Translation of the song lyrics Pieśń o Bet-Lechem - Justyna Steczkowska

Pieśń o Bet-Lechem (original)

Znalazlam wsród zapominianych plyt
Stara piesn — Bisdot Bet-Lechem
Sluchalam jej cala noc, po swit
Bo przynosila mi pocieche
Co laczy mnie z ta melodia
Z niewiarygodna sila lagodna?
Skad wziela sie tu
I czemu zrywa mnie ze snu?
Kto stworzyl te wspaniale
Slowa hebrajskie niezrozumiale?
Co sprawia, ze lzy
Do oczu naplywaja mi?
Znalazlam wsród zapominianych plyt
Stara piesn — Bisdot Bet-Lechem
Sluchalam jej moze cicho zbyt
Jakby to bylo jakims grzechem
A jednak niesie nadzieje
Piesn o Bet-Lechem, czyli Betlejem
Gdzie biblijna Rut
Zbierala klosy cierpiac glód
Ten glód nam towarzyszy
I w pierwszym krzyku, i w wiecznej ciszy —
On sprawia, ze w krew
Gleboko wniknal nam ten spiew:
Twój lud, to mój lud
A twój Bóg, to mój Bóg

Pieśń o Bet-Lechem (translation)

I found among forgotten albums
Stara piesn - Bisdot Bet-Lechem
I listened to her all night until dawn
Because she brought me comfort
What connects me with this melody
With incredible gentle strength?
Where did she come from here
And why is it waking me up?
Who created these great
Hebrew words incomprehensible?
What makes her tears
Are they flooding my eyes?
I found among forgotten albums
Stara piesn - Bisdot Bet-Lechem
I listened to her, perhaps too quietly
As if it were some kind of sin
And yet it brings hope
A song about Beth-Lech, or Bethlehem
Where is the biblical Ruth
She collected lampshades suffering from hunger
This hunger is with us
And in the first scream and in eternal silence -
He makes it into the blood
This singing penetrated us deeply:
Your people are my people
And your God is my God