Leil Chanayah

Leil chanayah, bekol dvarim, bis'chok, begedef

behamulat melachot hu kam, hineh hino

k'mo pnei ir niv'net

panav shel s'deh haketel

behitpares hamachaneh asher dino

lihyot shofech dam ha'adam umagino.

Leil chanayah, leil zemer, leil sh'chakim raku'a

leil rov m'lachot chof'zot, leil ed min had'vadim

leil shemosech et kishufah shel re'ut ru'ach

bevinyanah shel mam'lachah, leil nedudim

nitzav parus al hayachid vehag'dudim.

Mitoch ashmoret rishonah, bein chof vagev'a

hayah nish'kaf pit'om mar'eh hamilchamah

k'mo havai tzo'en, chavui yated vachevel

bo cherutam shel masa'ot vecherumam

bo hakelim vehachukot be'eirumam.

Leil chanayah, leil zemer...

Bo melitzat sismot hazman, asher lo parak

shirah tz'rufah ben ya'asok, chalilah lo

verak hazemer hanafutz, she'lo davar erech

ve'lo shayechet chemdah hu, yish'an bemilu

tzavachat tziv'av hacharifim al chalilo.

Al ahavah hu medaber (bah hu pote'ach)

ve'al chovah vek'rav ve'ol, hakol bechol

ein hu omer et zot bechol dakuyoteiha

shel hashirah, aval omer bekol gadol

bli morcha lev uvli chashash mipnei hazol.

Leil chanayah, leil zemer...

Et milchamah gam tzelem hadvarim ha'eleh

hayah tzalmah lekol zimrat pizmon to'ah

od yim'shechu hamah k'mo nimah michelek

nafsho shel dor, gam besadeh zro'ah

liz'kor, lo rak lera, yemei ra'ah.

Gam zeh neshalev bamilchamah kol zeh gam yachad

k'mo avachat aviv nim'sach

be'am mileil umish'charim.

Kol zeh mitel umig'dot nachal yihyeh

oleh biye'af vesham nikta bilel

shel ish zonek ve'ish yoreh ve'ish nofel,

shel ish zonek ve'ish yoreh ve'ish nofel...