Kshe'ani mesaper lo alecha
einav hak'chulot nip'kachot lir'vachah
be'einaim shel yeled ben shesh,
hamatzav hativ'i she'atah kvaer eincha.
Ki ben shesh hu yode'a et kol hasipur
al hara'ash...hasheket...ha'esh...
al halailah she'ba...uvachosech atah...
et hajeep...hasadot...hamukash...
Aba saper li al dedi achshav
vetikra li et kol hakatuv,
saper al hayeled hazeh hashovav
ach shinah et hasof ha'atzuv.
Hu ohev bimeyuchad et sipuer hamitah
ech hayita tinok vetzarchan
ech nafalta mimenah le'lo chav'tah
tinok im goral shel tzanchan.
Hu yode'a et kol hab'dichot be'al peh
hu tzochek od lifnei hasipur
ech hayita yaldon ben shalosh,
lo yoter
vesheyavashta et kol hadibur.
Aba saper ...
Hu yode'a alecha hamon sipurim
ech hayita roked vegam shar
ech ahavta me'od letayel beharim
hu ko'es kshe'omrim "zeh nigmar."
Aval, yeled sheli, yesh lo sof lasipur
uleshave na'amod mechakim
hatovim lo nitz'chu,
hamis'chak lo gamur
hadapim haba'im hem rekim.
Aba saper...