Hated'u et hatzrif hara'u'ah Hanitzav al hachof ko boded? Hated'u, chevraya, l'saper, biglal mah? Ko azuv v'atzuv hu omed? Zeh shanim lo darkah bo kaf regel, Rak sh'chafim mitkansim bis'arah; Ach omrim ki mizman, batzrifon hakatan Gar malach v'ito na'arah. Heim chayu b'simcha u'v'osher, Hayarei'ach hei'ir et leilam, V'hashemesh zarach al yaldah u'malach - Ad asher shuv karah lo hayam. Hu amar: Ha'ali ner kol erev V'hatzivi oto bachalon, V'haya ki echzor v'er'eh et ha'or V'edah: At batzrif hakatan! Hu hiflig basfinah el ha'ofek M'chakah na'arah ad ein ketz; Uvatzrif haboded, et ha'erev yored, Ner katan bachalon menatz'netz. Kach avru hashanim b'tochelet, Ad b'lailah gashum veso'er Nird'mah hayaldah, v'haner l'yadah - V'haru'ach kibah et haner! Bo balailah sfinah mitkarevet V'aleha nitzav hamalach: Ach lashav hu mashkif, Ki ein or sham batzrif' Hu chazar el hayam v'halach. Yeish omrim, hu matzah lo acheret, Yeish omrim, bam'tzulot hu tavah; Hayaldah al hachof od chiktah ulvasof Da'achah kmo haner shekava. Ume'az reik hatzrif hara'u'ah, Rak sh'chafim bo tzorchim b'yagon; Ach b'leil s'arah, et haru'ach karah, Or shel ner m'havhev bachalon...