I am Planting Music and Lyrics by Miriam Brosseau & Alan Jay Sufrin

Here, in the earth that fashioned Eve 1

Here they planted for meHere, where understanding grew 2

I’m planting for youUp here an olive branch was seen 3

Here they planted for meUnder skies where colors flew 4

I’m planting for youKi heichi d’shatlei li avahatai (as my ancestors planted for me)Shatlei nami livra’i (so now I plant for my children) 5

From here, a voice burned in the leaves 6

Here they planted for meA call to lead our people through7

I’m planting for youRight here, Deborah came to teach 8

Here they planted for meBeneath her tree they sought the truthI’m planting for youKi heichi...

Shir hama’a lot (a song of ascents) 9

Someone dreamed the world for meB’shuv adoshem (when the Lord brought back)Now I am dreaming it for youEt shivat tzion (those that returned to Zion)Take the world, and dream anewHayinu k’cholmim, k’cholmim (we were as dreamers, as dreamers)Ki heichi... (x2)

Moses at the Burning Bush6

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9Return from Babylonian Exile

Noah’s Ark: Dove with Olive Branch and Rainbow

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Judge Deborah and Palm Tree8

Choni and the Carob Tree5

Garden of Eden: Eve and the Tree of Knowledge

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