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yachef hikafti chomoteycha
Barefoot I circled your walls
beefer veafar roshi.
With ash and dust upon my head.
ki letzion kol asirayich
For to Zion all your captives
baim linshom avir chofshi
Come to breathe the free air
hayiti mayan yavesh
I had been a dried-up spring
sufa verucha, yam veesh
A storm and wind, sea and fire
uvati al kanfey malach
And I came on the wings of an angel
lichyot solecha venislach. beyachad banu bisharayich
To live, forgiving and forgiven. Together we came through your gates
et hazericha nitzit beor haner,
We kindled the sunrise by the light of a candle,
veyaale yom chag al kol shirayich
And a day of celebration will rise over all your songs
veal harim (yinvu) ragley hamevaser. halachti baderachim beli bayit
And upon the mountains, how beautiful are the feet of the herald. I walked the roads without a home
limtzo parur min haberacha.
To find a crumb of blessing.
uvati el shaked vezayit
And I came to the almond tree and the olive
uvati el hamenucha.
And I came to rest.
chupa shel techelet al chayey
A canopy of blue above my life
vetal shamayim dak kechut
And dew from the heavens, thin as a thread
hine heviu tefelotay
Behold, my prayers have brought
et hazahav vehamalchut. beyachad banu bisharayich. betzimoni haya li sela
The gold and the kingdom. Together we came through your gates. In my thirst you were my rock
beer umayim kabirim
A well and mighty waters
uvvoi eyrom ashiv lecha
And in coming to you bare, I will return
et kol chasdey haneurim
All the kindness of my youth
ashiv chalav umetek devash
I will return milk and the sweetness of honey
umayim el hatehomot
And water to the depths
uvasade shelo necherash
And in a field that was never plowed
ezra et kol hachalomot. beyachad banu bisharayich. uvashaot yafot shel chesed
I will sow all the dreams. Together we came through your gates. And in the beautiful hours of grace
min haavak titzamach tikva
From the dust, hope will bloom
uvichvisa al hamirpeset
And in the laundry on the balcony
tarutz harucha beshalva
The wind will run peacefully
hayita li regev shel afar
You were to me a clod of earth
achshav at yaar bedami
Now you are a forest in my blood
uvrit hamelach lo tofer
And the covenant of salt will not be broken
vetov yihye levat ami. beyachad banu bisharayich.
And it will be good for the daughter of my people. Together we came through your gates.