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Elí, Elí

Susan Millard Schwarz

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Artist:
Susan Millard Schwarz
Composer:
David Zehavi
Lyricist:
Hannah Szenes
Genre:
Classical Crossover
Song Duration:
03:12

Written in Hebrew by a young woman who rescued many refugees during the WWII Holocaust. The song creates a plaintive prayer for continuity and peace.

Lyrics

Elí, Elí
Music by David Zahavi
Lyrics by Hannah Szenes

Elí, Elí shelo yigamer l’olam
Hachol v’hayam
Rishrush shel hamayim
B’rak hashamayim
T’filat haadam.

[Translation]
O Lord, my God, I pray that these things never end:
The sand and the sea
The rush of the water
The crash of the heavens
The prayer of the heart.

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