Mama Rochel

With the rising sun on her wedding day

She raised her eyes to the heavens

And she thanked Hashem for the man of truth

With whom she would build a nation

But when nighttime came

Destiny betrayed

The veil concealing another

Yet a sister's shame

Not her shattered dreams

Took hold of her heart and her senses

Mama Rochel, cry for us again

Won't you shed a tear for your dear children

If you raise your sweet voice now as then

The day will come

Mama Rochel, cry for us again

Won't you shed a tear for your dear children

בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם

In a roadside grave she was laid to rest

In solitude forever

But her voice gave hope to the broken hearts

Of her daughters and sons bound for exile

When her plaintive cry

Gained divine consent

A challenge to her maker

Can the mercy of mere flesh and blood

Run deeper than Yours, our creator?

Mama Rochel, cry for us again

Won't you shed a tear for your dear children

If you raise your sweet voice now as then

The day will come

Mama Rochel, cry for us again

Won't you shed a tear for your dear children

בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם

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Now your voice is still

As you heed the call

Of מיני קולך מבכי

It's our Father's will, He who made us all

Dare we ask of you to defy him

Yet a frightened child

Numb from pain and grief

Remains forlorn and uncertain

Clinging to the faith

That it can be heard

As it cries out to his mother

Mama Mama vain noch amol

Treren zoltz du gissen un a tzohl

Beten fun Bashefer In Himmel, b'kol rom

Mama Mama vain noch amol

Tzeren zoltz du gissen un a tzohl

Bi'zchuseich v'shavu vonim li'gvulom

רחל אמינו שאי קולך

שוב שפחי כמים דמעתך

בכי נא על בנים אשר גלו ועל סבלם

רחל אמינו שאי קולך

שוב שפחי דמעה לפני קונך

בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם

Won't you shed a tear for your dear children

If you raise your sweet voice now as then

The day will come

Mama Rochel, cry for us again

Won't you shed a tear for your dear children

בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם