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Hakotel

The Western Wall

by Ofra Haza

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omda naara mul hakotel
A young woman stood before the Wall
sefatayim kereva vesanter
Lips drawing near, and chin
omra li: tekiot hashofar chazakot hen
She told me: the shofar blasts are strong
aval hashetika od yoter
But the silence is even more
omra li: tziun har habayit
She told me: Zion, the Temple Mount
shotka li: hagemul vehazechut
She was silent: the reward and the right
uma shezohar al mitzchah beyn arbayim
And what shone upon her brow at dusk
haya argaman shel malchut
Was the crimson of royalty
hakotel - ezov veatzevet
The Wall -- hyssop and sadness
hakotel - oferet vedam
The Wall -- lead and blood
yesh anashim im lev shel even
There are people with hearts of stone
yesh avanim im lev adam
There are stones with human hearts
amad hatzanchan mul hakotel
A paratrooper stood before the Wall
mikol machlakto rak echad
The only one left of his unit
amar li: lamavet eyn demut ach yesh koter
He told me: death has no face but has a caliber
tisha milimeter bilvad
Just nine millimeters
amar li: eyneni domea
He told me: I do not weep
veshav lehashpil mabatim
And he lowered his gaze once more
ach saba sheli, elohim hayodea
But my grandfather, God only knows
kavur kan behar hazeytim
Is buried here on the Mount of Olives
hakotel - ezov veatzevet
The Wall -- hyssop and sadness
hakotel - oferet vedam
The Wall -- lead and blood
yesh anashim im lev shel even
There are people with hearts of stone
yesh avanim im lev adam
There are stones with human hearts
omda bashechorim mul hakotel
A woman in black stood before the Wall
imo shel echad min hacher
A mother of one of the fallen
omra li: eyney naarey hadolkot hen
She told me: the burning eyes of my boy
velo hanerot shebakir
Not the candles on the wall
omra li: eyneni roshemet
She told me: I do not write
shum petek litmon beyn sedakayv
Any note to place between its cracks
ki ma shenatati lakotel rak emesh
For what I gave to the Wall just last night
gadol mimilim umichtav
Is greater than words or a letter
hakotel - ezov veatzevet
The Wall -- hyssop and sadness
hakotel - oferet vedam
The Wall -- lead and blood
yesh anashim im lev shel even
There are people with hearts of stone
yesh avanim im lev adam
There are stones with human hearts
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