Bal Shem Tov lyrics

Spoken in Yiddish*

ס'איז געווען ראש השנה

און דער הייליקער בעש"ט

האָט געהאַט אַ עליית הנשמה

זײַן נשמה איז אַרויס

אויף ביז צו משיח צו קיים אַליין

און ער האָט געפֿרעגט בײַ משיח

אימת קאתי מר?

ווען וועסטו קומען?

קום שוין משיח.

האָט אים משיח געזאָגט,

איך וועל קומען, אַז

לכשיפוצו מעיינותיך חוצה

אז דיינע קוועלן,

וועלן זיך איבע גיסן אין די גאַסן

נאָר מיט אונדזער גוטן פרייַנד מתיתיהו

ווער דא יא טוט צו מעיינותיך חוצה

ווער דא יפוצו מעיינותיך חוצה

On a day when a man was born

hop from one world to another

I don’t know who you are

even when we face each other

When I wake up I know you’re here

this is everything that you’ve done

I’ve got nothing to fear

‘cause the battle’s already been won

This is the time of divine favor

Sublime love cuts like a razor

Burning up our fear and pain

Ascend in fire like a laser beam

This is the time of divine favor

Sublime love cuts like a razor

Burning up our fear and pain

Ascend in fire like a laser beam

Search heaven and the seven seas

The answer lies inside you

You know it won’t come easy

You’ve got to find your own truth

When I returned to the lower garden

I saw many souls living and dead

Rushing back and forth,

ascending from one world to the next

The joy was too great for our ears to hear

or for words to express

All we’re being forgiven for, stolen time and debts

Asked me to come with them

‘Cause of the glory of your contemplation

You’ve been given eyes to see

Looking for a prophet to accompany me

But alone I must go on my own

Flying with my very own set of wings

I reached the highest heights

knocking on the door of the King of kings

This is the time of divine favor

Sublime love cuts like a razor

Burning up our fear and pain

Ascend in fire like a laser beam

This is the time of divine favor

Sublime love cuts like a razor

Burning up our fear and pain

Ascend in fire like a laser beam

Search heaven and the seven seas

The answer lies inside you

You know it won’t come easy

You’ve got to find your own truth

It’s your life to live, I can’t live it for you

It’s your time to give, and I can’t give it for you

It’s your fear to lose, I can’t lose it for you

Death or life, so choose, and I put both before you

So, find your word of truth

You’ve got to find your word of truth

It’s your life to live, I can’t live it for you

It’s your time to give, and I can’t give it for you

Search heaven and the seven seas

The answer lies inside you

You know it won’t come easy

You’ve got to find your own truth

Search heaven and the seven seas

The answer lies inside you

You know it won’t come easy

You’ve got to find your own truth