This morning I am grateful for Google’s proximate search capabilities.
You see, I typed in the title of today’s hymn, a sweet traditional Jewish round, and it corrected me in that totally not shaming way Google has, by sending me results with ‘chaverim’ instead of the more phonetic ‘havayreem’.
It also presented me with a variety of YouTube videos of the song so that I could sing it in a round with other voices.
Shalom, havayreem!
Shalom, havayreem!
Shalom, shalom!
L’hitraot, l’hitraot,
shalom, shalom.
Finally, Google helped me with translations. At its basic, the lyrics translate as “Peace friend,
’till we meet again!” However, there is a version sung by children that extends the language into this English translation:
Goodbye, my friends!
Be safe, my friends!
Have peace, have peace!‘Til we meet again,
‘Til we meet again,
Have peace, have peace.
What a delightful benediction or postlude this is. So warm and loving. What a blessing.
Thanks, Google.
