“Once the War has Passed” holds onto the knowing that this time period, too, will pass. As the longest war in Israel’s history since the War of Independence still rages— where we in Israel, and Jews across the globe, face incredible uncertainty about our future, while in our present we our soldiers still fight on the front, our citizens are still being held captive, and our neighbors are yet able to return home due to rocket fire and actual fires burning around their towns— this song is a prayer and an expression of hope.
English lyrics:
Once The War Has Passed Benaia Barabi And once the war has passed We’ll come home We’ll put away our gear Talk to God as if He’s near I won't ask you anything About your time there I'll just hug you very tight Wordlessly We’ll light together candles of yearning How they destroyed our home And burned our heart And despite all the tears that we left there You said you'll yet see We’ll grow from the pain Every tune will find within me grace Every tear frees me from this space In the dark nights we’ll say a prayer From the narrow straits I called to God Answer me, please, with a loving nod In the dark nights every light will be a prayer I’ll hold you in my arms It’s ok to cry About the burns and the scars that will remain forever ours Yet I know the smile will come We’ll see the light And every black pigeon will turn to white Every tune will find within me grace Every tear frees me from this space In the dark nights we’ll say a prayer From the narrow straits I called to God Answer me, please, with a loving nod In the dark nights every light will be a prayer Every tune will find within me grace Every tear frees me from this space In the dark nights we’ll say a prayer From the narrow straits I called to God Answer me, please, with a loving nod In the dark nights every light will be a prayer
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