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How shall we sing Shir Hashem in an admat nekhar (foreign land).

If I forget thee, O Yerushalayim, let my yamin (right hand) forget [i.e., have paralysis].

If I do not remember thee, let my leshon cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Yerushalayim above my rosh simchah (chief joy).

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How can we sing the songs of the Lord(A)
    while in a foreign land?
If I forget you,(B) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof(C) of my mouth
    if I do not remember(D) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(E)
    my highest joy.

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