Prayer

Lyrics: Bezalel Aloni
Music: Henri Barter
Arrangements: Henri Barter
Album: Let’s Talk (1981)

Bezalel says, that he loved the song from the first time he heard it. Ofra and Bezalel sent the song to the pre-Eurovision contest, but it reached 12th, and there were only 11 songs that chosen for the pre-Eurovision.

Bezalel: “After the contest there were many claims from many singers, and because of that there was a committee that was supposed to check all the claims. This committee consisted of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, music editors etc. We had nothing to do with this committee. One day I got a call from someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who told me they decided to send Ofra with that song to the Mediterranean Festival in Portugal. I asked him how did he hear about the song, because no one knew about it beside Ofra and me, and he told me about the committee. We were happy and went there. On the flight there I changed the name of the song from He to Prayer”.

Ofra won 5th place on the festival.

Translated by Malka Tischler

Lyrics:

He who sits somewhere up there in the heavens
He who heals all the sick
He who gives great joy to children
He who makes judgments
He is in the heavens and He is the Only One
He, the great and awe-inspiring
He is the one who protects us from troubles.

God, watch over us, please, like children
Watch please and don’t leave
Give us light and the joy of youth
Give us strength, more and more

Watch over us, please, like children
Watch please and don’t leave
Give us light and the joy of youth
And let us love too.

What still remains for us in our days?
What remains all day long?
Sunshine, hope and so many sights
Nights and days of dreams
He is in the heavens and He is the Only One
He, the great and awe-inspiring
He is the one who protects us from troubles.

God, watch over us, please, like children
Watch please and don’t leave
Give us light and the joy of youth
Give us strength, more and more

Watch over us, please, like children
Watch please and don’t leave
Give us light and the joy of youth
And let us love too.

God, watch over us, please, like children
Watch please and don’t leave
Give us light and the joy of youth
Give us strength, more and more
Watch over us, please, like children
Watch please and don’t leave
Give us light and the joy of youth
And let us love too.

Prayer

Prayer

Lyrics:

newsletter