Lu Yehi

Naomi Shemer

1973

Beyond the cloud upon the ocean

There’s a white and lonely sail

Let us pray and hope

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I light a candle at my window

And its flame is shy and frail

Let us pray and hope

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Let us pray, let us hope

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Let us pray and say

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I hear a sound of drums and trumpets

Of a battle not yet won

Let us pray and hope

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Naomi Shemer

1930–2004

Born in Kvutzat Kinneret, Naomi Shemer began her musical career leading communal song at the kibbutz as a child; the first songs she composed were for children. During her service with the Israel Defense Forces, Shemer wrote several songs for the Central Command troop. After she left the army, Shemer continued to compose songs for a variety of Israeli singers, many of which described the natural beauty of Israel’s landscape. Shemer’s songs gained wide popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, most notably following the 1967 and 1973 wars. Shemer’s songs remain popular today.

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