The Connection Is Never Lost T.T.T.O. Ashrainu, Ashrainu

Dearest G-d in heaven,
you are my father.
Dearest G-d in heaven,
I am your son.

You are supposed to be with me,
whenever I desire.
From the moment that I am born,
till the moment that I expire.

And yet, and yet sometimes it seems to me,
that you just leave me be.
Sometimes it seems like you are really not here,
and in fact completely elsewhere!

Ashrainu,ashrainu mah tov chelkainu,
where are you when I really need you?!
Umah noim, umah noim gorelainu,
who can I turn to, if not you??
Umah yafa, yafa, yafa yerushasainu,
O' what should I do?

You give me so many hard tests,
That I hardly have time to rest.
My life is a crazy rollar coaster, on which I am riding,
if only you would please stop hiding!!

I don't have the strength that I do need,
to pass this horrible decree.
I need help from above,
from my father in heaven, whose son He does love.

So please, let me know,
where are you when I need you so?
You are supposed to always be there,
for your child, if you really care.

Ashrainu,ashrainu mah tov chelkainu,
where are you when I really need you?!
Umah noim, umah noim gorelainu,
who can I turn to, if not you??
Umah yafa, yafa, yafa yerushasainu,
O' what should I do?

But really I know this is not true,
this is something you would never do.
Because you are Hashem who,
would never forsake a Jew.

There is a certain connection,
that we have in our possesion.
There is a special love we have, O' yes we do,
it connects us to Hakodosh Baruch Hu.

Now, I know,
that you were really helping me.
You had me on my shoulders,
this I now clearly see.

Ashrainu,ashrainu mah tov chelkainu,
how fortunate are we that we are Jews.
Umah noim, umah noim gorelainu,
that we are always connected to you.
Umah yafa, yafa, yafa yerushasainu,
no matter what we may do!

There's nothing more to say,
you're with us every single day.
Even for a moment, you never leave us,
to find you, we don't need to take a bus.

You never leave us at all,
you never ever let us fall.
And even when you do,
you bring us right back up to you!

And so, being that we are your sons,
our connection to you is never really done.
So, yes I now truly know,
that you do love us so.

Ashrainu,ashrainu mah tov chelkainu,
how fortunate are we that we are Jews.
Umah noim, umah noim gorelainu,
that we are always connected to you.
Umah yafa, yafa, yafa yerushasainu,
no matter what we may do!

~Dovid Nissan Roetter