Singles by Dr Gil Dekel
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אבא, תודה על האינצקלופדיה התנכית המאויירת
Dad gave me a large encyclopaedia when I was a child. I was enchanted. It was huge, illustrated with magic in every page. An entire world of stories, mystery, history, imagination, graphics... I wrote him a letter (in Hebrew): “Dad, thank you for the Biblical Illustrated Encyclopaedia.”
Ten years ago, Dad died. So now, I say it again, in an AI song I made: “Dad, thank you for the Biblical Illustrated Encyclopaedia.”
English Heart
דִּמְעָה
Mum and dad divorced. Dad sat by the kitchen table. I was having breakfast, a simple sandwich. Suddenly, a big tear fell from his eye. I never saw dad cry. Not before, not after. “Take your time,” dad said, “no rush, there’s plenty of time.” But the car was waiting for us outside, taking mum and us kids to a different city.
Dad, you were not an easy man. But I will never forget your tears. 10 years now, RIP.
Lyrics (in Hebrew) - click to open
כְּשֶׁהַהוֹרִים נִפְרְדוּ
אַבָּא בָּכָה
דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
לִבִּי מִבְצָר
בִּמְכוֹנִית קְטַנָּה
נוֹסְעִים מֵעִיר לְעִיר
מֵיום פֹּה לְיום שָׁם
הַרְפַּתְקָה תַּעֲלוּמָה
כְּשֶׁהַהוֹרִים נִפְרְדוּ
אַבָּא בָּכָה
דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
"אַל תִּדְאַג"
אמא אָמְרָה
"מָחָר הַכֹּל יִהְיֶה בְּסֵדֶר"
לֹא עוֹד יָמִים קְרוּעִים בְּנִשְׁמָתִי
לֹא גַּרְגִּירֵי שָׁמַיִם
כְּשֶׁהַהוֹרִים נִפְרְדוּ
דִּמְעָה
בְּתוֹךְ כּוֹס תֵּה חַם
בְּתוֹךְ לֵב שֶׁנָּדַם
שָׁם עַל שֻׁלְחָן פוֹרְמַיְיקָה
בַּמִּטְבָּח שֶּׁמֶשׁ
צְלָלִים עַל הַקִּירוֹת
בעֵינַי, בֶּן חָמֵשׁ
"תֹּאכַל, יֵשׁ זְמַן, תֹּאכַל"
דִּמְעוֹתָיו אָמְרוּ לִי
אַךְ רַגְלַי הַקַּלּוֹת כְּבָר בַּדֶּרֶךְ
אֶל האַחֶרֶת, אֶל הלֹא נוֹדָע
כְּשֶׁהַהוֹרִים נִפְרְדוּ
אַבָּא בָּכָה
דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
כְּאִלּוּ לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מָה יָבִיא מָחָר
כְּאִלּוּ לֹא שָׁמַעְנוּ אֶת צַעֲקָתָם
יוֹם נִפְרָם לְאִטּוֹ
לַיְלָה בִּגְרוֹנִי
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
בִּשְׁנִיּוֹת שֶׁל שְׁעוֹן הַחַיִּים
בֵּין נתיבים
בֵּין הָרוּחַ
בֵּין יַלְדוּת שֶׁנִּגְמְרָה
בֵּין אִמא לְאבא
כְּשֶׁהַהוֹרִים נִפְרְדוּ
אַבָּא בָּכָה
דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
וְעוֹד דִּמְעָה
לֹא הֶאֱמַנְתָּ לִי
I spoke, but he did not believe me. I was 8 years old, looking up, speaking the truth. Yet, he was mocking me. An inner voice then said to me, “I know that you speak the truth, but don’t bother; he will not believe you.”
So, there we were. Grown ups right next to me, in real space, faces, names - but did not believe me. And inside me, an inner voice, with no face, no name, no space, no ego - but it knew me. It believed me.
My new song ‘You Didn’t Believe Me’ (in Hebrew).
Pulse Of The Night
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We can feel the memory
The pulse of the night
We can dream the moment
The love of the light
In times of compassion
In times when the trees bow down
We lost the autumn
We closed our eyes
Do not spare a thought
Do not look up to the sun
Today there is more time
Than all the goodbyes
We can feel the memory
The pulse of the night
We can dream the moment
The love of the light
Every so often
A hero is born in our heart
A reluctant leader
A king for only one breath
The blood and the earth
The melody of the wonder
We are in between
But we define the borders
We can feel the memory
The pulse of the night
We can dream the moment
The love of the light
We can feel the memory
The pulse of the night
We can dream the moment
The love of the light
Free Will
I Am Seeking Gentle Dreams
Je ne parle pas français
The Smartest Thing
My new song. Not sure it is a song... a ‘spoken word’ maybe?... Well, for sure it was a promise. You see, I walked my daughter to school one day, and then by the beautiful English trees, a message came to me: “The smartest thing I ever heard is the rustle of the leaves in the trees…”
And I promised.
I promised her I will turn it into a song. Because the rustle of the leaves has always called me. And may it call upon all children. Lyrics/Music - Gil Dekel. Performed by AI.
Lyrics - click to open
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
The magic of the dawn
As night goes to sleep
Light blues, yellow
Time for spring
And the sky is resting lightly on the trees
Like feather
Like rain in the soil
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
Sometimes logic does not make sense
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
For three centuries
I remember the leaves
I dance their dance
Their call
The smartest thing
I ever heard
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
Rustle
Rustle
Rustle
The smartest thing
I ever heard
Is the rustle of the leaves in the trees
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
The Forest Came To Find Me
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Veins of green
Life stands still
“For, my child” the tree commands
“Why search across the oceans
When your roots beneath your feet?”
I did not come
To find the forest
The forest came to find me here
It brought a songbird gift; I have accepted
It brought home back to me
Branches caress the sunlight,
Shadows held rain,
Have you seen a broken flower
That did not blossom once again?
I did not come
To find the forest
The forest came to find me here
It brought a songbird gift; I have accepted
It brought home back to me
I left my thoughts along the road
Worries play catch with the leaves
Memories beneath the darkness
Light, so gentle, in a brim
Dreams run free like careless child
I left my thoughts along the road
Worries play catch with the leaves
I am in the moment.
I did not come
The forest came to find me here
It brought a songbird gift; I have accepted
It brought home back to me
I came to love you
Lyrics - click to open
You came to this world
I came to this world
You came to love me
You came to breathe with me
And the earth dances for
Our moon
As our love holds us tight
Tight
Don’t fall to the myth
Of the past
Remember we are
Home
Home tonight
I came to love you
To breathe with you
Like everlasting words
Written in stone
So are we
Written in the heart of God
You came to love me
I came to love you
You came to breathe with me
I came to breathe with you
Written in the heart of God
You came to love me
I came to love you
You came to breathe with me
I came to breathe with you
I came to love you
To breathe with you
Like everlasting words
Written in stone
So are we
Written in the heart of God
You came to love me
I came to love you
You came to breathe with me
I came to breathe
You came to love me
I came to love you
When I Was Dreaming
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When I was dreaming
Velvet and sweet cream
Memories in a can
Rattles on the ground
Walking towards earth
Flowers in our hands
Humans soon to be
Babies spirits be
When I was dreaming
Velvet and sweet cream
Memories in a can
Rattles on the ground
By the summer leaves
Do not frail now
Do not shut the light
As we bring tonight
Morning to arrive
When I was dreaming
Velvet and sweet cream
Memories in a can
Rattles on the ground
At once we open eyes
But minds are pebbles, stones
If a river flows tonight
Carving time and letting go
All we seek is what is here
All we sing is what we hear
When I was dreaming
Velvet and sweet cream
Memories in a can
Rattles on the ground
Million years, a heartbeat
Sleeping nations, cold within
Not once did the sun refuse
To kiss our skies
Our path
Our hopes
And if you see wisdom
Waiting by the trees
Set a moment
To lend an ear
Listen to the words of light
For truly they just recite
The glory of your heart
The sparkle in your eyes
When I was dreaming
Velvet and sweet cream
Memories in a can
Rattles on the ground
The Moonlit Owls
We All Walk Each Other Home
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We all walk each other home.
Home
Walk each other
Walk each other
Walk each other
Home
Home
Home
Home
We all walk each other home.
Home
Walk each other
Walk each other
Walk each other
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Take Me Home
Watch The Bees
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It is a blessing to watch the bees
And also the butterflies
Because we all want to fly
And make some honey
If you go home
On the way, stop by the
Sunset ohhhh ohhhh
Look at the sky
And if you see wrinkles in the sea
Know that time is like
A chewing gum ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh
A chewing gum ohhhh ohhhh
It is a blessing to watch the bees
And also the butterflies
Because we all want to fly
And make some honey
In times when common sense
Is not common any more
And the flowers have lost their colours
I feel like orange juice spilled on the floor
And the steps of the mortals
Like bursting soap bubbles
[cut all music and make bubble sounds)
It is a blessing to watch the bees
And also the butterflies
Because we all want to fly
And make some honey
Why do we ignore the wind
Why do we mock the heroes of the past
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
Tell me but one thing:
Where do dreams begin
When do we fall asleep
When we sit on the bench in the park
And the stars dance around our hearts
As if they sing a lullaby
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
It is a blessing to watch the bees
And also the butterflies
Because we all want to fly
And make some honey
Do you remember learning to ride a bike
In the midst
Of the world on your left
The world on your right
And now we are falling
Falling up into the skies
Breathing the space
Ohhh, look down
No, not down at Earth
Lower, lower more
Look down
Do you recall now?
Do you remember your soul
The whispers
In your blood?
It is a blessing to watch the bees
And also the butterflies
Because we all want to fly
And make some honey
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
Ohhhh ahhhhh ohhhhhh
The whispers in your blood?
Praying In The Woods
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Dreaming dreaming
Licking up our wounds
Sleeping sleeping
Praying in the woods
All the clouds in the world
All the voices ever sung
Like drifting in an ocean
Of love
Of whispers in our hearts
Dreaming dreaming
Licking up our wounds
Sleeping sleeping
Praying in the woods
All the clouds in the world
All the voices ever sung
Like drifting in an ocean
Of love
Of whispers in our hearts
Dreaming dreaming
Licking up our wounds
Sleeping sleeping
Praying in the woods
Silent night
Dreams like butterflies
Silent night
Dreams like butterflies
Ohhh ohhh oooohh
Ohhh
Haa hahhhhh hhaaaaa
It does not matter
If you see the light
If your fingers are tumbling
In the night
Look closely at a grain of sand
To see the diamonds
To see the heroes
Dreaming dreaming
Licking up our wounds
Sleeping sleeping
Praying in the woods
Would you want to be
A storm
Or twirling desert sand in the wind
Dance
Dance
Dance now
Cry
Cry
Cry now
Tears are just colourless blood
Of the heart
Dreaming dreaming
Licking up our wounds
Sleeping sleeping
Praying in the woods
So, it is with great pleasure
That I announce planet Earth
Mother whole
Spirits carve your dreams
On ancient rocks and moonlit streams
Dreaming dreaming
Licking up our wounds
Sleeping sleeping
Praying in the woods
Dance
Dance
Dance now
Cry
Cry
Cry now
Quarries of the Hearts
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Digging gold in the
Quarries of the hearts
We are the boys
we stand tall
We fight for the truth
With courage and soul
All the years
We saved the world
All the skies
Taste like a lollipop
Digging gold in the
Quarries of the hearts
I am told that God
Is among us
That tomorrows are sweet
Like honey
Like the warmth of your arms
Digging gold in the
Quarries of the hearts
They can’t hurt us
Can’t make us cry
We have seen the miracles
In people’s eyes
Time is not generous
Don’t leave your heart behind
Love is love forever
In our souls and minds
Digging gold in the
Quarries of the hearts
Together we rise
Together, now
You Are the Melody
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Pam Pam Pam pa pa pa
In between
The whispers
Where the brave hearts
Dwell
Flowing, like rivers
A shy moon
And a spell
Late at night
Just before the trees awake
We walk
Side by side
We pray for the day
When the light breaks
The sky
A secret in a box
A fire with no flame
I was told
That the Angels
Love us tonight
Like a soft lullaby
And if you see
An ocean
Slipping between your fingers
Or a moment
Which is hard to catch
Just look up
Just take a deep breath
You are not alone
You are not the pain inside
You are the melody
Of God
That Man
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That man, that great man
Who is a hero really
Who saves the world
Who came to you in dreams
Who whispers between the trees
And if you are here once again
The promise you made
To that man
To the hero that prays
Holding apples in your hands
And if you’re here
If you’re an everlasting soul
That man, that great man
Who is a hero really
Who saves the world
Who came to you in dreams
Who whispers between the trees
For a million years
You grew alongside the cedar trees
One voice in your palms
Echoes, leaves of spirits grown
That man, that great man
Who is a hero really
Who saves the world
Who came to you in dreams
Who whispers between the trees
So, that man you admire
That hero for tonight
Just like a piece of chocolate cake
With a pinch of salt
Open your eyes, look inside
And if you do not see your hero
Just become one
That man, that great man
Who is a hero really
Who saves the world
Who came to you in dreams
Who whispers between the trees
That man is you
Music Like Silk
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What is time?
What is the taste of the river?
Na nan na naahh
Na nan na nan ahh
Light all over us
Light within
Love in the room
Music like silk
In the midst of the road
Rainbows asleep
Looking straight
Lips are near
It’s a miracle
That seeds beget trees
That your heart
Glowing like
Thunder’s dreams
The music
Between you and me
Blue, red, pleasures
How I feel
What is time?
What is the taste of the river?
As Long As You’re Beside Me Here
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As long as you’re beside me here
No distance, no fears
All the world, balloons up high
Your hand in mine
Your hand in mine
Umda umda ummm
She held the flowers, a baby’s smile
Notebooks, scribbles came undone
Fleeting hearts, memories in a box
Vessel of yesterdays, rivers flow
She closed her eyes, like rain thin and wild
In that space, no way back
In the quiet, only looks survive
Every heartbeat, all at once
As long as you’re beside me here
No distance, no fears
All the world, balloons up high
Your hand in mine
Your hand in mine
Often, they wonder, they ask tonight
Why they had not met sooner
Why the wolves cry
Sacred truth in their trembling sight
Lifting higher, nowhere to hide
As long as you’re beside me here
No distance, no fears
All the world, balloons up high
Your hand in mine
Your hand in mine
As long as you’re beside me here
No distance, no fears
All the world, balloons up high
Your hand in mine
Your hand in mine
Hush Hush Dreams (The Breeze, Part II)
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Walking in
The golden fields
Drinking all
Our hush hush dreams
As we touch
Sacred clouds
In your honey
In your eyes
Tum tu tum tuddu tum tum tum
My obsession
High hopes
We are here
We belong
Every time I hear your name
All the angels bow in grace
Walking in
The golden fields
Drinking all
Our hush hush dreams
As we touch
Sacred clouds
In your honey
In your eyes
I count my heartbeats
Sunset
Lost in silence
A holy dance
In the storm
Rain and hail
But today
Magic land
Walking in
The golden fields
Drinking all
Our hush hush dreams
As we touch
Sacred clouds
In your honey
In your eyes