Tonight, in memory of all the victims of war and terror, I wanted to share this song with you. It is a popular Israeli song called "Song for Peace".
The English translation will follow a Hebrew transliteration of the song:
Shir Lashalom
Tnu lashemesh la'alot
laboker le'ha'ir
Hazaka shebatfilot
otanu lo tachzir
Mi asher kava nero
u've'Afar nitman
Bechi mar lo ya'iro
lo yachziro le'chan
Ish otanu lo yashiv
mibor tachtit a'fel -
kan lo yo'ilu -
lo simchat hanitzachon
Velo shirei hallel
Lachen rak shiru shir lashalom
al tilhashu tfila
lachen rak shiru shir lashalom
bitze'aka gdola
Tnu lashemesh lachador
miba'ad laprachim
al tabitu le'achor
hanichu la'holchim
S'u eina'yim betikva
lo derech kavanot
shiru shir la'ahava
velo lamilchamot
Al tagidu yom yavo
havi'u et hayom -
ki lo chalom hu -
uve'chol hakikarot
hari'u lashalom
Song of Peace
Let the sun rise in the east,
and light the morning sky
The finest prayers will not revive
the ones who had to die.
And those whose flames have been put out,
lie buried in the earth,
Bitter wails won't wake them up,
cannot give them rebirth.
No one can restore us now,
return us from the grave.
And here there is no use for songs of victory
and praises for the brave.
Chorus:
So go and sing a song of Shalom -
don't whisper timid prayers.
Go out and shout a song of Shalom -
so everyone can hear.
Let the sunshine weave its way
through rainbow blooms of flowers.
Don't look back towards the past -
the dead no longer ours.
Lift your eyes with hope of life,
not sighting through a gun.
Sing a song of love and joy
and not of battles won.
Don't just say "A day will come";
go out and bring that day!
It's not a dream.
In all the city streets and squares,
sing "Peace is on its way!"
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