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
Lyrics - click to open
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
Lyrics - click to open
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
Lyrics - click to open
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