(Chant)
Im nin'alu

daltei n'divim

daltei n'divim
Daltei marom

lo nin'alu

(7x)

Staring up into the heavens
In this hell that binds your hands
Will you sacrifice your comfort
Make your way in a foreign land

Wrestle with your darkness
Angels call your name
Can you hear what they are saying
Will you ever be the same

Chorus:
Mmmmmm
Im nin'alu, Im nin'alu
Mmmmmm
Im nin'alu, Im nin'alu

Remember, remember, never forget
All of your life has all been a test
You will find the gate that's open
Even though your spirit's broken

Open up my heart
And cause my lips to speak
Bring the heaven and the stars
Down to Earth for me

(Chant)
Im nin'alu
daltei n'divim

(chorus 2x)

(Chant)
El chai

El Chai, mareimawm al kawruvim

Kulawm b'rucho ya'alu

Wrestle with your darkness
Angels call your name
Can you hear what they are saying
Will you ever be the same

(chorus 2x)

(Chant)
El chai

El Chai, mareimawm al kawruvim

(Spoken)
The generous truly know
What will be given
Even if it does stop, you know
The gates of heaven are always open
And there's this God in the sky and the angels
How they sit, you know, in front of the light
And that's what it's about

Es gibt verschiedene Übersetzungen für den hebräischen Teil, da sich selbst die Gelehrten über die wahre Bedeutung des über 1000 Jahre alten Textes streiten. Hier einige Übersetzungen zur Auswahl, zuerst die, die Madonna selbst angibt:

If all of the doors of all of the generous peoples' homes are closed to you, the gates of heaven will always be open.

If the doors of the generous are closed, the doors of the Heights are not closed. The Living God reigns over the cherubs. In his spirit, all will rise.

If there be no mercy left in the world, the doors of heaven will never be barred. The Creator reigns supreme, and is higher than the angels. All, in His spirit, will rise.