Mama Rochel Songtext
von Abie Rotenberg

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

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