LYRIC
UVNEY YERUSHOLAYIM- Sung & Composed By R’ Shlomo Carlebach Z”L- Uvney Yerusholayim
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
,עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
.עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה
עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ
,בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ
עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ
.בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ
Last night I prayed by the holy wall,
Last night I prayed by the holy wall,
And I asked the almighty
All my questions.
If you are the One Who loves the world,
If you are the One Who cares for every little creature,
If you are the One Who gave us the holy land,
Where were you when 6 million walked into the gas chambers?
Where are you when people break each other’s hearts?
Where are you when houses are destroyed?
And I looked up to heaven, and I heard the angels singing,
And I knew the almighty is on his way, to do great things.
Because whatever happens in the world
Is only a preparation for this one great thing.
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
,עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
וּבְנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
.עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה
עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ
,בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ
עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ
.בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ