Thursday, February 12, 2009

A great Israeli singer


"Would you hear my voice" is one of "Rachel the Poet" poems, written before her death, and is sung here by Israeli singer Esther Ofarim, it is quiet wistful and touching. Go to..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dPtTu1JoY

freely translated..

Would you hear my voice,
My faraway beloved,
Would you hear my voice,
Wherever you are,

A voice is calling with courage,
A voice is weeping quietly,
And above time,
Commands blessing,

This creation is vast,
In her many paths,
Meeting briefly,
Separating forever,

Searching is the human,
But his feet are faltering,
He cannot find,
That which is lost,

The last of my days,
Perhaps is already near,
The day is already near,
For tears of parting,

I shall wait for you,
Until my life be extinguished,
As Rachel waited,
For her beloved,

Her website: http://www.estherofarim.com/engels-index/index.html

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