He raised his hand to wave goodbye |
Saw the pain in mother's eyes |
Who left her little precious boy of four |
In a citadel of ashen stone |
That preached a faith unlike his own |
Perhaps he just may yet survive this war |
In the shadows stood a man in black |
My child he said, you must not look back |
Yet one image lingered, the tears on her face |
And mother's words from their last embrace |
"Shema, Shema Israel" |
Know that there is but one God above |
When you feel pain, when you rejoice |
Know how he longs to hear your voice |
"Hashem Helokenu Hashem Ehad" |