Neal Katz: Music
Bakesh Shalom
BAKESH SHALOM
music & lyrics by Alan Cook and Neal Katz
Arabic wording by Sima Haruv
Hebrew lyrics from Psalm 34:15, Psalm 133:1, & Alan Cook
Bakesh Shalom VeRodfehu
Adonai Barchenu BeShalom
Ohtlobe Salam VeFatesh Aley
Allah Barekna BeSalam
We go searching for peace
It's just out of reach
But someday we may find,
The peace we have in mind
Two brothers were born quite a long time ago
They each went their separate ways
And their offspring, they fought
Though they knew they should not
And their struggle continues to this day
It's time to come together now, we've spent too long apart
Make the case for brotherhood, let's open up our hearts
We can be God's partners it's up to us to start
When we say...
Now time marches on and the brothers are gone
There are others who've picked up the fight
And now we have the chance
To extend the olive branch
The moment's come, it's time to do what's right
Don't you know it all started with Abraham's sons?
Let's start the fight for peace right now and throw away the guns
We can change the world, yes, we can be the ones
When we say...
Hineh Mah Tov U'Mah Na'im
Shevet Achim Gam Yachad
Seek peace and pursue it. O God, bless us with peace.
Behold how good and how pleasant it is for us to dwell in brotherhood.
Copyright © 1999 Rimonim Music