SHMA ELOHAI
HEAR MY GOD

(KSHE'HALEV BOCHEH)

(WHEN THE HEART CRIES)

 
Ksheh halev bocheh
rak elohim shome'a
Hake'ev ole mitokh haneshama
Adam nofel lifnei shehu shoke'a
Bitfila ktana chotekh et hadmama

Shma Israel elohai
ata hakol yakhol
Natata li et chayay
natata li hakol

Be'enai dim'a
halev bokhe besheket
Ukhshe halev shotek
haneshama zo'eket

Shma Israel elohai
akhshav ani levad
Chazek oti elohai
aseh shelo efchad

Hake'ev gadol
ve'ein le'an livro'ach
Ase sheyigamer ki lo notar bi ko'ach



Kshehalev bokhe,
hazman omed milekhet
Ha'adam ro'eh et kol chayav pitom
El halo noda hu lo rotze lalekhet

Le'elohav kore al saf tehom

When the heart cries
only God hears
The pain rises out of the soul
A man falls down before he sinks down
With a little prayer (he) cuts the silence

Shma (Hear) Israel my God,
you're the omnipotent
You gave me my life,
you gave me everything

In my eyes a tear,
the heart cries quietly
And when the heart is quiet,
the soul screams

Shma (Hear) Israel my God,
now I am alone
Make me strong my God;
make it that I won't be afraid

The pain is big,
and there's no where to run away
End it because I can't take it anymore
(make the end of it because I have no more energy left within me)

When the heart cries,
Time stands still
All of a sudden, the man sees his entire life
He doesn't want to go to the unknown
He cries to his God right before a big fall

   



Hebrew words

Translator's note:
The song was written in 2000 after the brutal lynching of two reserve soldiers in Ramalla.


LYRICS Yossi Gispan / Arlet Tzfadia
MUSIC Shmuel Elbaz
SINGER Sarit Hadad
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER Shmulik Gov Ari  2001
DANCE FORMAT

Circle


The words to this song were entered by Claudine Zittoun of Paris, France and
Chana Shuvaly of Melbourne, Australia
Portugese translation by Helena Zins of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Contact the publisher of Hebrew Songs.com
 

 
Portugese translation
OUVE, MEU DEUS
Ouve Israel, meu Deus
Todo poderoso
Faça com que acabe
pois não tenho mais forças!

Quando o coração chora
o tempo se detém.
O homem vê
toda sua vida prontamente.
Rumo ao desconhecido
não quer partir
clama por seu Deus
à beira do precipício.

Ouve Israel, meu Deus
Todo poderoso
Me deste a vida
me deste tudo
Em meus olhos há lágrimas
o coração chora em silêncio
E quando o coração se cala
a alma grita

Ouve Israel, meu Deus
Agora estou só
Sustente-me, Deus
faça com que não tema
A dor é grande
e naõ há para onde fugir
Faça com que termine
pois não tenho mais forças!
 

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