- Lyrics here - A video I made dedicated to Jerusalem. The explanation of the original song is in the beginning of the video and also a more detailed explanation from wikipedia is at the end of the lyrics --------------- Verse 1 The mountain air is clear as water The scent of pines around Is carried on the breeze of twilight, And tinkling bells resound. The trees and stones there softly slumber, A dream enfolds them all. So solitary lies the city, And at its heart -- a wall. Chorus: Yerushalayim shel zahav Veshel nechoshet veshel or Halo lechol shirayich Ani kinor. x2 Chorus: Oh, Jerusalem of gold, and of light and of bronze, I am the lute for all your songs. x2 Verse 2 Chazarnu el borot hamayim Lashuk velakikar Shofar koreh behar habayit ba'ir ha'atikah. Uvme'arot asher baselah Alfei shmashot zorchot Nashuv nered el Yam Hemalach B'derech Yericho Verse 2 The wells are filled again with water, The square with joyous crowd, On the Temple Mount within the City, The shofar rings out loud. Within the caverns in the mountains A thousand suns will glow, We'll take the Dead Sea road together, That runs through Jericho. Chorus: Yerushalayim shel zahav Veshel nechoshet veshel or Halo lechol shirayich Ani kinor. x2 Chorus: Oh, Jerusalem of gold, and of light and of bronze, I am the lute for all your songs. x2 Verse 3 Ach bevo'i hayom lashir lach Velach likshor k'tarim Katonti mitse'ir bana'ich Ume achron ham'shorerim. Ki shmech tsorev et hasfatayim Keneshikat saraf Im eshkachech Yerushalayim Asher kulah zahav. Verse 3 But as I sing to you, my city, And you with crowns adorn, I am the least of all your children, Of all the poets born. Your name will scorch my lips for ever, Like a seraph's kiss, I'm told, If I forget thee, golden city, Jerusalem of gold. Chorus: Yerushalayim shel zahav Veshel nechoshet veshel or Halo lechol shirayich Ani kinor. x2 Chorus: Oh, Jerusalem of gold, and of light and of bronze, I am the lute for all your songs. x2 Jerusalem of Gold" (Hebrew: ירושלים של זהב‎, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) is a popular Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967. The original song described the Jewish people's 2000-year longing to return to Jerusalem; Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem's unification under Jewish control.