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שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת בְּשׁוּב קְהִילָתֵנוּ אֶת שִׁיבַת גָלָאר הָיִינוּ כְּחֹלְמִים
אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ פּוֹקִדוֹרֵנוּ רִנָּה
אָז יֹאמְרוּ בַפּוֹקִימוֹנִים הִגְדִּיל הַקְהִילוֹת לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם אֵלֶּה
הִגְדִּיל יָדֵינוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּנוּ הָיִינוּ שְׂמֵחִים
שׁוּבָה יָדֵינוּ אֶת פּוֹקִימוֹנֵינוּ כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּמִדבָּר קָלוֹס
הַמַעֲלִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יוֹרִידוּ
הָלוֹךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבָכֹה נֹשֵׂא נֶשֶׁךְ בֵּית פּוֹקִימוֹן בֹּא יָבֹא בְרִנָּה נֹשֵׂא פּוֹקִימוֹנָיו
A Song of Ascents: When our communities returned the captives of Galar – we were like dreamers.
Then laughter will fill our mouths, and our Pokéballs with joyous song.
Then it will be said amongst the Pokémon– “glorified were the communities to do this”.
Glorified were our hands to do this together, now we were happy.
Our hands are returning our Pokémon, like streams running through the Kalosian desert.
They who uploaded in tears will download in joyous song.
They who walked with leaden steps, crying – bearing the biting usury of Pokémon Home (alt. the institution of Pokémon, the Pokémon Company), they will most certainly return in joyous song, bearing their Pokémon.