Import my playlist back to itunes

Hi, I deleted my itunes library and my good songs are in a playlist on my iPhone 4.
Now I want to add new playlist from itunes to my iphone, but I don't want to alter any of my previous playlists (which are on my iphone).
I'm afraid if I import the new playlist, it's gonna reset my iPod.app library.
Is there a way to import my playlist back to itunes?

I found an application called "Tuneaid" and it has imported my files over. so my question is solved.
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Hello Burn16
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