Hebreo Sisu et Yerushalaim Lyrics

SISU ET YERUSHALAIM

Chorus:
Sisu et Yerushalayim, gilu vah,
gilu va kol ohaveiha,
kol ohaveiha.

Al chomotayich ir David
hifkad'ti shomrim,
kol hayom vechol halaila
(repeat )

Chorus

Al tira ve'al tifchad/tichat avdi Ya'akov
ki yafutzu misaneicha (mip'neicha)
(repeat )

Chorus

Se'i saviv einayich urei kulam
nik'betzu uva'u lach.
(repeat )

Chorus

Ve'ameich ameich
kulam tzadikim
le'olam yirshu aretz.

Chorus

REJOICE ABOUT JERUSALEM

Chorus:
Rejoice with Jerusalem, be glad about her,
be glad all you that love her,
all who love her.

On your walls, Oh city of David
I have stationed watchmen,
all day and night.
(repeat)

Chorus

Do not fear, my servant Jacob,
for your enemies shall be scattered before you.
(repeat)

Chorus

Look about you and behold; see all
as they are all gathering and coming unto you.
(repeat)

Chorus

And your people
are all holy
and forever shall inherit the land.

Chorus

Hebrew words

Translator's note:
This song won Third Prize in the Chasidic Song Festival held at Tel Aviv's Heychal Hatarbut during Sukkot 5731 (1970). The vinyl record of the festival has the original recording of the performance by Tzemed Darom with an arrangement by the late famous Israeli conductor Yitzchak Graziani. The choir and orchestra for the contest was conducted by Menashe Lev Ran.
Notes by Brian Torobin of Toronto, Canada