Eishet Chayil

Jewish Folk Song (based on Mayer Davis version)

Lyrics

ei- shes cha- yil mi yim- tzo̞, v'- ro̞- chok mi- p'- ni- nim mich- ro̞h.
bo̞- tach bo̞h leiv ba- lo̞h, v'- sho̞- lo̞l lo yech- so̞r.
g'- mo̞- las- hu tov v'- lo ro̞, kol y'- mei cha- yei- ho̞.
do̞- r'- sho̞ tze- mer u- fish- tim, va- ta- as b'- chei- fetz ka- pei- ho̞.
ho̞- y'- so̞ ko̞- o̞- ni- yos so- cheir, mi- mer- cho̞k to̞- vi lach- mo̞h.
va- to̞- ko̞m b'- od la- y'- lo̞, va- ti- tein te- ref l'- vei- so̞h v'- chok l'- na- a- ro- sei- ho̞.
zo̞- m'- mo̞ so̞- de va- ti- ko̞- chei- hu, mi- p'- ri cha- pei- ho̞ no̞- t'- o̞ ko̞- rem.
cho̞- g'- ro̞ v'- oz mo̞- s'- nei- ho̞, va- t'- a- meitz z'- ro- o- sei- ho̞.
to̞- a- mo̞ ki tov sach- ro̞h, lo yich- be va- lei- lo̞ nei- ro̞h.
yo̞- dei- ho̞ shi- l'- cho̞ va- ki- shor, v'- cha- pei- ho̞ to̞- m'- chu fo̞- lech.
ka- po̞h po̞- r'- sho̞o le- o̞- ni, v'- yo̞- dei- ho̞ shi- l'- cho̞ lo̞- ev- yon.
lo si- ro̞ l'- vei- so̞h mi- sho̞- leg, ki cho̞l- bei- so̞h lo̞- vush sho̞- nim.
mar- va- dim o̞- s- so̞- lo̞h, sheish v'- ar- go̞- mo̞n l'- vu- sho̞h.
no- do̞ ba- sh'- o̞- rim ba- lo̞h, b'- shiv- to im zik- nei- o̞- retz.
so̞- din o̞- s- so̞ va- tim- kor, va- cha- gor no̞- s'- no̞ la- k'- na- a- ni.
oz v'- ho̞- do̞r l'- vu- sho̞h, va- ti- s- chak l'- yom a- cha- ron.
pi- ho̞ po̞- s'- cho̞ v'- cho̞ch- mo̞, v'- so- ras che- sed al l'- sho- no̞h:
tzo- fi- yo̞ ha- li- chos bei- so̞h, v'- le- chem atz- lus lo so- cheil:
ko̞- mu vo̞- nei- ho̞ va- y'- a- sh'- ru- ho̞, ba- lo̞h vei- hal- lo̞h:
ra- bos bo̞- nos o̞- su cho̞- yil, v'- at o̞- lis al ku- lo̞- no̞:
she- ker ha- chein v'- he- vel ha- yo- fi, i- sho̞ yir- as a- do- no̞y hi sis- ha- lo̞l:
t'- nu lo̞h mi- p'- ri yo̞- dei- ho̞, vi- hal- lu- ho̞ va- sh'- o̞- rim ma- a- s- ho̞:

Ay-shes cha-yil mi yim-tzo, v’-ro-chōk mi-p’-ni-nim mich-roh.
Bo-tach boh layv ba--loh, v’-sho-lol lō yech-sor.
G’-mo-las-hu tōv v’-lō ro, kōl y’-may cha-yei-ho.
Do-r’-sho tze-mer u-fish-tim, va-ta--as b’-chay-fetz ka-pei-ho.
Ho-y’-so ko--o-ni-yōs sō-chayr, mi-mer-chok to-vi lach-moh.
Va-to-kom b’-ōd la-y’-lo, va-ti-tayn te-ref l’-vay-soh v’-chōk l’-na--a-rō-sei-ho.
Zo-m’-mo so-de va-ti-ko-chay-hu, mi-p’-ri cha-pei-ho no-t’-o ko-rem.
Cho-g’-ro v’-ōz mo-s’-nei-ho, va-t’-a-maytz z’-rō--ō-sei-ho.
To--a-mo ki tōv sach-roh, lō yich-be va-lay-lo nay-roh.
Yo-dei-ho shi-l’-cho va-ki-shōr, v’-cha-pei-ho to-m’-chu fo-lech.
Ka-poh po-r’-shoō le--o-ni, v’-yo-dei-ho shi-l’-cho lo--ev-yōn.
Lō si-ro l’-vay-soh mi-sho-leg, ki chol-bay-soh lo-vush sho-nim.
Mar-va-dim o-s-so-loh, shaysh v’-ar-go-mon l’-vu-shoh.
Nō-do ba-sh’-o-rim ba--loh, b’-shiv-tō im zik-nay-o-retz.
So-din o-s-so va-tim-kōr, va-cha-gōr no-s’-no la-k’-na--a-ni.
ōz v’-ho-dor l’-vu-shoh, va-ti-s-chak l’-yōm a-cha-rōn.
Pi-ho po-s’-cho v’-choch-mo, v’-sō-ras che-sed al l’-shō-noh:
tzō-fi-yo ha-li-chōs bay-soh, v’-le-chem atz-lus lō sō-chayl:
ko-mu vo-nei-ho va-y’-a-sh’-ru-ho, ba--loh vay-hal-loh:
ra-bōs bo-nōs o-su cho-yil, v’-at o-lis al ku-lo-no:
she-ker ha-chayn v’-he-vel ha-yō-fi, i-sho yir-as a-dō-noy hi sis-ha-lol:
t’-nu loh mi-p’-ri yo-dei-ho, vi-hal-lu-ho va-sh’-o-rim ma--a-s-ho: