Baruch Levine and Benny Friedman
Original key: C#m-Dbm
Capo 3
G D C
As I stand in candlelight
Em D C
With my hands upon my eyes
Am E Am
There’s a passion in my prayers
C D
That rends the skies
G D
For a mother’s tears can shatter
Em C
Every gate that bars the way
Am Bm
All the heavens will echo
C B
Those words that mothers say
Chorus:
Em D
Vezakeini vezakeini
Bm C
Take my children by the hand
Am D
Help them walk along Your way
B
May they never go astray
Em D
May they know You as I know You
Bm C
Oh Hashem, accept my plea
Am D
Give me children who’ll give nachas
Bm C D Em
Vezakeini
G D C
As I stand in candlelight
Em D C
While my home is dark and still
Am E Am
There’s a void inside my heart
C D
I long to fill
G D
Will I ever be mother
Em C
Will that blessing come my way
Am Bm
Will I stand by the candles
C B
With gratitude and pray
Chorus:
Em D
Vezakeini vezakeini
Bm C
Take my children by the hand
Am D
Help them walk along Your way
B
May they never go astray
Em D
May they know You as I know You
Bm C
Oh Hashem, accept my plea
Am D
Give me children who’ll give nachas
Bm C D Em
Vezakeini
Em D
Vezakeini vezakeini
Bm C
Yeder einer vil dos zehn
Am D
Beten mir bei dir atzind
B
Nachas fun a yiddish/yedeh kind
Em D
Zarah chaya vikayama
Bm C
Un milazt a trer dehrtzu
Am D
Yeder mishpacha mit di brocha
Bm C D Em
Vezakeini
Em D
Vezakeini vezakeini
Bm C
Take our children by the hand
Am D
Help them walk along Your way
B
May they never go astray
Em D
May they know You as I know You
Bm C
Oh Hashem, accept my plea
Am D
Give us children who’ll give nachas
Bm C D Em
Vezakeini