הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ, הַנָּצוֹחוֹת נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ, אֵיזֶה זֶה, זֶה משֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות יב, א): וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל משֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר. עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ, הִגִּיעַ זְמַנָּן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהִגָּאֵל, הִגִּיעַ זְמַנָּהּ שֶׁל עָרְלָה שֶׁתִּזָּמֵר. הִגִּיעַ זְמַן שֶׁל מִצְרַיִם שֶׁיִּזָּמְרוּ. הִגִּיעַ זְמַן עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים שֶׁלָּהֶן שֶׁתֵּעָקֵר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות יב, יב): וּבְכָל אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם אֶעֱשֶׂה שְׁפָטִים, הִגִּיעַ זְמַן שֶׁל יָם שֶׁיִּבָּקְעוּ מֵימָיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות יד, כא): וַיִּבָּקְעוּ הַמָּיִם. הִגִּיע זְמַן שֶׁל שִׁירָה, שֶׁתֵּאָמֵר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות טו, א): אָז יָשִׁיר משֶׁה, רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא אָמַר הִגִּיעַ זְמַן שֶׁתַּעֲשׂוּ זְמִירוֹת לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות טו, כ): עֳזִי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ, זְמִירוֹת יָהּ. אָמַר רַבִּי בִּיבֵי (תהלים קיט, נד): זְמִרוֹת הָיוּ לִי חֻקֶּיךָ. וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן קוֹל תַּיָּיר טָב נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ, זֶה משֶׁה, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאָמַר (שמות יא, ד): וַיֹּאמֶר משֶׁה כֹּה אָמַר ה' כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה.
“The blossoms have appeared in the land, the time of the nightingale has arrived, and the sound of the turtledove is heard in our land” (Song of Songs 2:12). “The blossoms [hanitzanim] have appeared in the land,” the administrators [hanatzoḥot] have appeared in the land; these are Moses and Aaron, as it is stated: “The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying” (Exodus 12:1). “The time of the nightingale [hazamir] has arrived,” the time for Israel to be redeemed has arrived, the time for the foreskin to be cut off [shetizamer] has arrived, the time for Egypt to be cut off has arrived, the time for their idol worship to be uprooted has arrived, as it is stated: “And I will administer punishments against all the gods of Egypt” (Exodus 12:12). The time for the sea to have its water split has arrived, as it is stated: “The water split” (Exodus 14:21). The time for song has arrived, as it is stated: “Then Moses…sang” (Exodus 15:1). Rabbi Tanḥuma said: The time to compose paeans to the Holy One blessed be He has arrived, as it is stated: “The Lord is my strength and my song [vezimrat ya]” (Exodus 15:2); paeans to the Lord [zemirot ya]. Rabbi Beivai said: “Your statutes were paeans to me” (Psalms 119:54). ”The sound of the turtledove [hator] is heard in our land,” Rabbi Yoḥanan said: The voice of a good explorer [tayar] was heard in our land; this is Moses, at the time that he said: “Moses said: So said the Lord: At about midnight” (Exodus 11:4).