The Connection Is Never Lost

T.T.T.O Ashrainu - Avraham Fried
Dedicated in honor of anyone who may have any questions on G-dDearest 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!

 *,אשרינו אשרינו אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו
Where are you when I really need you?!
ומה נעים, ומה נעים גורלנו,
Who can I turn to if not you??
ומה יפה, יפה, יפה, יפה ירושתנו,
Oh’ what should I do?

You give me so many hard tests,
That I hardly have time to rest.
My life is a crazy roller 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.

 *,אשרינו אשרינו אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו
Where are you when I really need you?!
ומה נעים, ומה נעים גורלנו,
Who can I turn to if not you??
ומה יפה, יפה, יפה, יפה ירושתנו,
Oh’ 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 possession.
There is a special love we have, oh’ yes we do!
It connects us to הקדוש ברוך הוא.

Now, I know,
That you were really helping me.
You had me on your shoulders,
This I now clearly see.

 *,אשרינו אשרינו אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו
How fortunate are we that we are Jews.
ומה נעים, ומה נעים גורלנו,
That we are always connected to you.
ומה יפה, יפה, יפה, יפה ירושתנו,
No matter what we may do!

There is 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 we do,
You bring us right back up to you!

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

 *,אשרינו אשרינו אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו
How fortunate are we that we are Jews.
ומה נעים, ומה נעים גורלנו,
That we are always connected to you.
ומה יפה, יפה, יפה, יפה ירושתנו,
No matter what we may do!

 *,אשרינו אשרינו אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו
How fortunate am I that I am a Jew.
ומה נעים, ומה נעים גורלנו,
That I am always connected to you.
ומה יפה, יפה, יפה, יפה ירושתנו,
No matter what I may do!

*Translation
אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו—Fortunate are we! How good is our portion!
ומה נעים גורלנו—How pleasant is our lot!
ומה יפה ירושתנו—How beautiful is our heritage!