אמרה האשה [Amra haIsha] [English translation]

The woman said: ”My little boy,

The hope is always in my heart,

Forever for you a fire will flicker inside me,

Forever a torch inside me.”

The woman said: ”I am waiting,

And you will come back not harmed,

I don’t know what your name is,

But you are the son and I am a mother.”

The woman said: ”Bad good,

There always is a peace in my heart,

The yellow sun will rise every morning,

In the glass of my window, my love.”

The woman said: ”I am waiting,

Because I am your love,

I don’t know what your name is,

But you are mine and I am yours

The woman said: ” My youngsters,

Bitter is my laugh for you and sad,

I will never forget, so help me God,

How your faces have irreversibly changed.”

The woman said: ”I am waiting,

And you will come back to me,

I do not know what are your names,

But I am a woman and you are my life.”

• Artist:Chava Alberstein