Eli Nathan - Lornero Family lyrics

The Lonero Family lived in Spain, they were secret Jews Hiding from the Church in the shadows of the pews But on Shabbos, behind the veil of the lonely night They would sit around the Shabbos table in the glow of candle light They would sing Shabbos hymns unto Hashem, glorify His Name and pray They would promise one another, "Jews we will remain" And this is the very tune they sang: Chorus: La la ly ly..... Emanuel, their son was eight years old; sister Miriam, ten They loved to sing together, they were the closest friends It was Shabbos night when they were found, there was nothing they could say Taken to distant schools to forget the Torah way Chorus: La la ly ly..... In an Inquisition dungeon, with a fire in her eyes A woman holds onto her faith She says, "I'd rather die" It was midnight before that fateful day, only time would tell When a priest walked into her cell "Is that you, my brother? What he they done to you?" she cried Emanuel sadly said, "Ah, yes, it is I I heard about a prisoner Miriam who has a faith she just won't trade And I remember a promise I once made" They sang: Chorus: La la ly ly..... In Jerusalem, off a cobblestone street, there lives a family They say their Shabbos tale is something to be seen The children sing so beautifully through the night their voices ring They sing a tune hundreds of years old their ancestors would sing It goes: Chorus: La la ly ly.....