Verse Hob ikh mir in harts a kholem N.C. Dumai, dumai, dumai N.C. heyb ikh oyf a fon fun sholem N.C. Dumai, dumai, dumai ober in mayn kholem shteyt a moyer N.C. Dumai, dumai, dumai N.C. ful mit payn un ful mit troyer N.C. Dumai, dumai, dumai Af der moyer shteyt a zelner Dumai, dumai, dumai hinter im di grine felder Dumai, dumai, dumai me' hot geboyt tsufile grenetsn Dumai, dumai, dumai afn land un in di mentshn Dumai, dumai, dumai Mir vein di grenetsn iberkumen Dumai, dumai, dumai nor ven sine iz avekgenumen Dumai, dumai, dumai vemen zol dos land gehern? Dumai, dumai, dumai tsi folk fun Levone tsi folk fun Shtern? Dumai, dumai, dumai Keyner vet undz frayhayt gebn Dumai, dumai, dumai me' darf nokh zi aleyn zikh shtrebn Dumai, dumai, dumai zayn a fremder iz mayn shtand Dumai, dumai, dumai s'iz gules do in undzer land Dumai, dumai, dumai I carry in my heart a dream a flag of peace & a land redeemed but in my dream a wall of wire stone & iron forged in fire On the wall a soldier stands keeps us out of our own land borders tear us all apart on the ground & in the heart While we all must learn to conquer hate, what's a nation without a state? the land is holy, but for whom? God of the star or the crescent moon? No one freely gives up power we alone can take what's ours without freedom, without land here in exile we do stand Without justice, without peace Dumai, dumai, dumai just a dream become a beast Dumai, dumai, dumai where will exile draw the line? Dumai, dumai, dumai in Israel or Palestine? Dumai, dumai, dumai Nisht keyn tsedek, nisht keyn sholem Dumai, dumai, dumai nor a kholem gevorn a golem Dumai, dumai, dumai voser folk on a Medina? Dumai, dumai, dumai say Yisroel say Palestina Dumai, dumai, dumai…

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