AL KOL ELEH

AL KOL ELEH	FOR ALL THESE THINGS

Al hadvash ve'al ha'okets Al hamar vehamatok Al biteynu hatinoket shmor eyli hatov. Al ha'esh hamevo'eret Al hamayim hazakim Al Ha'ish hashav habayta min hamerkhakim Chorus: Al kol eyle, al kol eyle Shmor nah li eyli hatov Al hadvash ve'al ha'okets Al hamar vehamatok. Al na ta'akor natu'a Al tishkakh et hatikvah Hashiveyni va'ashuva El ha'arets hatovah. Shmor Eli al ze habayit Al hagan, al hakhoma Miyagon, mipakhad peta Umimilkhama. Shmor al hame’at sheyesh li Al ha’or ve’al hataf Al hapri shelo hivshil od Veshene’esaf. Chorus: Merashresh ilan baru'akh Merakhok nosher kokhav Mish'alot libi bakhoshekh nirshamot achshav. Ana shmor li al kol eyle Ve'al ahuvey nafshi Al hasheket al habékhi ve'al ze hashir. Chorus: Al kol eyle, al kol eyle Shmor nah li eyli hatov Al hadvash ve'al ha'okets Al hamar vehamatok.	Every bee that brings the honey Needs a sting to be complete And we all must learn to taste the bitter with the sweet. Keep, oh Lord, the fire burning Through the night and through the day For the man who is returning from so far away. Chorus: Don't uproot what has been planted So our bounty may increase Let our dearest wish be granted: Bring us peace, oh bring us peace. For the sake of all these things, Lord, Let your mercy be complete Bless the sting and bless the honey Bless the bitter and the sweet. Save the houses that we live in The small fences and the wall From the sudden war-like thunder May you save them all. Guard what little I’ve been given Guard the hill my child might climb Let the fruit that’s yet to ripen Not be plucked before its time. Chorus: As the wind makes rustling night sounds And a star falls in its arc All my dreams and my desires Form crystal shapes out of the dark. Guard for me, oh Lord, these treasures All my friends keep safe and strong, Guard the stillness, guard the weeping, And above all, guard this song. Chorus: For the sake of all these things, Lord, Let your mercy be complete Bless the sting and bless the honey Bless the bitter and the sweet. Bless the sting and bless the honey Bless the bitter and the sweet.


LYRICS	Naomi Shemer
MUSIC	Naomi Shemer
SONGBOOK	Naomi Shemer Songbook 3 Page 1
SINGER	Naomi Shemer
CD	Naomi Shemer-Asif Part 2 Disk 2 Track 6
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER	Shlomo Bachar 1985
DANCE FORMAT	Circle

Words sent in by Robert Whelan of Canada

Transliteration and translation by Theodore Bikel

Spanish translation by Manuel Goldstein of Madrid, Spain

Singable Italian translation by Daniel Shalev of Rishon le Zion, Israel

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Spanish translation	Singable Italian translation
POR TODAS ESAS COSAS	TUTTO QUELLO
Cada abeja que trae la miel Necesita picar para estar completa Y todos debemos aprender a probar lo amargo con lo dulce Manten, oh señor, el fuego ardiendo Durante la noche y durante el dia Para el hombre que esta regresando de lejos No discutas lo que ha sido planteado Asi nuestra recompensa sera mayor Dejemos que nuestro mayor deseo sea cumplido Traenos paz, ohhh traenos paz Coro: Por el bien de todas estas cosas, señor Deja que tu bondad sea completa Bendice la picadura y la miel Bendice lo amargo y lo dulce Como el viento hace sonidos silbantes en la noche Y una estrella cae en su arco Todos mis sueños y mis deseos De la oscuridad salen Protege, ohh señor, estos tesoros Que todos mis amigos esten seguros y fuertes Protege la quietud, y portege el movimeinto Y sobre todo, protege esta cancion Coro: Por el bien de todas estas cosas, señor Deja que tu bondad sea completa Bendice la picadura y la miel Bendice lo amargo y lo dulce Bendice la picadura y la miel Bendice lo amargo y lo dulce	Sia la rosa con la spina, il profumo col dolor, sulla piccola bambina Veglia, mio Signor. Serba il fuoco nel camino, l'acqua chiara del mio mar e chi, stanco del cammino, torna al focolar. Tutto quello, il brutto, il bello, Tu proteggi, mio Signor. Sia la rosa con la spina, il profumo col dolor. Non Seccare l'alberello, la speranza non Scordar, se Sostieni il mio fardello io saprò come tornar. Tu Proteggi queste mura, la mia terra, casa mia, la paura della guerra Allontana via. Serba il poco che mi resta e, se il sole splenderà, la mia frutta, ancora acerba si maturerà. Tutto quello... Mormorio di foglie al vento, una stella cade giù e nel cuore al buio sento che m'ascolti Tu. Tu proteggi tutto quello che ho di caro al mondo, Oh Dio: Il silenzio, il pianto, il riso, questo canto mio. Tutto quello...

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