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Eli, Eli (traditional)

from vicious like the tide by Boy in the Water

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i found a tape of my aunt and uncle singing this in the 70s and that is what my version is based on

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my god, my god
i pray that these things never cease
the sand and the sea
the rustle of water
the lightening from heaven
the prayer of man

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from vicious like the tide, released March 24, 2019
lyrics based on the opening lines of hannah szenes' 1942 poem a walk to caesarea (orig in hebrew)
music by david zehavi (composed in 1945)

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