Al rosh habrosh shebechatzer
simcha vahamulah,
sham kol hatziporim ba'ir
hekimu mak'helah.

Ha'efronit hasolanit
nik'tah et hagaron,
shilvah kanaf, zak'fah makor
vegam patz'chah beron.

Tzif tzif, sh'rik sh'rak
bul bul bul bul bil bal
lah lah lah
vechol mi shesham'a amar
vechol mi sheyishma yomar
ach eizo mak'helah.

Pit'om hif'sik et hashirah
pashosh echad za'ir,
im ein milim ve'ein tavim
hu lo muchan lashir.

"Anachnu lo rotzim milim,"
rag'zu habul'bulim,
"anachnu, gam lelo milim,
nora mit'balbelim"

Tzif tzif...

Has'nuniyot kat'vu tavim
al chut ve'al g'derot,
tuki echad limed otan
milim nehedarot.

Alfei d'rorim ve'efronim
par'tzu miyad beshir,
umikolot habul'bulim
hit'balbelah ha'ir.

Tzif tzif...

"Oi dai kvar, dai lachem lashir,"
tza'ak pit'om habrosh,
"lechu lishon, kvar me'uchar
ko'ev li kvar harosh"

Ha'opereta hayafah
lo ba'ah ad/el sofah -
machar yetzaf'tzefu kontzert
al etz hatzaf'tzefah.

Tzif tzif...