Ken ken ken Israel hi superman
mi ze chai et hachaim shealehem ata cholem
mi mishtane? Ele shetzachaku karu li shone
haiom hem choshvim shehem chaverim (ani lo one)
az shuv ani shoel ma hishtana barechov
maaritzim hachi krovim melachelchim
lo mevinim shehaiom iesh harbe leehov
hofaot ioter gdolot ioter kashe lihiot karov
ani adain haechad sheshalach lecha et haiad
oto echad sheisvir lecha sheata lo levad
ata iachol veiesh tikva sim naalaim
sherak beiachad kekbutza nisrod baesh ubamaim
ata hergashta, hitamanta, hishtaparta, kavashta,
hainu iachad kshehakol kara baiom shnitzchat
az tachshov mi hishtana vemi mesachek ota snov
mi noten ta'lev umi mekabel ta'lev meharechov
anashim chaim chaim kashim moshchim bashinaim
lo maaminim lekol sipur shehem shomim baoznaim
lo tipshim mfargenim veshofchim ahava
iad rochetzet iad velachen ani noten et hanshama
bechazara meiatzeg leshnia lo doeg
mitmogeg mehakahal bahofaot sh'shoeg
kol mila vemila ki ani amiti
achshav tachzor lehatchala tachshuv shuv im ata iti?
Ten koach ki ein li menoach
lisfor et haalbun velisloach
ten koach ligdol velizroach
azva sheatenu lifroach
ten koach et hadelet liftoach
lirot et hakol velishmoach
ten koach livchor lo livroach
latzet larechov velitzroach
Lifamin tzarich iamim raim shemaftim kmo kesem
einaim meleut dmaot kmo geshem beetzem
tachshuv rishonit shel t'mimut mitnapetzet
hatzalaim* shel achzava koevet hi zo shegoremet
laet lavo laiad veladio lehishafech al daf laban
sherak holech vemitlachlech, vemithapech vemitmashech
vekach beetzem notzeret ietzira shemedaveret rak emet mehalev
ech shetatchil lardof et hakesef hu iatchil mimcha livroach
'ta tirtze lefol besechel hem irtzu bekoach
tavin ze o sheata gaon o sh'ein leacha moach
lochesh beozen shel olam shelo mafsik litzroach
va meeretz ba hatzedek met vehaemet iveret
chuk iabesh lashon ivrit doveret
chadasha o mekulkelet haikar shehi overet
bagova haeinaim velaam sheli choderet.
Ten koach ki ein li menoach…
Az ad shekol haoznaim itchilu lishmoa
kol hapiut itchilu ledaver ani
ioshev vekotev leor ner voer
tzoed bein hatipot mitvolel baarafel
zehirut iemina smola mistakel
gorer et hatafel. Atid hove avar
ani nishar reva gmar, chatzi gmar, gmar haikar
meushar masig et hahisegim sheli bechayai
amiti leatzmi vezain al ma sheomrim
Ten koach ki ein li menoach…
