Yerushalaim

Every now and then
Like a child
My thoughts draw you
Jerusalem
From far away
You are nothing but
A dream falling into ruins
Jerusalem

Like those immigrants
With burning eyes
Opening up to the echo of your name
From beyond the seas
Often through
Hostile and harsh regions
I had come
Empty-handed and barefoot
To you, Jerusalem

To keep me
You have nailed
Love in my chest
Jerusalem
Where are my joys
Is there
No happiness without thorns?
Jerusalem

Everything has conspired
To tear us apart
And the fog of our tears
Has clouded the sky
Raising a wall
Between his heart and my heart
But I still have
Hope within me
That love will once again
Be reborn and live again
For us in Jerusalem