Yaakov Shwekey: Shema Yisroel - שוואקי: שמע ישראל - Hebrew - 2023


He raised his hand to wave goodbyeSaw the pain in mother's eyesWho left her little precious boy of fourIn a citadel of ashen stoneThat preached a faith unlike his ownPerhaps he just may yet survive this war
In the shadows stood a man in blackMy child he said, you must not look backYet one image lingered, the tears on her faceAnd mother's words from their last embrace
Shema, Shema YisroelKnow that there is but one God aboveWhen you feel pain, when you rejoiceKnow how he longs to hear your voiceHashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad
Deep within the iron gateFar from the stench of war and hateHe knew not of a world gone insaneYou must believe us, he was toldOur faith alone can save your soulPlease let us heal your wounds and ease your pain
He tried not to forget his past, his homeBut he was so very young and all aloneWhile visions of his shtetl, once vivid and clearBegan to fade, and all but disappeared
Shema, Shema YisroelKnow that there is but one God aboveWhen you feel pain, when you rejoiceKnow how he longs to hear your voiceHashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad
The winds of war had finally passedOne man took on a sacred taskTo bring the scattered Jewish children homeHe travelled far from place to placeA quest to reignite the faithOf those sent into hiding long ago
He entered the fortress grey and coldYour kind is not among us, he was toldHashem above, he whispered "Please don't let me fail"As he began to sing Shema Yisroel
Shema, Shema YisroelKnow that there is but one God aboveWhen you feel pain, when you rejoiceKnow how he longs to hear your voiceHashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad
Shema, Shema YisroelKnow that there is but one God aboveWhen you feel pain, when you rejoiceKnow how he longs to hear your voiceHashem Elokeinu, Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad
Shema, Shema YisroelKnow that there is but one God aboveWhen you feel pain, when you rejoiceKnow how he longs to hear your voiceHashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad
Please say "Shema, Shema Yisroel"Know that there is but one God aboveWhen we feel pain, when we rejoiceKnow how he longs to hear us voiceHashem Elokeinu, Hashem EchadHashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad

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