Eini yodei'a im ani hayiti melech
Aval vadai she'at hayit nesichati.
Uch'shesichaknu beh-"nidmeh li"
veh-"nidmeh lach"
Ani natati lach et keter malchuti.
Ve'at chavasht al tzamotayich et haketer
Ve'anochi hirkavti akordyon al gav.
Uvein yemei hachagigot
lisdot haketel
Hayiti shar lach beminim uve'ugav...
Chorus:
Shimri li al hamangina,
asher hayta shelanu.
Zichri ota, yalda k'tana,
bechol asher telchi.
Ve'et ha'akordyon, biti,
asher liva otanu
Ani mash'ir lach matana,
bederech hamlachim.
Lema'anech libi hiksheiti kevazelet.
Lema'anech pirnasti et kalvei har'chov.
Lema'anech hikiti et roshi basela
Velo chadalti af lerega le'ehov.
Uvaleilot kesheyashant al kar hameshi
Ani kibiti et ha'or bachadarim.
Vechaf yadi hayta noga'at umegasheshet
Ba'akordyon asher bacha et hashirim.
Shimri li al hamangina.....
Halo tamid hayit li kevavat ha'ayin
Kemo yom aviv hamitmashech kawl hashana.
Lachen rak lach ani yatzarti yesh mei'ayin
Keshemacharti kutanti ha'achrona.
Achshav gam at yoda'at she'eineni melech.
Ve'ein li bayit misheli ve'ein pina.
Kol ma sheyesh li hem aviv upat bemelach
Ve'akordyon yashan uvo hamangina
Shimri li al hamangina.....
