[Verse]:
C F
I met a man last sunday,
C Am
who was on his way back home
C F
From a wedding in Chicago,
G Bm
and was traveling alone
G Am
He said he came from Vilna,
F Dm
a survivor I could tell
Gm F
And I helped him with his suitcase,
Eb C
he could not walk very well
C F
A steward gave us coffee
C Am
as we settled on the plane
C F
And I asked him why he bothers,
G Bm
at his age there'd be no blame
G Am
He said "no simcha is a burden,
F Dm
though I miss my dear late wife"
Gm F
And then he shared with me a story
Eb Gm
that has changed my view of life:
[Chorus]:
A# Gsus2
"We danced round and round in circles
A# C
as if the world had done no wrong
A# Gsus2
From evening until morning,
A# Am
filling up the shul with song
A# Gsus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
A# C
to clutch close to our hearts
A# Gsus2
In their place we held the future
A# Dm
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
C F
I remember liberation,
C Am
joy and fear both intertwined
C F
Where to go and what to do,
G Bm
and how to leave the pain behind?
G Am
My heart said 'go to vilna',
F Dm
dare I pray yet once again
Gm F
For the chance to find a loved one,
Eb C
or perhaps a childhood friend?
C F
It took many months to get there,
C Am
from the late spring to the fall
C F
And as I, many others,
G Bm
close to four hundred in all
G Am
And slowly there was healing,
F Dm
darkened souls now mixed with light
Gm F
When someone proudly cried out,
Eb Gm
'simchas Torah is tonight!'
[Chorus]:
A# Gsus2
"We danced round and round in circles
A# C
as if the world had done no wrong
A# Gm
From evening until morning,
A# Am
filling up the shul with song
A# Gsus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
A# C
to clutch close to our hearts
A# Gm
In their place we held the future
A# Dm
of a past so torn apart
[Verse]:
C F
We ran as one towards the shul,
C Am
our spirits in a trance
C F
And we tore apart the barricade,
G Bm
in defiance we would dance
G Am
But the scene before our eyes
F Dm
shook us to the core
Gm F
Scraps of siddur, bullet holes,
Eb C
bloodstains on the floor
C F
Turning to the eastern wall,
C Am
we looked on in despair
C F
There'd be no scrolls to dance with,
G Bm
the holy ark was bare
G Am
Then we heard two children crying,
F Dm
a boy and girl whom no one knew
Gm F
And we realized that no children
Eb Gm
were among us but those two
[Chorus]:
A# Gsus2
"We danced round and round in circles
A# C
as if the world had done no wrong
A# Gm
From evening until morning,
A# Am
filling up the shul with song
A# Gsus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
A# C
to gather in our arms
A# Gm
In their place we held those children,
A# Dm
the Jewish people would live on
A# Gsus2
"We danced round and round in circles
A# C
as if the world had done no wrong
A# Gm
From evening until morning,
A# Am
filling up the shul with song
A# Gsus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
A# C
to clutch and hold up high
A# Gm
In their place we held those children,
A# Dm
am yisrael chai"
A# Gsus2
"We danced round and round in circles
A# C
as if the world had done no wrong
A# Gm
From evening until morning,
A# Am
filling up the shul with song
A# Gsus2
Though we had no sifrei Torah
A# C
to gather in our arms
A# Gm
In their place we held those children,
A# Dm
the Jewish people would live on
F Eb
Am yisrael chai
A# Dm
The Jewish people would live on
Am F Eb
The Jewish people WILL live on
- 1. Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Abie Rotenberg - The Man From Vilna Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan