| הֲתִשְׁמַע קוֹלִי, רְחוֹקִי שֶׁלִּי,
| Hear my voice, far away from mine,
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| הֲתִשְׁמַע קוֹלִי, בַּאֲשֶׁר הִנְּךָ –
| Hear my voice, as far as you are concerned -
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| קוֹל קוֹרֵא בְּעֹז, קוֹל בּוֹכֶה בִּדְמִי
| A voice calls to a goat, a voice weeps in my blood
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| וּמֵעַל לַזְּמַן מְצַוֶּה בְּרָכָה?
| And above all time a blessing is commanded?
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| תֵּבֵל זוֹ רַבָּה וּדְרָכִים בָּה רָב.
| This world is great and there are many ways in it.
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| נִפְגָּשׁוֹת לְדַק, נִפְרָדוֹת לָעַד.
| Meet Hadak, say goodbye forever.
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| מְבַקֵּשׁ אָדָם, אַךְ כּוֹשְׁלוֹת רַגְלָיו,
| Seeks a man, but his feet fail,
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| לֹא יוּכַל לִמְצֹא אֶת אֲשֶׁר אָבַד.
| He will not be able to find what he has lost.
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| אַחֲרוֹן יָמַי כְּבָר קָרוֹב אוּלַי,
| The last days of my days are near,
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| כְּבָר קָרוֹב הַיּוֹם שֶׁל דִּמְעוֹת פְּרִידָה,
| It's close to the day of parting tears,
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| אֲחַכֶּה לְךָ עַד יִכְבּוּ חַיַּי,
| I will wait for you until my life is extinguished,
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| כְּחַכּוֹת רָחֵל לְדוֹדָהּ | Like Rachel's aunts to her aunt |