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Hert zich tsu vi mir zingen Vi es klapn undzere hertser Mitn ritem fun ayer lebn Hert zich tsu Mir zaynen ayer kinder Mir zingen ayer lider Tzulib aych mir zaynen do We are here because of you We’ll tell your story, live your dreams and sing your song With courage, faith and hope, with voices proud and strong The world will know your life, your love,…. your legacy lives on. Hert zich tsu ! We will remember you. You’re with us everywhere we go, We hold you safely in our hearts We’ll share with future generations, All the lessons of your past All your suffering and losses, All the pain that you went through Will never be forgotten. Hert zich tsu ….. We’ll tell your story, live your dreams and sing your song With courage, faith and hope, with voices proud and strong The world will know your life, your love,…. your legacy lives on. Hert zich tsu ! We will remember you. We have cried in all our tears the sadness Of your darkest years But the joy in your survival gives us life Mir veln aych keyn mol nisht fargesen Mir veln aych shtendik gedenken Oif eybek veln mir zingen – tsulib aych We’ll tell your story, live your dreams and sing your song With courage, faith and hope, with voices proud and strong The world will know your life, your love,…. your legacy lives on. Hert zich tsu ! We will remember you. Hert zich tsu ! We will remember you.
Translated lyrics
Hear how we sing To the beat of our hearts With the rhythm of your life Listen We are your children We are singing your song Because of you, we are all here We are here because of you We’ll tell your story, live your dreams and sing your song With courage, faith and hope, with voices proud and strong The world will know your life, your love,…. your legacy lives on. Listen ! We will remember you. You’re with us everywhere we go We hold you safely in our hearts We’ll share with future generations All the lessons of your past All your suffering and losses All the pain that you went through Will never be forgotten. Listen... We’ll tell your story, live your dreams and sing your song With courage, faith and hope, with voices proud and strong The world will know your life, your love,…. your legacy lives on. Listen ... We will remember you. We have cried in all our tears the sadness of your darkest years But the joy in your survival gives us life! We will never forget you We will always remember you We will sing forever because of you We’ll tell your story, live your dreams and sing your song With courage, faith and hope, with voices proud and strong The world will know your life, your love,…. your legacy lives on. Listen ! We will remember you.
Notes
This song by Zola Shuman, was written as a tribute to her parents, Holocaust Survivors Chayela Rosenthal (Yiddish singer in the Vilna Ghetto) and Xavier Piatka/Israel Jutan)....and to her Uncle - the poet and songwriter Leyb Rozental and to honour the memory of all survivors and their family members killed in the Holocaust. The song was first sung by Zola and by children of the Herzlia School Choir in 2019 at the Yom HaShoah service held in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more and listen to the Yiddish music of Chayela and Leyb at www.chayela.com Link Zola singing song on Youtube: https://youtu.be/TcV2oNoG_kU Link to lyric video of song - sung by Zola: https://youtu.be/qviANorRAvQ
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