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The Man From Vilna
Shulem Lemmer
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Yanky Lemmer
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I met a man last Sunday
He was on his way back home
From a wedding in Chicago
He was traveling alone
He said he came from Vilna
A survivor, I could tell
I helped him with his suitcase
He could not walk very well
A steward gave us coffee
As we settled on the plane
I asked him why he bothers
At his age, there'd be no blame
No ืฉืืื is a burden
Although I miss my dear late wife
Then he shared with me a story
That has changed my view of life
We danced 'round and 'round in circles
As if the world had done no wrong
From evening until morning
Filling up the ืฉืื with song
Though we had no ืกืคืจื ืชืืจื
To clutch close to our hearts
In their place, we held the future
Of a past so torn apart
I remember liberation
Joy and fear both intertwined
Where to go? And what to do?
And how to leave the pain behind?
My heart said go to Vilna
Dare I pray yet once again
For the chance to find a loved one
Or perhaps, a childhood friend
It took many months to get there
From late spring to the fall
And as I, many others
Close to 400 in all
Slowly, there was healing
Darkened souls now mixed with light
When someone proudly cried out, ืฉืืืช ืชืืจื" is tonight!"
We danced 'round and 'round in circles
As if the world had done no wrong
From evening until morning
Filling up the ืฉืื with song
Though we had no ืกืคืจื ืชืืจื
To clutch close to our hearts
In their place, we held the future
Of a past so torn apart
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We ran as one, towards the ืฉืื
Our spirits in a trance
We tore apart the barricade
In defiance, we would dance
But the scene before our eyes
Shook us to the core
Scraps of ืกืืืืจ, bullet holes
Bloodstains on the floor
Turning to the eastern wall
We looked on in despair
There'd be no scrolls to dance with
The holy ark was bare
Then we heard two children crying
A boy and girl who no one knew
We realized no children
Were among us, but those two
We danced 'round and 'round in circles
As if the world had done no wrong
From evening until morning
Filling up the ืฉืื with song
Though we had no ืกืคืจื ืชืืจื
To gather in our arms
In their place, we held those children
The Jewish people would live on
We danced 'round and 'round in circles
As if the world had done no wrong
From evening until morning
Filling up the ืฉืื with song
Though we had no ืกืคืจื ืชืืจื
To clutch and hold up high
In their place, we held those children
ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืื
ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืื
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