Mama Rochel

With the rising sun on her wedding day
 She raised her eyes to the heavens
 And she thanked Hashem for the man of truth
 With whom she would build a nation
 But when nighttime came
 Destiny betrayed
 The veil concealing another
 Yet a sister's shame
 Not her shattered dreams
 Took hold of her heart and her senses
 Mama Rochel, cry for us again
 Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
 If you raise your sweet voice now as then
 The day will come
 Mama Rochel, cry for us again
 Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
 בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם
 In a roadside grave she was laid to rest
 In solitude forever
 But her voice gave hope to the broken hearts
 Of her daughters and sons bound for exile
 When her plaintive cry
 Gained divine consent
 A challenge to her maker
 Can the mercy of mere flesh and blood
 Run deeper than Yours, our creator?
 Mama Rochel, cry for us again
 Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
 If you raise your sweet voice now as then
 The day will come
 Mama Rochel, cry for us again
 Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
 בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם
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 Now your voice is still
 As you heed the call
 Of מיני קולך מבכי
 It's our Father's will, He who made us all
 Dare we ask of you to defy him
 Yet a frightened child
 Numb from pain and grief
 Remains forlorn and uncertain
 Clinging to the faith
 That it can be heard
 As it cries out to his mother
 Mama Mama vain noch amol
 Treren zoltz du gissen un a tzohl
 Beten fun Bashefer In Himmel, b'kol rom
 Mama Mama vain noch amol
 Tzeren zoltz du gissen un a tzohl
 Bi'zchuseich v'shavu vonim li'gvulom
 רחל אמינו שאי קולך
 שוב שפחי כמים דמעתך
 בכי נא על בנים אשר גלו ועל סבלם
 רחל אמינו שאי קולך
 שוב שפחי דמעה לפני קונך
 בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם
 Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
 If you raise your sweet voice now as then
 The day will come
 Mama Rochel, cry for us again
 Won't you shed a tear for your dear children
 בזכותך ושבו בנים לגבולם