לפני שאהבה תיפול [Lifnei she Ahava tipol] [Transliteration]

basof yod'im, basof mevinim harbe

bashamayim od mechakim rak she'lo narpe

rak she'nitchazek yachad ve'notzi ba'peh

rak ma she'oseh tov

rak ma she'yafe

im hayinu po rak shneiyim ma haya kore

mi haya nichna? mi machzik? mi haya yore?

ma im ktsat norid lachats?

ma im nitnake? pitom

ulai zeh zman lish'ol

ech otsrim et zeh achshav?

lifnei she'zeh gadol

lifnei she'ahava tipol

lama mevinim tamid rak she'nisraf hakol?

ulai zeh zman lish'ol

ech otsrim et zeh achshav?

lifnei she'zeh gadol midei

lifnei she'ahava tipol

lifnei she'ahava tipol

basof zochrim rak ma she'ha-lev boche

bentayim od menasim

rak lehizaher

rak lo legalot pachad

she'lo yit'orer im yikach lanu od

ma kvar yisha'er?

ve'im rak yagia osher ma kvar nesaper

she'chikinu lo avudim bemakom acher

lama lo hikdim ktsat?

ve'lama ein kochot hayom?

ulai zeh zman lish'ol

ech otsrim et zeh achshav?

lifnei she'zeh gadol

oy lifnei she'ahava tipol

lama mevinim tamid rak she'nisraf hakol?

ulai zeh zman lish'ol

ech otsrim et zeh achshav?

lifnei she'zeh gadol midei

lifnei she'ahava tipol

lifnei she'ahava tipol

• Artist:Nathan Goshen