Yerushalayim Shel Zahav

Naomi Shemer

1967

Among the dreamy pines
As evening light is slowly dying
And a lonely bell still chimes
So many songs, so many stories
The stony hills recall . . .
Around her heart my city carries
A lonely ancient wall.
Yerushalayim all of gold
Yerushalayim, bronze and light
Within my heart I shall treasure
Your song and sight.
Alas, the drying wells and…
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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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