שיר לשלום
Yankale Rotblit / יענקל'ה רוטבליטINGLESE / ENGLISH [5] | |
SONG OF SHALOM | THE SONG OF PEACE |
Let the sun rise in the east, and light the morning sky The finest prayers will not revive the ones who had to die. | Let the sun rise up today, Oh let the morning dawn, All your prayers and all your please Won't give us life again. |
And those whose flames have been put out, lie buried in the earth, Bitter wails won't wake them up, cannot give them rebirth. | Now our candle's flickered out, Now we're turned to dust, Bitter tears won't bring us back, Or wake us from our rest. |
No one can restore us now, return us from the grave. And here there is no use for songs of victory and praises for the brave. | You can never bring us back. In the dark we lie. No help for us from All the songs of triumph you sing, And the hymns of victory! |
Chorus: So go and sing a song of Shalom - don't whisper timid prayers. Go out and shout a song of Shalom - so everyone can hear. | Just sing for peace, just shout it – shalom, Don't murmur like a prayer, Just sing to peace, just sing it aloud Let voices ring out here! |
Let the sunshine weave its way through rainbow blooms of flowers. Don't look back towards the past - the dead no longer ours. | Let the sunshine filter in Through the flowering wreaths, Move ahead and don't look back At those who lie beneath. |
Lift your eyes with hope of life, not sighting through a gun. Sing a song of love and joy and not of battles won. | Raise your eyes in hope once more, Don't gaze through rifle sights. Sing a song to peace and love, And not to war and fights. |
Don't just say "A day will come"; go out and bring that day! It's not a dream. In all the city streets and squares, sing "Peace is on its way!" | Don't just say – the day is night, Help to bring it near. This is no dream now, And in all the city streets Just sing it loud and clear |
Chorus | Just sing for peace, just shout it – shalom, Don't murmur like a prayer, Just sing to peace, just sing it aloud Let voices ring out here! |