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| DUMAI | THINK |
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| Hob ikh mir in harts a kholem | I have in my heart a dream, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Heyb ikh oyf a fon fun sholem | I raise a flag of peace, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Ober in mayn kholem shteyt a moyer | But in my dream stands a wall, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Ful mit payn un ful mit troyer | Full of pain and full of sadness. |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
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| Af der moyer shteyt a zelner | On the wall stands a soldier, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Hinter im di grine felder | Behind him the green fields, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Me' hot geboyt tsufile grenetsn | Too many borders have been built, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Afn land un in di mentshn | On land and in men. |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
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| Mir vein di grenetsn iberkumen | We will overcome the borders |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Nor ven sine iz avekgenumen | Only when hatred is removed. |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Vemen zol dos land gehern? | To whom shall the land belong? |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Tsi folk fun levone tsi folk fun shtern? | To the people of the moon or the the people of the star? |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
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| Keyner vet undz frayhayt gebn | Nobody will give us freedom, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Me' darf nokh zi aleyn zikh shtrebn | We should reach for it ourselves. |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Zayn a fremder iz mayn shtand | A stranger is what I am, |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| S'iz gules do in undzer land | There is exile in our land. |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
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| I carry in my heart a dream | I carry in my heart a dream |
| A flag of peace & a land redeemed | A flag of peace & a land redeemed |
| But in my dream a wall of wire | But in my dream a wall of wire |
| Stone & iron forged in fire | Stone & iron forged in fire |
| On the wall a soldier stands | On the wall a soldier stands |
| Keeps us out of our own land | Keeps us out of our own land |
| Borders tear us all apart | Borders tear us all apart |
| On the ground & in the heart | On the ground & in the heart |
| While we all must learn to conquer hate | While we all must learn to conquer hate |
| What's a nation without a state? | What's a nation without a state? |
| The land is holy, but for whom? | The land is holy, but for whom? |
| God of the star or the crescent moon? | God of the star or the crescent moon? |
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| Well no one freely gives up power | Well no one freely gives up power |
| We alone can take what's ours | We alone can take what's ours |
| Without freedom, without land | Without freedom, without land |
| Here in exile we do stand | Here in exile we do stand |
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| Without justice, without peace | Without justice, without peace |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Just a dream become a beast | Just a dream become a beast |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Where will exile draw the line? | Where will exile draw the line? |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| In Israel or Palestine? | In Israel or Palestine? |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
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| Nisht keyn tsedek, nisht keyn sholem | No justice, no peace; |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Nor a kholem gevorn a golem | Just a dream that has become a golem. |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Voser folk on a medina? | Which folk without a country? |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
| Say yisroel say palestina | Both Israel and Palestine? |
| Dumai Dumai Dumai | think, think, think |
