Yihyeh Tov

Ani mabit mehachalon
vezeh oseh li dei atzuv,
ha'aviv chalaf avar lo
mi yode'a im yashuv
haleitzan hayah lemelech
hanavi nihyah leitzan
veshachachti et haderech
aval ani od kan

Veyihyeh tov
yihyeh tov, ken
lif'amim ani nishbar
az halailah
ho halailah
itach ani nish'ar

Yeladim lov'shim k'nafaim
ve'afim el hatzava
ve'acharei sh'nataim
hem chozrim lelo t'shuvah
anashim chayim bemetach
mechapsim sibah lin'shom
uvein sin'ah leretzach
medabrim al hashalom

Veyihyeh tov...

(Ken) sham lemalah bashamaim
ananim lom'dim la'uf
va'ani mabit lemalah
vero'eh matos chatuf
memshalah shel generalim
mechaleket et hanof
leshelahem veleshelanu
ve'lo ro'im/matai nir'eh et hasof

Od nil'mad lichyot beyachad
bein churshot atzei zeitim
yeladim yich'yu bli pachad
bli g'vulot, bli mik'latim
al kvarim yifrach ha'esev
leshalom ve'ahava
me'ah shanim shel cherev
ve'od lo avdah hatikvah

Veyihyeh tov...

Ani mabit mehachalon
ulai yagi'a/ulai magi'a, ken magi'a,
yom chadash

Hineh ba nasi mitzraim
eich samachti likrato
pyramidot ba'einaim
veshalom bemik'tarto
ve'amarnu bo nash'limah
venichyeh k'mo achim
ve'az hu amar kadimah,
rak tetz'u mehash'tachim.