Hey Mister
Megama
Moshe Yess & Sholom Levine
Hey Mister can you help me
Hey Mister do you know the way
I've only got my sleeping bag
This old bible someone threw away
I feel like I'm lost and all alone
Looking for a place to call my own
Happy people loving faces
Sittin' 'round their fire places
Wish I was there too
Wish I was there too
Hey mister can you help me
Hey mister do you know the way
I come from a troubled home
Got so bad I had to run away
I'm cold out here standing in the snow
Watching all the lucky ones who know
Happy people loving faces
Sittin' 'round their fire places
Wish I was there too
Wish I was there too..
Hey mister can you help me
Hey mister do you know the way
I'm looking for a synagogue
Someone who can show me how to pray
I feel like im going round and round
Looking for a thing I've never found
Happy people loving faces
Sittin' 'round their fire place
Wish I was there too
Wish I was there too
Monday, October 8, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Candles
Abie Rotenberg HASC A Time for Music #4
All it takes is one small candle
One small flickering shining candle
That is all it takes to penetrate the dark
All it takes is one soft word
One soft soothing gentle word
That is all it takes to mend a broken heart
Chorus:
When we/if we/let's all put our hearts and minds together
A thousand glowing candles burning bright
Then we/we'll become a force that can’t be measured
And together we/we'll (can) drive away the night
All it takes is one small tear o
One small glistening earnest tear
That is all takes to melt a heart of stone
All it takes is one bright smile
One sweet caring loving smile
That it is all it really takes to know you’re not alone
Chorus
(Bridge)
Let’s raise our voices in harmony
Someday soon we’ll all be free
If only we could all stand together
All we have is one small dream
One small glorious hopeful dream
That is all we’ve ever had to help to pull us through
All we ask for is one more miracle
One last long awaited miracle
That is all we need to make our dreams come true
Chorus
All it takes is one small candle
One small flickering shining candle
That is all it takes to penetrate the dark
All it takes is one soft word
One soft soothing gentle word
That is all it takes to mend a broken heart
Chorus:
When we/if we/let's all put our hearts and minds together
A thousand glowing candles burning bright
Then we/we'll become a force that can’t be measured
And together we/we'll (can) drive away the night
All it takes is one small tear o
One small glistening earnest tear
That is all takes to melt a heart of stone
All it takes is one bright smile
One sweet caring loving smile
That it is all it really takes to know you’re not alone
Chorus
(Bridge)
Let’s raise our voices in harmony
Someday soon we’ll all be free
If only we could all stand together
All we have is one small dream
One small glorious hopeful dream
That is all we’ve ever had to help to pull us through
All we ask for is one more miracle
One last long awaited miracle
That is all we need to make our dreams come true
Chorus
Monday, September 17, 2007
My Fellow Jew
Avraham Fried My Fellow Jew
G-d smiled in heaven but His joy was not complete
The angels were singing but their song had no wings
The world was freshly painted yet the sky was feeling blue
Something, something just wasn’t right
Then with you came a G-dly light
That made the world complete
You gave the world its heart
You gave the world its soul
Now G-d can call this place his home
For now there was you
My brother, my fellow Jew
Chorus:
So with all my heart and soul let me honor you
A gentle people with a faith of steel
You teach the world how to live and how to give and how to believe
If I could look into your heart I would see the face of G-d
You have weathered all the storms they’ve all come and gone
You are the unsung heroes of the world
And you were born of ancient days and you will go on and on
I’ve seen miracles before but the greatest of them all is you my fellow Jew
Who can count the teardrops that have fallen from your eyes
And who would dare to measure the pain that you have known
Yet here you are undaunted with a mission and a dream
You carry on when hope is gone
All that you live for will come true
And so when at times I’m feeling weak
It’s you who makes me strong
And when at times I cannot speak
You become my song
I know I can do the impossible
When I think of you, my brother, my fellow Jew
So with all my heart………..
G-d smiled in heaven but His joy was not complete
The angels were singing but their song had no wings
The world was freshly painted yet the sky was feeling blue
Something, something just wasn’t right
Then with you came a G-dly light
That made the world complete
You gave the world its heart
You gave the world its soul
Now G-d can call this place his home
For now there was you
My brother, my fellow Jew
Chorus:
So with all my heart and soul let me honor you
A gentle people with a faith of steel
You teach the world how to live and how to give and how to believe
If I could look into your heart I would see the face of G-d
You have weathered all the storms they’ve all come and gone
You are the unsung heroes of the world
And you were born of ancient days and you will go on and on
I’ve seen miracles before but the greatest of them all is you my fellow Jew
Who can count the teardrops that have fallen from your eyes
And who would dare to measure the pain that you have known
Yet here you are undaunted with a mission and a dream
You carry on when hope is gone
All that you live for will come true
And so when at times I’m feeling weak
It’s you who makes me strong
And when at times I cannot speak
You become my song
I know I can do the impossible
When I think of you, my brother, my fellow Jew
So with all my heart………..
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Forever One
Avraham Fried
Forever One
Composed by Yossi Green
Look inside through the heart of a Jew
Open up its many doors
And the soul that you'll see there inside
Is a reflection of yours
For each soul is a part of one whole
That joins us to each other
We are all part of one another
And we have always been one
We began as a nation to live
And believe with one heart
You and i we were all gathered there
As one we said we'll do and hear
We were born to belong together
And forever be one
Forever one we will go far
It's not I am but who we are
We need just to believe it
We need to try and feel it
And never are we alone
We have each other as our own
Nothing can divide us
For we are forever one
These are times when we might drift apart
And go our own separate ways
But the spark from above that we share
Is alive and ablaze
Soon Moshiach will gather each spark
And shine away the darkness
He will gather us all together
And we shall ever be one
Forever One
Composed by Yossi Green
Look inside through the heart of a Jew
Open up its many doors
And the soul that you'll see there inside
Is a reflection of yours
For each soul is a part of one whole
That joins us to each other
We are all part of one another
And we have always been one
We began as a nation to live
And believe with one heart
You and i we were all gathered there
As one we said we'll do and hear
We were born to belong together
And forever be one
Forever one we will go far
It's not I am but who we are
We need just to believe it
We need to try and feel it
And never are we alone
We have each other as our own
Nothing can divide us
For we are forever one
These are times when we might drift apart
And go our own separate ways
But the spark from above that we share
Is alive and ablaze
Soon Moshiach will gather each spark
And shine away the darkness
He will gather us all together
And we shall ever be one
Broken Hearts
Broken Hearts
8th Day, Brooklyn
Shmuel Marcus/Bentzy Marcus
He woke up on his last morning
Under a sky so blue
The battlefield stretches a mile
Cries echo through
From the shackles and the chains
He whispers his final song
He's talking to heaven when he cries
How long?! How long?!
Though the Leningrad search lights
May be far behind her
She's living with a secret
Buried deep inside her
She pictures her children
And she tries to stay strong
She's talking to heaven when she cries
How long? How long?!
How long?! How long?! Ad mosai, till when?!
When all the hearts are broken
How can You shatter a dream
When all the world is trembling
How can You shake anything
When all the songs have ended
Only Your song will sing better
You're the only who can put a broken heart back together
It happens every morning
Sometime around six
The sun it starts shining
Playing all those tricks
With a paintbrush in your hand
And the canvas on the wall
We're talking to heaven when we cry
How long?! How long?!
8th Day, Brooklyn
Shmuel Marcus/Bentzy Marcus
He woke up on his last morning
Under a sky so blue
The battlefield stretches a mile
Cries echo through
From the shackles and the chains
He whispers his final song
He's talking to heaven when he cries
How long?! How long?!
Though the Leningrad search lights
May be far behind her
She's living with a secret
Buried deep inside her
She pictures her children
And she tries to stay strong
She's talking to heaven when she cries
How long? How long?!
How long?! How long?! Ad mosai, till when?!
When all the hearts are broken
How can You shatter a dream
When all the world is trembling
How can You shake anything
When all the songs have ended
Only Your song will sing better
You're the only who can put a broken heart back together
It happens every morning
Sometime around six
The sun it starts shining
Playing all those tricks
With a paintbrush in your hand
And the canvas on the wall
We're talking to heaven when we cry
How long?! How long?!
Let's Change the World Today
Avraham Fried
Some people say the world has gone bad
Evil has stolen the day
Some people say to throw in the towel
I dont feel that way
'Cuz every good deed that you do
And every kind word that you say
has a away to change the world
Chorus:
There is so much we can do to make this world
a kinder better happier place
There is so much we can do to change the world
Let's change the world today
That day in September changed our lives
The darkest day by far
They broke our heart but woke up our soul
We'll show them who we are
'Cuz we are towers of light
And we have the power to do what is right
Let's illuminate the night
chorus
You don't need a reason or season my friend
You don't need fortune or fame
Go out of your way, make someone's day
Now that's the name of the game
'Cuz every kind deed that you do
And every kind word that you say
Has a way to change the world
chorus
So step up to the plate
And celebrate your freedom
The world is not a jungle
So dont bungle your chance
And if youre tired of the world as it lies
Remember that one good deed is better than a thousand sighs
Some people say the world has gone bad
Evil has stolen the day
Some people say to throw in the towel
I dont feel that way
'Cuz every good deed that you do
And every kind word that you say
has a away to change the world
Chorus:
There is so much we can do to make this world
a kinder better happier place
There is so much we can do to change the world
Let's change the world today
That day in September changed our lives
The darkest day by far
They broke our heart but woke up our soul
We'll show them who we are
'Cuz we are towers of light
And we have the power to do what is right
Let's illuminate the night
chorus
You don't need a reason or season my friend
You don't need fortune or fame
Go out of your way, make someone's day
Now that's the name of the game
'Cuz every kind deed that you do
And every kind word that you say
Has a way to change the world
chorus
So step up to the plate
And celebrate your freedom
The world is not a jungle
So dont bungle your chance
And if youre tired of the world as it lies
Remember that one good deed is better than a thousand sighs
Our Holy House
Our Holy House
Tzlil Vzemer Wake up Yidden
Our Holy House in ruins and flames,
Only one wall of it remains,
The wall that outlasted all the rest,
The Kosel Hamaarovi on the west.
Throughout the years every day
Thousands of Jews at the wall do pray,
Their tearful eyes to heaven gaze,
Hoping the rest will soon be raised.
Our symbol of courage, of faith and of hope,
Giving us strength with the Golus to cope,
Rousing our hopes that bimheirah t'will be,
The walls of the Mikdash Hashlishi.
(Throughout the years...)
Tzlil Vzemer Wake up Yidden
Our Holy House in ruins and flames,
Only one wall of it remains,
The wall that outlasted all the rest,
The Kosel Hamaarovi on the west.
Throughout the years every day
Thousands of Jews at the wall do pray,
Their tearful eyes to heaven gaze,
Hoping the rest will soon be raised.
Our symbol of courage, of faith and of hope,
Giving us strength with the Golus to cope,
Rousing our hopes that bimheirah t'will be,
The walls of the Mikdash Hashlishi.
(Throughout the years...)
My Zayde
Moshe Yess
Megama
My Zayde lived with us in my parents’ home,
He used to laugh, he put me on his knee.
He spoke about his life in Poland,
He spoke, but with a bitter memory.
He spoke about the soldiers who would beat him;
They laughed at him, they tore his long black coat.
And he spoke about a synagogue that they burned down,
And the crying that was heard beneath the smoke.
Chorus:
But Zayde made us laugh,
Zayde made us sing,
And Zayde made a kiddush Friday night;
And Zayde, oh, my Zayde,
How I loved him so,
And Zayde used to teach me wrong from right.
His eyes lit up when he would teach me Torah,
He taught me every line so carefully.
He spoke about our slavery in Egypt,
And how G-d took us out to make us free.
But winter went by,
Summer came along,
I went to camp to run and play.
And when I came back home,
They said, “Zayde’s gone,”
And all his books were packed and stored away.
I don’t know how or why it came to be,
It happened slowly over many years,
We just stopped being Jewish
like my Zayde was,
And no one cared enough to shed a tear.
Chorus
But many winters went by,
And many summers came along,
And now my children sit in front of me.
And who will be the Zayde of my children,
Who will be their Zayde, if not me?
Who will be the Zaydes of our children,
Who will be their Zaydes, if not we?
Megama
My Zayde lived with us in my parents’ home,
He used to laugh, he put me on his knee.
He spoke about his life in Poland,
He spoke, but with a bitter memory.
He spoke about the soldiers who would beat him;
They laughed at him, they tore his long black coat.
And he spoke about a synagogue that they burned down,
And the crying that was heard beneath the smoke.
Chorus:
But Zayde made us laugh,
Zayde made us sing,
And Zayde made a kiddush Friday night;
And Zayde, oh, my Zayde,
How I loved him so,
And Zayde used to teach me wrong from right.
His eyes lit up when he would teach me Torah,
He taught me every line so carefully.
He spoke about our slavery in Egypt,
And how G-d took us out to make us free.
But winter went by,
Summer came along,
I went to camp to run and play.
And when I came back home,
They said, “Zayde’s gone,”
And all his books were packed and stored away.
I don’t know how or why it came to be,
It happened slowly over many years,
We just stopped being Jewish
like my Zayde was,
And no one cared enough to shed a tear.
Chorus
But many winters went by,
And many summers came along,
And now my children sit in front of me.
And who will be the Zayde of my children,
Who will be their Zayde, if not me?
Who will be the Zaydes of our children,
Who will be their Zaydes, if not we?
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Take the Time
Recorded by Mordechai Ben David
Album: Father and Son's Biglal Avos
Listen and you’ll learn my son
for you the world has just begun
still before you know it
you may turn around see that life has passed you by
hear and heed the things I say
think about them everyday
make of every minute what you see when you begin it or it passes by
Make the time for things that count
cherish the friends that you find
think three times before you shout
always remember to be kind
Listen close when children speak
treasure the things that they know
the toys and tears of younger years
carry the wisdom when they go
Buddy can you spare a dime
sorry but I ain’t got time
Daddy can you study please
sorry son but don’t you see I cant today
little things that come and go
slip away before we know
the handles of the clock advance
and we who beg for second chances must obey
Take the time to do things right
always believe what you say
ask yourself each morning and night
who am I closer with today
Speak to Hashem with an open heart
there isn’t a shoulder so wide
there’s never been a better time to start
and nothing more foolish than your pride.
Listen and you’ll learn my son
for you the world has just begun
still before you know it
you may turn around see that life has passed you by
Every moment is so dear
time just doesn’t stop to care
swiftly as a shadow
in a moment as we turn around it passes by
So take your time, do things right
always believe what you say
ask yourself each morning and night
who am I closer with today
Speak to Hashem with an open heart
there isn’t a shoulder so wide
there’s never been a better time to start
and nothing more foolish than your pride.
Album: Father and Son's Biglal Avos
Listen and you’ll learn my son
for you the world has just begun
still before you know it
you may turn around see that life has passed you by
hear and heed the things I say
think about them everyday
make of every minute what you see when you begin it or it passes by
Make the time for things that count
cherish the friends that you find
think three times before you shout
always remember to be kind
Listen close when children speak
treasure the things that they know
the toys and tears of younger years
carry the wisdom when they go
Buddy can you spare a dime
sorry but I ain’t got time
Daddy can you study please
sorry son but don’t you see I cant today
little things that come and go
slip away before we know
the handles of the clock advance
and we who beg for second chances must obey
Take the time to do things right
always believe what you say
ask yourself each morning and night
who am I closer with today
Speak to Hashem with an open heart
there isn’t a shoulder so wide
there’s never been a better time to start
and nothing more foolish than your pride.
Listen and you’ll learn my son
for you the world has just begun
still before you know it
you may turn around see that life has passed you by
Every moment is so dear
time just doesn’t stop to care
swiftly as a shadow
in a moment as we turn around it passes by
So take your time, do things right
always believe what you say
ask yourself each morning and night
who am I closer with today
Speak to Hashem with an open heart
there isn’t a shoulder so wide
there’s never been a better time to start
and nothing more foolish than your pride.
I'd Rather Pray and Sing
Recorded by Mordechai Ben David
Album: I'd Rather Pray and Sing
I sit in darkness
remembering the light
of the Bais Hamikdosh standing
my Father’s delight
I am a son yearning
a child who is returning
to my Father’s embrace
to the Shechinah Hakedosha’s face
I don’t want a thing
I’d rather pray and sing
I’d rather tell the story
of Your holiness and glory
I don’t need a thing
I’d rather pray and sing
I’d rather tell the story
of Your holiness and glory.
You turned Your face away
here just left me in despair
Your commandments I didn’t obey
I know it’s not unfair
but Father please turn back
now I know Your Torah is right
please give me the strength that I lack
in the Yetzer Harah’s fight.
You sent me to repent
to purify my soul
well now my head is bent
my heart’s a burning coal
I’ve been wandering two thousand years
I was driven away from my home
I shed a few million tears
while in pain You watched me roam.
I know the time is now
I can feel it in my bones
Father please show me how
a sinful soul atones
now I’ll just sing until the Schechina stops crying
until we all stop sighing
and soon we’ll all be home
in Yerushalyim Habenuyah
Unity
Recorded by Mordechai Ben David
Album: MBD and Friends
Like angels in the sky
in a garden full of glory
the galaxies so brilliantly related
ultimately high
on that first page of our story
till the time our parents were created
Envious brother Cain
threw a blow so mad and chilling
tragically he never did recover
it’s really so insane
all our selfishness that’s killing
that stranger who’s our sister and our brother
Listen brother listen friend
just a little smile a helping hand
and our hearts will find a loving kind humanity
we must teach our children to
treat their fellow friends like they were you
and then the world will find such peace of mind and unity
Ages rushing by
writing chapters full of sorrow
webs of self destruction we are weaving
we don’t even try
there’s no hope for our tomorrow
because what it all worth if we are not achieving
But one thing makes me smile
now at last a happy ending
a universal union undivided
just a little while
we will join the angels singing
peace and love across the world united.
Album: MBD and Friends
Like angels in the sky
in a garden full of glory
the galaxies so brilliantly related
ultimately high
on that first page of our story
till the time our parents were created
Envious brother Cain
threw a blow so mad and chilling
tragically he never did recover
it’s really so insane
all our selfishness that’s killing
that stranger who’s our sister and our brother
Listen brother listen friend
just a little smile a helping hand
and our hearts will find a loving kind humanity
we must teach our children to
treat their fellow friends like they were you
and then the world will find such peace of mind and unity
Ages rushing by
writing chapters full of sorrow
webs of self destruction we are weaving
we don’t even try
there’s no hope for our tomorrow
because what it all worth if we are not achieving
But one thing makes me smile
now at last a happy ending
a universal union undivided
just a little while
we will join the angels singing
peace and love across the world united.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Special Child
Written by Chanale (Chanale Fellig)
Album: Chanale
Recently Performed by Benny Friedman (Listen at myspace.com/bennyfriedman)
A meeting was held far from earth
With the angels and G-d above
They said it’s time again for another birth
This child will need much love
And though his progress may seem slow
And accomplishments he may not know
Let’s be careful where he’s sent
We want hislife to be content
Please G-d find someone who
Will do this very special job for You
And let them realize right away
The leading role they’re asked to play
And have them show him till the end
They’ll always be there as his friend
And share a love so rich and strong
And that’s the place where he’ll belong
Make sure her parents hold her close
And never miss a smile
And when life gets hard they’ll always know
She’s a gift to them this child
Give her a friend to hold her hand
Listen close and understand
Take the time to make her grin
Bring out the beauty from within
Please G-d find someone who
Will do this very special job for You
And let them realize right away
The leading role they’re asked to play
And have them show her till the end
They’ll always be there as her friend
And share a love so rich and strong
And that’s the place where she’ll belong
Album: Chanale
Recently Performed by Benny Friedman (Listen at myspace.com/bennyfriedman)
A meeting was held far from earth
With the angels and G-d above
They said it’s time again for another birth
This child will need much love
And though his progress may seem slow
And accomplishments he may not know
Let’s be careful where he’s sent
We want hislife to be content
Please G-d find someone who
Will do this very special job for You
And let them realize right away
The leading role they’re asked to play
And have them show him till the end
They’ll always be there as his friend
And share a love so rich and strong
And that’s the place where he’ll belong
Make sure her parents hold her close
And never miss a smile
And when life gets hard they’ll always know
She’s a gift to them this child
Give her a friend to hold her hand
Listen close and understand
Take the time to make her grin
Bring out the beauty from within
Please G-d find someone who
Will do this very special job for You
And let them realize right away
The leading role they’re asked to play
And have them show her till the end
They’ll always be there as her friend
And share a love so rich and strong
And that’s the place where she’ll belong
Monday, May 28, 2007
Just One Shabbos
Mordechai Ben David
Album: Just One Shabbos
The Western Wall on Friday night
His first time ever there
Strapped into his knapsack
With his long and curly hair
He stood there for a while,
Broke out with a smile
Emotion overwhelming joy with tears
The men were dancing there
Their hearts so full of love
They sang such happy tunes
To thank the One Above
For showing them the way
For giving them a day
To rest rejoice with peace of mind to pray
Just one Shabbos and we’ll all be free
Just one Shabbos come and join with me
We’ll sing and dance to the sky
With our spirits so high
We’ll show them all it’s true
Let them come and join us too
I said hello my friend
You seem to be amused
He said much more than that
I am a bit confused
I know I am a Jew
I was bar mitzvahed too
But Shabbos in our home who ever knew
He asked to join with us
To understand and see
He spent some time with us
In total ecstasy
Next Shabbos came along
His feelings grew so strong
He first began to feel that he belonged
He found this treasure
Made some changes in his life
A brand new family his children and his wife
They learn new things each day
To live the Torah way
The message of the Shabbos they will relay
Now every Friday night they go down to the Wall
Invite some people home and they will tell them all
We’ll teach you this new song
So join and sing along
And soon we’ll all be free it won’t be long
Album: Just One Shabbos
The Western Wall on Friday night
His first time ever there
Strapped into his knapsack
With his long and curly hair
He stood there for a while,
Broke out with a smile
Emotion overwhelming joy with tears
The men were dancing there
Their hearts so full of love
They sang such happy tunes
To thank the One Above
For showing them the way
For giving them a day
To rest rejoice with peace of mind to pray
Just one Shabbos and we’ll all be free
Just one Shabbos come and join with me
We’ll sing and dance to the sky
With our spirits so high
We’ll show them all it’s true
Let them come and join us too
I said hello my friend
You seem to be amused
He said much more than that
I am a bit confused
I know I am a Jew
I was bar mitzvahed too
But Shabbos in our home who ever knew
He asked to join with us
To understand and see
He spent some time with us
In total ecstasy
Next Shabbos came along
His feelings grew so strong
He first began to feel that he belonged
He found this treasure
Made some changes in his life
A brand new family his children and his wife
They learn new things each day
To live the Torah way
The message of the Shabbos they will relay
Now every Friday night they go down to the Wall
Invite some people home and they will tell them all
We’ll teach you this new song
So join and sing along
And soon we’ll all be free it won’t be long
Rain
Composed by S. Marcus, 8th Day
Album: Tracht Gut
Wishes unspoken
Desires unknown
A child cries in the darkness of her own
She’s wishin’
she’s hopin’
dreamin’ of a time
just to feel a tear of joy
So take this blessing from me
as your miracle is born
and the answer to your prayer shines tonight
may the heavens swing open
let all your heart's desires
rain down on you
I lift my hands above your head
your miracles approachin’
your tearful eyes
ever dry
yet behold the sunshine
and soon
dancin’ to happy news
Early to bed is early to rise,
you’ve seen bad
now you’re waitin’ for your prize
But you’re broken
You’re shattered
life trembles below
and I know how you feel so alone
So take this blessing from me
as your miracle is born
and the answer to your prayer shines tonight
I lift my hands above your head
your miracles approachin’
your tearful eyes
never dry
yet behold the sunshine
and soon we'll all be dancing
to happy news
Album: Tracht Gut
Wishes unspoken
Desires unknown
A child cries in the darkness of her own
She’s wishin’
she’s hopin’
dreamin’ of a time
just to feel a tear of joy
So take this blessing from me
as your miracle is born
and the answer to your prayer shines tonight
may the heavens swing open
let all your heart's desires
rain down on you
I lift my hands above your head
your miracles approachin’
your tearful eyes
ever dry
yet behold the sunshine
and soon
dancin’ to happy news
Early to bed is early to rise,
you’ve seen bad
now you’re waitin’ for your prize
But you’re broken
You’re shattered
life trembles below
and I know how you feel so alone
So take this blessing from me
as your miracle is born
and the answer to your prayer shines tonight
I lift my hands above your head
your miracles approachin’
your tearful eyes
never dry
yet behold the sunshine
and soon we'll all be dancing
to happy news
The Little Bird is Calling
First recorded by Tzlil V'Zemer Boys Choir
Album: Wake Up Yidden
Composed at Camp Gan Israel
The little bird is calling,
It wishes to return.
The little bird is wounded,
It cannot fly but yearn.
It’s captured by the vultures,
Crying bitterly,
Oh, to see my nest again,
Oh, to be redeemed.
The little bird of silver,
So delicate and rare,
Still chirps amongst the vultures,
Outshining all that’s there.
How long, how long it suffers,
How long will it be,
When will come the eagle,
And set the little bird free.
The little bird is Yisroel,
The vultures are our foes,
The painful wound is Golus,
Which we all feel and know,
The nest is Yerushalayim,
Where we yearn to be once more,
The eagle is the Moshiach,
Whom we are waiting for.
Album: Wake Up Yidden
Composed at Camp Gan Israel
The little bird is calling,
It wishes to return.
The little bird is wounded,
It cannot fly but yearn.
It’s captured by the vultures,
Crying bitterly,
Oh, to see my nest again,
Oh, to be redeemed.
The little bird of silver,
So delicate and rare,
Still chirps amongst the vultures,
Outshining all that’s there.
How long, how long it suffers,
How long will it be,
When will come the eagle,
And set the little bird free.
The little bird is Yisroel,
The vultures are our foes,
The painful wound is Golus,
Which we all feel and know,
The nest is Yerushalayim,
Where we yearn to be once more,
The eagle is the Moshiach,
Whom we are waiting for.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Someday We'll All Be Together
Written by Dina Storch
Performed by Mordechai Ben David on JEP
We learned in a dark frigid cellar
Alone just a small group of men
When in rushed the soldiers
and led them all away
The flame of Torah flickered on that day
So many tears, so much sorrow
The pain has lasted thousands of years
but soon we'll stop crying
the cruelty will end
and Melech HaMoshiach will be sent
Someday we will all be together
Someday we'll be sheltered and warm
Never will we have to express any fear
Our scars and our wounds will disappear
Avraham and Yitzchok will be there to greet us
Yaakov and his sons will stand by and smile
Moshe Rabbeinu will lead us once again
in Yerushalayim - B'Ezras Hashem
We learn every day and we daven
We ask Hashem please bring those old times back
We all know that you're listening
of course we know it's true
For I've received the promise and so have you
That Hashem will lead us out of this galus
It won't be too much longer you know why
and then together we're all going to daven
Together we're all going to sing
We're going to praise and thank you Hashem for everything
Someday....
Performed by Mordechai Ben David on JEP
We learned in a dark frigid cellar
Alone just a small group of men
When in rushed the soldiers
and led them all away
The flame of Torah flickered on that day
So many tears, so much sorrow
The pain has lasted thousands of years
but soon we'll stop crying
the cruelty will end
and Melech HaMoshiach will be sent
Someday we will all be together
Someday we'll be sheltered and warm
Never will we have to express any fear
Our scars and our wounds will disappear
Avraham and Yitzchok will be there to greet us
Yaakov and his sons will stand by and smile
Moshe Rabbeinu will lead us once again
in Yerushalayim - B'Ezras Hashem
We learn every day and we daven
We ask Hashem please bring those old times back
We all know that you're listening
of course we know it's true
For I've received the promise and so have you
That Hashem will lead us out of this galus
It won't be too much longer you know why
and then together we're all going to daven
Together we're all going to sing
We're going to praise and thank you Hashem for everything
Someday....
Father Don't Cry
Composition and Lyrics by Avraham Fried
This Way or That Way / Bein Kach 2006
I will never forget
the night I saw my father cry
I was frightened and alone
and his tears were burning in my eyes
deep in my soul
I held him tight
and tried to ease the pain
Father in heaven
it's no secret at all
when You think of Your children
how far they are from home
two tender tears fall from Your eyes
and Your cries shake the world
I cannot bear to see You this way
Father don't cry
I love You too much to see You in pain
and and only You Who created tears
can wipe them away forever
so bring on the day
when there'll be only joy
You and I will smile
bring on the day
when there'll be be no more tears
we'll never cry again
I know it's tears of love
but still it hurts me just the same
You have always held my hand
and now I want to hold Yours too
and be there for You
don't You agree
it's time to send the tears away
Father in heaven
there's no reason at all
Your precious children
still are so far from home
we've done all we can
now it's in Your hands
let it end, oh, let it end,
the whole world is waiting for You
Father don't cry
I love You too much to see You in pain
and and only You who created tears
can wipe them away forever
so bring on the day
when there'll be only joy
You and I will smile
bring on the day
when there'll be be no more tears
we'll never cry again
umocho Hashem Elokim dimah me'al kol panim...
This Way or That Way / Bein Kach 2006
I will never forget
the night I saw my father cry
I was frightened and alone
and his tears were burning in my eyes
deep in my soul
I held him tight
and tried to ease the pain
Father in heaven
it's no secret at all
when You think of Your children
how far they are from home
two tender tears fall from Your eyes
and Your cries shake the world
I cannot bear to see You this way
Father don't cry
I love You too much to see You in pain
and and only You Who created tears
can wipe them away forever
so bring on the day
when there'll be only joy
You and I will smile
bring on the day
when there'll be be no more tears
we'll never cry again
I know it's tears of love
but still it hurts me just the same
You have always held my hand
and now I want to hold Yours too
and be there for You
don't You agree
it's time to send the tears away
Father in heaven
there's no reason at all
Your precious children
still are so far from home
we've done all we can
now it's in Your hands
let it end, oh, let it end,
the whole world is waiting for You
Father don't cry
I love You too much to see You in pain
and and only You who created tears
can wipe them away forever
so bring on the day
when there'll be only joy
You and I will smile
bring on the day
when there'll be be no more tears
we'll never cry again
umocho Hashem Elokim dimah me'al kol panim...
A Small Piece of Heaven
Some people wonder
Others may say
Whenever adversity passes their way
Let me run let me hide
Oh I must close my eyes
By the time that they’re open it just might fade away
But not you dear friends
you know just what to do
When faced with a challenge
you always come through
And you’ve painted a smile
on the face of a child
Helping to make sure
that his dreams come true
There’s a small piece of heaven in everyone’s heart
a glorious gift from above
it will sparkle and shine if we each do our part
to reach out and touch it with love
So we thank you tonight
for doing your share
for the gift of bright sunshine
and fresh country air
but although that’s a fact
you’ve done much more than that
you’ve shown these dear
children just how much
Yes you’ve shown once again
were united and strong
but the hour is late time is moving along
So till next year dear friends
when we meet here again
lets raise up pour voices
and sing out this song
Chorus
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