LYRIC
GENERATIONS- Shalsheles- Composed By Yitzchok Rosenthal- Shalsheles 5
It’s Friday night, peace descends
Shalom Aleichem, their voices blend
As young and old sing in harmony
To watch their faces in the candle’s glow
The child, his sweet voice does flow
Mingling with his Zaidys in melody.
And Zaidy smiles, filled with pride
His great-grandson at his side
One can see the fire within his eyes
It’s the spark of all of those who have survived to build their lives
With memories of six million left behind.
CHORUS 1:
It’s generations and generations,
links in a lasting chain
Klal Yisroel growing stronger,
rebuilding again and again and again
Footsteps of our great past,
our guide through the sorrows and pain
G-D will not forsake us,
our hopes and our dreams will always remain.
Suddenly, amidst the joy
He gazes at the little boy
There’s a flash of sadness, pained so long
He tells them of a world come high
As he heaves a heavy sigh
Remembering a time that is no more.
Child runs for an embrace
The tears roll down from his little face
Oh Zaidy, won’t you please explain to me
Why do people kill and hate
How can they annihilate
His young eyes look up so earnestly.
CHORUS 2:
It’s generations and generations,
links in a lasting chain
Klal Yisroel growing stronger,
rebuilding again and again and again
My child, there is a G-D above,
who watches over us with love
At times, it may seem so hard to understand
When darkness falls and we feel lost
We know where we must place our trust
Remember that there is a master plan.
It’s generations and generations,
links in a lasting chain
Klal Yisroel growing stronger,
our hopes and our dreams will always remain.