SongSong
Baasher Hu Sham
From Rosh Hashana Iרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
A free song for the Shabbos table. Tap play; the words are below.
Versions
The same words, recorded more than once. Each one is its own performance.
- Song
Baasher Hu Sham, version 1
- Song
Baasher Hu Sham, version 2
The words
Every Hebrew phrase is copied from the pesukim of Rosh Hashana I and the mefarshim on its sheet, and sung with its meaning.
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — sit down. On the day the whole world is judged, we read about one boy, in one place, on one day.
Chorus
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is.
Hashem heard the voice of the boy
right where he is, right now, today,
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם.
Spoken Word 1
The chapter opens on a promise being kept. הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר — Hashem remembered Sarah exactly as He had said, and He did for Sarah exactly as He had spoken.
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה לְאַבְרָהָם בֵּן לִזְקֻנָיו — Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time He had spoken. Avraham called him יִצְחָק — Yitzchak.
Spoken Word 2
וְאַבְרָהָם בֶּן־מְאַת שָׁנָה — Avraham was one hundred years old. And Sarah said: צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים — Hashem has made laughter for me, כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי — everyone who hears will laugh with me.
מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם — who would have said to Avraham that Sarah would nurse children?
The boy grew, and was weaned, וַיַּעַשׂ אַבְרָהָם מִשְׁתֶּה גָדוֹל — and Avraham made a great feast on the day Yitzchak was weaned.
Chorus
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is.
Hashem heard the voice of the boy
right where he is, right now, today,
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם.
Spoken Word 3
Then it turns hard, and the Torah does not look away. Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian מְצַחֵק — mocking. And she said, גָּרֵשׁ הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת וְאֶת־בְּנָהּ — send this slave-woman away, and her son, for he will not inherit with my son, with Yitzchak.
It was very wrong in Avraham's eyes, because of his son. But Hashem told him: כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ — everything Sarah tells you, listen to her voice, כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָרַע — because through Yitzchak your children will be called. And the other boy, He promised, would also become a nation.
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר — Avraham rose early in the morning. Bread, and a skin of water, on Hagar's shoulder, with the boy. And she went, וַתֵּתַע בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע — and lost her way in the desert of Be'er Sheva.
וַיִּכְלוּ הַמַּיִם מִן־הַחֵמֶת — the water in the skin ran out. She put the boy under one of the bushes. She sat a bowshot away and said, אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד — let me not see the child die. וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלָהּ וַתֵּבְךְּ — and she lifted her voice, and wept.
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר — and Hashem heard the voice of the boy. Not hers, Rashi says. His. Because the prayer of the sick person himself is stronger than anyone praying for him.
An angel called from heaven: מַה־לָּךְ הָגָר אַל־תִּירְאִי — what is it, Hagar? Do not be afraid. Hashem has heard the voice of the boy, בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם — where he is.
And Rashi tells what happened in heaven. The angels argued against him: one day his children will let Your children die of thirst, and You will give him a well? And Hashem asked: what is he right now? Righteous, they said. Then I judge him by right now. Where he is. That is the whole day in three words.
Chorus
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is.
Hashem heard the voice of the boy
right where he is, right now, today,
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם.
Spoken Word 4
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר — get up, lift up the boy, hold your hand strong on him, כִּי־לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשִׂימֶנּוּ — for I will make him a great nation.
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹקִים אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם — and Hashem opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She filled the skin and gave the boy to drink. וַיְהִי אֱלֹקִים אֶת־הַנַּעַר וַיִּגְדָּל — and Hashem was with the boy, and he grew, and lived in the wilderness, an archer, and his mother took him a wife from Egypt.
Spoken Word 5
And the maftir is this day: וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ — the first day of the seventh month, מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ — a holy day, יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם — a day of sounding the ram's horn for you.
Outro
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is.
right where he is.
More from Rosh Hashana I
The whole parsha- Kumzitz niggun
Pakad Es Sarah, version 1
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — day one. The leining is one chapter, and it starts with a promise being kept.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 1
Right before this, Avraham stood and prayed,
not for himself, for a stranger's house.
Rashi says look at the order —
whoever prays for someone else
when he needs that very thing,
he is the one who is answered first.
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה —
and Sarah conceived, and gave birth,
לַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר —
at the very time He had spoken.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 2
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
Hashem has given me laughter, she said.
Rashi says she did not laugh alone —
many mothers were remembered with her,
many sick were healed that day,
and the whole world was rejoicing.
מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם —
who would have told Avraham?
Rashi says that who is praise —
look Who it is that keeps His word.
He promises, and He performs.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 3
Midrash Tanchuma says a king may promise
and take it back if his son does wrong.
But when הַשֵּׁם promises something good,
He never takes it back, not ever.
And Sforno hears her joy that day —
her baby had just had his בְּרִית, his bris,
and still her heart was full.
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 4
And a mother wept out in the desert,
the water gone, her boy under a bush.
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and Hashem heard the voice of the boy.
Rashi says the sick one's own תְּפִלָּה, his own prayer,
is heard before anyone else's.
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is, right now.
Rashi says He judged him by that day,
not by what would come after.
That is this day. That is today.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Outro
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
He remembered Sarah.
- Kumzitz niggun
Pakad Es Sarah, version 2
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — day one. The leining is one chapter, and it starts with a promise being kept.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 1
Right before this, Avraham stood and prayed,
not for himself, for a stranger's house.
Rashi says look at the order —
whoever prays for someone else
when he needs that very thing,
he is the one who is answered first.
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה —
and Sarah conceived, and gave birth,
לַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר —
at the very time He had spoken.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 2
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
Hashem has given me laughter, she said.
Rashi says she did not laugh alone —
many mothers were remembered with her,
many sick were healed that day,
and the whole world was rejoicing.
מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם —
who would have told Avraham?
Rashi says that who is praise —
look Who it is that keeps His word.
He promises, and He performs.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 3
Midrash Tanchuma says a king may promise
and take it back if his son does wrong.
But when הַשֵּׁם promises something good,
He never takes it back, not ever.
And Sforno hears her joy that day —
her baby had just had his בְּרִית, his bris,
and still her heart was full.
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Verse 4
And a mother wept out in the desert,
the water gone, her boy under a bush.
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and Hashem heard the voice of the boy.
Rashi says the sick one's own תְּפִלָּה, his own prayer,
is heard before anyone else's.
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is, right now.
Rashi says He judged him by that day,
not by what would come after.
That is this day. That is today.
Chorus
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר —
exactly as He said.
A promise made, a promise kept,
He remembered Sarah.
Outro
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
He remembered Sarah.
- Freilich
Tzechok Asah Li, version 1
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — the whole leining, one dance, hold on tight.
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 1
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה — (He remembered!)
Hashem remembered Sarah, just like He said!
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה — (a baby!)
Sarah had a son, and Avraham was old!
וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם — he called him יִצְחָק, (Yitzchak!)
because the name means laughter!
Eight days old, בֶּן־שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים, (eight days!)
Avraham gave him his בְּרִית, his bris,
and Avraham was a hundred years old! (a hundred!)
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 2
מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם — (who said it?)
who would have told Avraham
הֵינִיקָה בָנִים שָׂרָה — that Sarah would nurse children?
The boy grew up, וַיִּגָּמַל, he was weaned, (he grew!)
וַיַּעַשׂ אַבְרָהָם מִשְׁתֶּה גָדוֹל —
and Avraham made a great big feast! (a feast!)
But then Sarah saw the other boy מְצַחֵק, (mocking!)
and she said to Avraham, send him away,
and הַשֵּׁם said, שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ — listen to her voice,
כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָרַע —
through Yitzchak your children will be called!
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 3
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר — (early!)
Avraham got up early with bread and water,
and Hagar went and lost her way, (lost!)
בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע — in the desert of Be'er Sheva.
The water was gone, and she cried out loud, (she cried!)
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
Hashem heard the voice of the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי — do not be afraid! (do not fear!)
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם — right where he is!
וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם — and she saw a well of water! (water!)
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 4
Then the king came, אֲבִימֶלֶךְ, with his general, (the king!)
אֱלֹקִים עִמְּךָ — Hashem is with you in all you do!
Swear to me, he said — אָנֹכִי אִשָּׁבֵעַ, (I will swear!)
and the two of them made a בְּרִית, a treaty.
שֶׁבַע כִּבְשֹׂת הַצֹּאן — seven little ewes, (seven!)
to prove the well was Avraham's own,
and the place was called בְּאֵר שָׁבַע! (Be'er Sheva!)
וַיִּטַּע אֶשֶׁל — he planted a tree to feed the strangers,
וַיִּקְרָא־שָׁם בְּשֵׁם הַשֵּׁם —
and there he called out the Name of Hashem!
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 5
And the maftir is the day itself — (today!)
יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם —
a day of sounding the horn for you!
Seven lambs and a ram and a bull, (bring them!)
for the first day of the seventh month,
מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ — a holy day, this day!
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Outro
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh! Hey!
- Freilich
Tzechok Asah Li, version 2
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — the whole leining, one dance, hold on tight.
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 1
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה — (He remembered!)
Hashem remembered Sarah, just like He said!
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה — (a baby!)
Sarah had a son, and Avraham was old!
וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם — he called him יִצְחָק, (Yitzchak!)
because the name means laughter!
Eight days old, בֶּן־שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים, (eight days!)
Avraham gave him his בְּרִית, his bris,
and Avraham was a hundred years old! (a hundred!)
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 2
מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם — (who said it?)
who would have told Avraham
הֵינִיקָה בָנִים שָׂרָה — that Sarah would nurse children?
The boy grew up, וַיִּגָּמַל, he was weaned, (he grew!)
וַיַּעַשׂ אַבְרָהָם מִשְׁתֶּה גָדוֹל —
and Avraham made a great big feast! (a feast!)
But then Sarah saw the other boy מְצַחֵק, (mocking!)
and she said to Avraham, send him away,
and הַשֵּׁם said, שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ — listen to her voice,
כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָרַע —
through Yitzchak your children will be called!
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 3
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר — (early!)
Avraham got up early with bread and water,
and Hagar went and lost her way, (lost!)
בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע — in the desert of Be'er Sheva.
The water was gone, and she cried out loud, (she cried!)
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
Hashem heard the voice of the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי — do not be afraid! (do not fear!)
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם — right where he is!
וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם — and she saw a well of water! (water!)
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 4
Then the king came, אֲבִימֶלֶךְ, with his general, (the king!)
אֱלֹקִים עִמְּךָ — Hashem is with you in all you do!
Swear to me, he said — אָנֹכִי אִשָּׁבֵעַ, (I will swear!)
and the two of them made a בְּרִית, a treaty.
שֶׁבַע כִּבְשֹׂת הַצֹּאן — seven little ewes, (seven!)
to prove the well was Avraham's own,
and the place was called בְּאֵר שָׁבַע! (Be'er Sheva!)
וַיִּטַּע אֶשֶׁל — he planted a tree to feed the strangers,
וַיִּקְרָא־שָׁם בְּשֵׁם הַשֵּׁם —
and there he called out the Name of Hashem!
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Verse 5
And the maftir is the day itself — (today!)
יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם —
a day of sounding the horn for you!
Seven lambs and a ram and a bull, (bring them!)
for the first day of the seventh month,
מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ — a holy day, this day!
Chorus
צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקִים —
(laughter!) Hashem gave me laughter!
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh with me!
Outro
כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי —
everyone who hears will laugh! Hey!
- Anthem
Kumi Se'i, version 1
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — a mother in the desert, a boy under a bush, and a voice from heaven that says get up.
Verse 1
The water in the skin ran out.
She put him down beneath a bush.
She sat a bowshot off and cried,
אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד —
let me not see the child die.
Pre-Chorus
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and Hashem heard the voice of the boy.
Rashi says his own prayer came first —
and then the sky spoke —
Chorus
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid!
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are,
He hears you where you are!
Verse 2
Rashi says the angels argued —
look what his children will do one day.
And Hashem asked, what is he now?
And they said, righteous.
Then that is how I judge him. Now.
Pre-Chorus
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹקִים אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ —
and Hashem opened her eyes,
וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם —
and she saw a well of water —
Chorus
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid!
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are,
He hears you where you are!
Bridge
This same chapter started with a promise kept —
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
Midrash Tanchuma says there are four keys
He never hands to anyone —
food, and rain, and the grave,
and the mother with no child.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר — exactly as He said!
He keeps them all, He keeps His word,
and today He turns the key!
Chorus
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid!
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are,
He hears you where you are!
Outro
יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם —
a day of the ram's horn for you.
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are.
- Anthem
Kumi Se'i, version 2
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — a mother in the desert, a boy under a bush, and a voice from heaven that says get up.
Verse 1
The water in the skin ran out.
She put him down beneath a bush.
She sat a bowshot off and cried,
אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד —
let me not see the child die.
Pre-Chorus
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and Hashem heard the voice of the boy.
Rashi says his own prayer came first —
and then the sky spoke —
Chorus
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid!
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are,
He hears you where you are!
Verse 2
Rashi says the angels argued —
look what his children will do one day.
And Hashem asked, what is he now?
And they said, righteous.
Then that is how I judge him. Now.
Pre-Chorus
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹקִים אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ —
and Hashem opened her eyes,
וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם —
and she saw a well of water —
Chorus
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid!
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are,
He hears you where you are!
Bridge
This same chapter started with a promise kept —
הַשֵּׁם פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה —
Hashem remembered Sarah.
Midrash Tanchuma says there are four keys
He never hands to anyone —
food, and rain, and the grave,
and the mother with no child.
כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר — exactly as He said!
He keeps them all, He keeps His word,
and today He turns the key!
Chorus
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy!
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid!
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are,
He hears you where you are!
Outro
יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם —
a day of the ram's horn for you.
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
He hears you where you are.
- 7Cinematic pop
Kol HaNaar
Intro
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — one mother, one boy, and the desert.
Verse 1
שָׂרָה said to send them away,
and הַשֵּׁם said, listen to her.
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר —
he rose up early in the morning.
Bread, and a skin of water,
set on her shoulder, with the boy.
וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּתַע —
she went, and she lost her way,
בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע —
out in the desert, all alone.
Verse 2
וַיִּכְלוּ הַמַּיִם מִן־הַחֵמֶת —
the water in the skin ran out.
She put the boy beneath a bush,
and sat down a bowshot away.
אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד —
let me not see the child die.
וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלָהּ וַתֵּבְךְּ —
she lifted her voice, and she wept.
Chorus
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and He heard the voice of the boy.
Under the bush, the water gone,
He heard, He heard,
He heard the voice of the boy.
Verse 3
An angel called down from heaven,
מַה־לָּךְ הָגָר —
what is the matter, הָגָר?
אַל־תִּירְאִי —
do not be afraid.
Rashi says it was the boy himself —
a sick one's own תְּפִלָּה, his own prayer,
is heard before the prayers for him.
Chorus
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and He heard the voice of the boy.
Under the bush, the water gone,
He heard, He heard,
He heard the voice of the boy.
Bridge
בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם —
right where he is.
Rashi says the angels argued,
look what his children will do one day.
And הַשֵּׁם asked them, what is he now?
And they answered, righteous.
Then by now I judge him.
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹקִים אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ —
and He opened her eyes,
וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם —
and she saw a well of water.
Final Chorus
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹקִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר —
and He heard the voice of the boy.
Under the bush, the water gone,
He heard, He heard,
He heard the voice of the boy.
Outro
קוּמִי שְׂאִי אֶת־הַנַּעַר —
get up, lift up the boy.
He heard the voice of the boy.