Sunday, April 22, 2012

Maccabeats Sing Shema Yisrael Elokai

Kshe'Halev Bocheh.
Lyrics by: Yossi Gispan / Arlet Tzfadia. Melody Composed by: Shmuel Elbaz. The song was written in 2000 after the brutal lynching of two reserve soldiers in Ramalla.



Lyrics
Ksheh halev bocheh rak elohim shome'a Hake'ev ole mitokh haneshama Adam nofel lifnei shehu shoke'a Bitfila ktana chotekh et hadmama

Shma Israel elohai ata hakol yakhol Natata li et chayay natata li hakol

Be'enai dim'a halev bokhe besheket Ukhshe halev shotek haneshama zo'eket

Shma Israel elohai akhshav ani levad Chazek oti elohai aseh shelo efchad

Hake'ev gadol ve'ein le'an livro'ach Ase sheyigamer ki lo notar bi ko'ach

Kshehalev bokhe, hazman omed milekhet Ha'adam ro'eh et kol chayav pitom El halo noda hu lo rotze lalekhet Le'elohav kore al saf tehom

English Translation
vWhen the heart cries only God hears The pain rises out of the soul A man falls down before he sinks down With a little prayer (he) cuts the silence

Shma (Hear) Israel my God, you're the omnipotent You gave me my life, you gave me everything

In my eyes a tear, the heart cries quietly And when the heart is quiet, the soul screams

Shma (Hear) Israel my God, now I am alone Make me strong my God; make it that I won't be afraid

The pain is big, and there's no where to run away End it because I can't take it anymore (make the end of it because I have no more energy left within me)

When the heart cries, Time stands still All of a sudden, the man sees his entire life He doesn't want to go to the unknown He cries to his God right before a big fall

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

where does Sarit Hadad fit in to this song?