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1. Tnu lashemesh la'alot Laboker leha'ir. Hazaka shebatfilot Otanu lo takhzir. 2. Mi asher kava nero Uveafar nitman, Bekhi mar lo ya'iro, Lo yakhziro lekhan. 3. Ish otanu lo yashiv Mibor takhtit afel, Kan lo yo'ilu lo simkhat hanitzakhon Velo shirey halel! Refrain Lakhen, rak shiru shir lashalom Al tilkhashu tfila! Mutav tashiru shir lashalom Bitze'aka gdola! 4. Tnu lashemesh lakhador Miba'ad laprahim, Al tabitu le'akhor, Hanikhu laholkhim. S'u eynayim betikva Lo derekh kavanot. Shiru shir la'ahava Velo lamilkhamot! Al tagidu: "Yom yavo" - havi'u et hayom! (Ki lo khalom hu) Uvekhol hakikarot Hari'u rak shalom
Translated lyrics
Let the sun rise And give the morning light, The purest prayer Will not bring us back. He whose candle was blown out out And was buried in the dust, A bitter cry won't wake him Won't bring him back. Nobody will return us From the dead dark pit, Here - neither the victory cheer Nor songs of praise will help. Refrain: So - sing only a song for peace, Do not whisper a prayer. Better sing a song for peace With a big shout. Let the sun penetrate Through the flowers, Don't look backward Leave those who departed. Lift your eyes with hope, Not through the rifle sights. Sing a song for love, And not for wars. Don't say the day will come, Bring the day Because it is not a dream, And within all the city's squares, Cheer only peace. Refrain: So - sing only a song for peace, Do not whisper a prayer. Better sing a song for peace, With a big shout. Here's a singable version: Let the sun rise up today, Oh let the morning dawn, All your prayers and all your pleas Won't give us life again Now our candle's flickered out, Now we have turned to dust, Bitter tears won't bring us back, Or wake us from our rest. You can never bring us back. In the dark we lie. No help for us from All the songs of triumph you sing, And the hymns of victory. Chorus: Just sing for peace, just shout it- Shalom! Don't murmur like a prayer, Just sing to peace, just sing it aloud Let voices ring out here! Let the sunshine filter in Through the flowering wreaths, Move ahead and don't look back At those who lie beneath. Raise your eyes in hope once more, Don't gaze through rifle sights. Sing a song to peace and love, And not to war and fights. Don't just say- the day is nigh Help to bring it near. It's not just dream now, And in all the city streets Just sing it loud and clear Chorus: Just sing for peace...
Notes
Yitzhak Rabin died with this song in his pocket. What more can one say? It dates back a generation before that and was once considered offensive to those who only pray for peace. See also the more recent Machol Lashalom. Isaac (IS-hac) Rabin died with this song in his pocket. What more can one
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