Im Takshiv LaGalim
Im takshiv la-galim be’einayim atsumot
Tegale et tslilei bereshit
Et golshot bein tslalim haruchot hakdumot
Behemiya atika charishit

Im takshiv la-galim al chofei agam Noga
Bein arba’im be’tzeva shani
Od tishma eich nog’im raki’im ze baze
Mini az, min hayom hasheni

Im takshiv la-galim bishki’a aduma
Tegale az be’ofen ishi
Et yaveshet ha’alim sheba’eshel home
Mini az, min hayom hashlishi

Im takshiv la-galim mul hasahar hakesef
Al hayam habohek ke’ra’i
Od tishma kochavim rochatzim bein kanei suf
Mini az, min hayom harevi’i

Im takshiv la-galim sheme’ever lazman
Od tishma chuchit v’shir
Ve’tziutz gozalim hakor’im le’imam
Mini az, min hayom hachamishi

Im takshiv la-galim hachozrim al atsmam
Ve’eleicha belat nigashim
Od tishma eich bore Elohim bnei adam
Mini az, min hayom hashishi

Im takshiv la-galim be’einayim atsumot
Tegale et hasod hapla’i
Hitmaker latslilim, latikva, lachalomot
Mini az, min hayom hashvi’i

If You Listen to the Waves
If you listen to the waves with your eyes closed,
You will discover the sounds of Genesis—
As, sliding through shadows, the ancient winds
Murmur in an old, hushed roar.

If you listen to the waves on the shores of Lake Nogah,
At twilight, in crimson hues,
You will still hear the skies touching one another—
From then, from the second day.

If you listen to the waves in a red sunset,
You will discover, personally,
The continent of leaves in the rustling tamarisk—
From then, from the third day.

If you listen to the waves before the silver crescent,
Over the sea that gleams like a mirror,
You will still hear stars bathing among reeds—
From then, from the fourth day.

If you listen to the waves beyond time,
You will still hear a finch and a song,
And the chirping of nestlings calling for their mother—
From then, from the fifth day.

If you listen to the waves repeating themselves
And softly approaching you,
You will still hear how God creates human beings—
From then, from the sixth day.

If you listen to the waves with your eyes closed,
You will discover the wondrous secret:
Give yourself to the sounds, to hope, to dreams—
From then, from the seventh day.