SHOLEM: Peace, Rojl (Raquel) Siano Leisorek

Io, mir zainen idn fun der gantzer velt
Yes, there are many Jews all over the world
io, mir zainen ale brider, vaise, shwartze, roite, guile
Yes, we are all brothers, white, black, red and yellow
Un ale tzuzamen viln mir sholem
And we all want peace
mer nit kain miljomes
And not war
mer nit oisguisn umziste blut fun unzere heldishe brider
And no bloodshed from our heroic brothers
der nayer frimorgun zoi undz breiguen lijt fun sholem
The new tomorrow will bring us the light of peace
Io, vail mir zainen ale brider
Yes, we are all brothers
Sholem is do ful mit lijt vos shaint iber der gantzer velt
Peace is here and its light will shine over the whole world
Sholem is do, lomir zinguen, lomir tantzn un freilaj zain
Peace is here, let’s sing and dance and be happy
Sholem balaijt unz alemen
Let peace shine over everyone
Mir viln mer nit hem un visn
We don’t want to see or hear
fun di shwartze un nejtike vintn
The dark winds of yesterday
vos zainen guefaln oif unzer folk
That befell our people
di sonim hobn unz guevolt umbreiguen un farnijtn
Our enemies want us to disappear
Noj haintikn tog hobn mir sonim
Even today we still have enemies
vos viln unz vaiter umbreinguen over mir idn existirn
But we are still here
un vein vainter existirn
And will always be here
vail mir zainen a folk fun Sholem
Because we are a people of peace
Mir vim n zen lijtike teg mit a bloin himl
We will see the light of day with a blue sky
Un der shturkatz fun Sholem zol shtendik laijtn.
And the torch of peace will always shine!