Underneath the trees I see the leaves fall
Scattered by the wind to clothe the ground
Like we have been sent from our home Tziyon
To cover the earth with our sound
And I wait and I wait to return
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And I wait like a kallah waits for her chassan
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And my heart remembers Yerushalayim
All my life I've lived in a lonely country
Dreaming of the day I'd be with you
I am like a child looking in and hoping
That you please open up your gates and let me in
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And I wait like a kallah waits for her chassan
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And my heart remembers Yerushalayim
As I close my eyes and listen quietly
To the voice that speaks inside of me
I hear crying
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And I wait like a kallah waits for her chassan
Underneath the trees I see the leaves fall
Scattered by the wind to clothe the ground
And I know there is a time to gather
Those of us who need to be taken home
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And I wait like a kallah waits for her chassan
Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim
And my heart will always remember - Yerushalayim
-written by Dana Mase, from the cd "Diary"
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By settling in the land of Yisrael, a person gains insight into G-d's providence over the world. - Rebbe Nachman