Kibalnu bematanah,
olam yafeh olam nifla
bo hakol varod,
hakol yarok, hakol shofe'a bivrachah.
Haneharot veha'agamim,
min haprichot vehatz'va'im,
min hadatot vehat'kasim,
veha'emunot al Elohim.
Anachnu harasnu mah shebaninu,
hishpanu al heres she'lo ratzinu,
garamnu layekum lidmo'a velisbol.
Anachnu kavashnu vegam machinu,
sinat chinam balev pit'om gilinu,
garmah lechol haro'a ligvoha veligdol.

Lamah? Veshuv sho'el lamah?
Ad kamah yuchal ha'olam otanu lisbol?
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Ima adamah, od ko'evet,
od bochah la,
ech habnei adam,
shofchim lah et damah.
Hageshem ham'vorach nihyah shachor,
veha'ozon kvar lo yachol yoter lishmor,
od ima atzuvah, od yeled bim'tzukah,
od makah ve'od makah.
Makah belibeinu,
ve'olameinu holech vedo'ech.
Anachnu poh chotmim olam,
shel pigu'im vesevel am,
shel teref vechayot ra'ot baderech.

Lamah? Veshuv sho'el lamah?
Ad kamah yuchal ha'olam otanu lisbol?
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Ta'atzru et harakevet rotzeh laredet,
lakum veleshanot lo lir'ot velashevet,
lesovev et hagalgal le'achor,
lehabit al ha'olam shenivra bamakor,
lekabel achraiut lilmod meta'ut,
letaken et hamatzav bimkom shenamut,
lishmor al sh'fiut ve'echut,
la'atzor et hachalom milahafoch lesiut.
Zeh, beyadaim shelanu,
kadimah rainu,
sham'anu, herachnu,
halev sheli ko'ev,
ki ani yode'a shemi
shemevi et zeh aleinu zeh anachnu
lefachot ani modeh verotzeh leshanot,
mishtamesh bekochi t'anose leha'alot,
lekahal shebabait yoshev al sapot,
sheyitze mehashigra
veyish'al she'elot k'mo - lamah?
dag bareshet,
zefet bamaim, lamah?
Kvishim sh'chorim,
piyach bashamaim - lamah?
Plastikim hechlifu prachim - lamah?
Atzavim merov ashan,
kvar lo ro'im kochavim - lamah?
Etz nafal vehafach leniyar.
Ya'ar ad shegulach venish'ar be'avar - lamah?
Esh, geshem, sheleg,
keshet be'anan,
kol hatzev'a vehatev'a
hakol ne'elam - lamah?

Lamah? Veshuv sho'el lamah?
Ad kamah yuchal ha'olam otanu lisbol?
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