Jerusalem of Gold
Lyrics and Music: Naomi Shemer
The mountain air is clear as wine
The aroma of pine trees
Is carried on the twilight breeze
With the sound of bells
And when the tree and stone slumber
Captured in their dream
The city that sits alone
And in its heart a wall
Jerusalem of gold and of copper and of light
I am a violin for all your songs
How did the cisterns dry up
The market place is empty
And no-one visits the Temple Mount
In the Old City
And in the caves in the rocks
The winds howl
And no-one goes down to the Dead Sea
By way of Jericho
Jerusalem of gold and of copper and of light
I am a violin for all your songs
However when the day comes to sing to you
And garlands shall be placed on you
I am the smallest of your sons
And the last of your poets
Because your name burns my lips
As a kiss of a seraph
If I forget thee Jerusalem
Which is all of gold…
Jerusalem of gold and of copper and of light
I am a violin for all your songs
We have returned to the cisterns
To the market and the town square
The shofar calls us to the Temple Mount
In the Old City
And in the caves in the rock
Thousands of suns are shining
Again we will go down to the Dead Sea
By way of Jericho!
Jerusalem of gold and of copper and of light
I am a violin for all your songs.