WhatsappIf asked to name a famous Israeli song, many would say this one. “Al kol eleh” by Naomi Shemer is one of the most well-known.
Famous Israeli Song “Al Kol Eleh” Sang by Kippalive
Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv has become well known. We all want our hostages back. We all pray for them. Every person with a heart – Jew and non-Jew alike – is begging G-d to bring them home safely. Sometimes, prayer comes in the form of music. This famous Israeli song by Naomi Shemer is known by many throughout the world. The words are beautiful, emotional, and very meaningful. The Jewish band Kippalive sang this song perfectly here.
Here is the translation to this stunning song by Naomi Shemer:
Over the honey and the stinger
Over the bitter and the sweet
And over our baby girl
Please guard my good L-rd
Over the burning fire
Over the crystal clear water
And over the man who is coming home
From afar.
Over all these things, over all these things
Please stand guard for me my good G-d
Over the honey and the stinger
Over the bitter and the sweet
Don’t uproot a sapling
Don’t forget the hope
May you return me, and may I return
To the good land.
Save the houses that we live in
The small fences and the wall
From the sudden war-like thunder
May you save them all.
Guard what little I’ve been given
Guard the hill my child might climb
Let the fruit that’s yet to ripen
Not be plucked before its time.
As the wind makes rustling night sounds
And a star falls in its arc
All my dreams and my desires
Form crystal shapes out of the dark.
Guard for me, oh L-rd, these treasures
All my friends keep safe and strong,
Guard the stillness, guard the weeping,
And above all, guard this song.
