Lu Yehi

Naomi Shemer

1973

Beyond the cloud upon the ocean
There’s a white and lonely sail
 Let us pray and hope
 lu yehi
I light a candle at my window
And its flame is shy and frail
 Let us pray and hope
 lu yehi
Let us pray, let us hope
ana lu yehi
Let us pray and say
lu yehi
I hear a sound of drums and trumpets
Of a battle not yet won
 Let us pray and hope
 lu yehi…
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Creator Bio

Naomi Shemer

1930–2004

Born in Kvutzat Kinneret, Naomi Shemer began her musical career leading communal song at the kibbutz as a child; the first songs she composed were for children. During her service with the Israel Defense Forces, Shemer wrote several songs for the Central Command troop. After she left the army, Shemer continued to compose songs for a variety of Israeli singers, many of which described the natural beauty of Israel’s landscape. Shemer’s songs gained wide popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, most notably following the 1967 and 1973 wars. Shemer’s songs remain popular today.

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