שיר משמר [Shir mishmar] [Transliteration]

Shimri nafshech, kochech shimri, shimri nafshech

Shimri chaiyaich, binatech, shimri chaiyaich,

Mikir nofel, migag nidlak, mitsel chashech,

Me'even kela, misakin, mitsipornayim

Shimri nafshech min hasoref, min hachotech

Min hasamuch kemo afar u'chmo shamayim

Min hadomem, min ham[e]chakeh vehamoshech

Vehamemit kemey be'er ve'esh kirayim

Nafshech shimri u'vinatech se'ar roshech

Orech shimri, shimri nafshech, shimri chaiyaich.

Ze erev kaits lich'ora, ze lich'ora

Rak erev kaits tov, yadua veyashan,

Sheba lechessed u'lerachamim, lo lemora

Velo lerachash chashadot u'dvar asham,

Sheba im reiach tavshilim ve'im m[e]nora

Asher ta'ir ad im nanuach venishan.

Rak erev kaits cham vatov hu lich'ora,

Rak erev kaits cham sheba lo lemora.

Hine haruach yad sholachat u'vli rachash

Pit'om chalon le'at niftach bachashecha

Imri madua att tsocheket kemo pachad

Imri madua att kofet kemo simcha?

Imri madua ha'olam ko zar adayin

Ve'esh vamayim mabitim bo mikol tsad?

Imri madua bo mefarperim chaiyaich

Kemo tsipor mevohala betoch kaf yad?

Imri madua att ma'uf vera'ad rav

Kemo tsipor bacheder bechapsa eshnav?

Ze erev kaits lich'ora...

Shimri nafshech ha'aiyefa, shimri nafshech

Shimri chaiyaich, binatech, shimri chaiyaich,

Se'ar roshech, orech shimri, shimri yofyech,

Shimri libech hatov, amtsihu beyadayich.

• Artist:Chava Alberstein