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 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