Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Neshama Carlebach
Performer
Shlomo Carlebach
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shlomo Carlebach
Songwriter
Lyrics
Ha neshama molach
Veha guf povalach
Chuso, chuso
Al haolam olach
Ha neshama molach
Veha guf povalach
Chuso, chuso
Al haolam olach
Ah, so this is all dedicated to my beautiful
My sweetest daughter, Neshameleh
And I want to wish you something very special
Besides everything else that I wish you
So this is the story
I heard it from someone who is the neighbor
To that couple, who live now in Tel Aviv
Both of them were engaged
They are from Krakow
They are the children of the two most noble families in Krakow
Hasidisch Yidden, very wealthy
Think about it, stucker
Giving everything away for others
But those two children are so beautiful
And they loved each other so much
The only sad thing is two days after the engagement
The Nazis came to Krakow
And the Chosen was arrested
He went from one concentration camp to the other
Miraculously, he stayed alive in Auschwitz
And here, in three days, the Russians are coming
And everybody is hoping, hoping, please
Let me live for three more days
But the Nazis weren't watching so much anymore
And he is standing by the gate
Suddenly notices on the other side
In the women's camp
His beautiful color, Gewalfel
They only saw each other from afar
And they were in paradise
They managed to send each other a message
That the moment the Russians coming
They should both meet at one of the houses
Not so far from camp
See, the Russians came
He ran to the house, she ran to the house
The house was actually destroyed
Only the dining room was still there
The dining room had a huge mirror
And you know, my beautiful friends, he and Neshameleh
None of them have seen themselves in five years
There are no mirrors in Auschwitz
They remember themselves as being handsome and beautiful
He looks in the mirror
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Half the teeth are missing, covered with blood
Barely alive
She, the most beautiful girl in the world
Doesn't look like anything
Half the teeth are missing, no hair
Covered with scars
Half dead
He says to her: How can you love me?
She says: I love you forever
And she says to him: Can you, how can you love me?
I'm so ugly
I don't look human
He says to her: I don't think any woman
Ever looked more beautiful to a man
Than you look at me
You look to me at this moment
You know, Neshameleh, I want to bless you
You should be connected with your neshama to everything
Because if you are connected to something with your soul
It looks so beautiful
But even more so, if it isn't so beautiful yet
You can make it beautiful
You know, this couple looks so beautiful now
Because they love each other so much
Neshameleh, I bless you
You should be connected with your neshama to Yiddishkeit
To Shabbos
To the Holy Land
To every Jew
To every human being
To Yerushalayim
To the Beit Hamikdash
To the four corners of the world
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay
Ha neshama molach
Veha guf povalach
Chuso, chuso
Al haolam olach
Written by: Anonymous, Dr, שלמה קרליבך