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The Book of Life

from Sweeter and Hotter by Tzimmes

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The Book of Life

Music and Words: Moshe Denburg

A song about the spiritual questions of love, the title line is an allusion to the prayer we recite on Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year), requesting God to inscribe us in the Book of Life.

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When youthful years come to an ending,
and lonely fears like never before,
the days you dreamed about are numbered now,
it's no use trying to hide anymore.

Lover dear, I want to come closer,
but I fear I don't know the way,
they say that nothing lasts forever, no,
but we got to try to make love last to make love stay.

To believe the miracle of love it's the same old-new way,
'cause the dream I seek can only be when I let it go,
like a falling angel gives his life for another new day,
I feel so weak but it's for me that I got to grow, oh please,
inscribe my name, oh Lord, in the Book of Life.

Now the sky above makes me feel thankful,
for the little love I have to unfold,
the happiness you strive for all your life
it's a treasure it's the light and it won't grow old.

Now I'm sure I've seen the light that shines in me,
and I know darn well I need to be there,
'cause life's a lesson that I never learned,
and I've reason to believe I got to care.

To believe the ...

credits

from Sweeter and Hotter, released July 6, 2022
Moshe Denburg - lead vocal, guitar;
Myrna Rabinowitz - backup vocal;
Yona Bar-Sever - electric bass, backup vocal;
Julian Siegel - accordion, harmonica.

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Moshe Denburg/Tzimmes Vancouver, British Columbia

Tzimmes, Vancouver’s beloved Jewish Music Ensemble turns 35 in 2021. Founded in Victoria, BC, in 1986 by musical director Moshe Denburg, its musical mandate has always been to include the many strands of Jewish musical tradition, everything from the Ashkenazi (Yiddish and Klezmer), to the Sephardi (Ladino and Mediterranean), to Mizrahi (Near Eastern), to more contemporary and secular expression. ... more

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