LYRIC
EICHA- Mordechai Ben David- Composed by Chumi Berry, lyrics by Mirel Simcha & Nechama Bakst- Jerusalem All Star/Solid MBD
אֵיכָה יָשְׁבָה בָדָד, הָעִיר רַבָּתִי עָם, הָיְתָה כְּאַלְמָנָה
The heavens rain tears for all those lost years
The earth sings a song of a glory long gone,
Lives have been shattered, a nation scattered
We’re left with a wall – that is all.
There once was a time when our music was real,
A joy in the prayer that we all could feel,
Our hearts filled with laughter, our voices in song
But that day is gone – it is gone.
(x2)
,עַל זֶה הָיָה דָוֶה לִבֵּנוּ, עַל אֵלֶּה חָשְׁכוּ עֵינֵינוּ
עַל הַר צִיּוֹן שֶׁשָּׁמֵם, שׁוּעָלִים הִלְּכוּ בוֹ
There stands a strange dome in the place of our home
As the strangers walk by, my heart has to cry,
The sun is slowly fading yet still we are waiting,
We’re left with a wall – that is all.
(Yes,) there once was a time when our music was real,
A joy in the prayer that we all could feel,
Our hearts filled with laughter, our voices in song
But that day is gone – it is gone.
(x2)
הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ הַ’ אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָה, חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם
As I gaze at this wall, its stones standing tall
Telling stories – all true, of the things we’ve been through,
אֲחַכֶּה לּוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם שֶׁיָּבוֹא
Though we’re left with a wall- That’s NOT all.
Yes, there will be a time, and it won’t be too long
We’ll have back our prayer, and we’ll have back our song,
The world filled with laughter, his promise so strong
Yes that day will come- it will come.
Yes, there will be a time, and it won’t be too long
We’ll have back our prayer, and we’ll have back our song,
The world filled with laughter, his promise so strong
Soon that day will come- it will come.
(x3)