bein sufot vara'am
parchah hakalanit lo, lu rak pa'am.