Official Video:
Lyrics:
Jelena Tomasevic:
O my Lord, it’s time to pray
When a new sun shines, make hay
Save my land from deserts day
Call the oceans, salt to melt away
Sirusho:
Աղոթի՛ր կապույտ երկինք | Aghothir kapuyt yerkink | Pray blue sky
Աղոթի՛ր դաշտի ծաղիկ | Aghothir dashti tzaghik | Pray flower in the field
Որ էլ ցավ չլինի | Vor el tsav tchlini | To make the pain go away
Որ անհոգ ժպտա մանկիկ | Vor anhog jpta mankik | And let the child smile carelessly
Boaz Mauda:
Uri, boi el beitenu | Wake up, come to our homes
Kinsharim porsim yadenu | Like eagles we spread our hands
Meleim bezamir uvechol hatov | Filled with nightingales and all that is good
Sirusho:
ժպտա մանկիկ | jpta mankik | Smile little child
Oh My Lord, it’s time to pray,
When the new sun shines, make hay,
Save my land from deserts day
Call the oceans, salt to melt away
Jelena Tomasevic:
Za nas, srce Boga moli, | For us, my heart prays,
Da je mir i da nas vodi | To grant us peace and to guide us
Sirusho:
Հայր մեր աղոթում ենք | Hayr mer aghothum enq | Our Lord, we are praying
Մաքրի՛ր հոգին անգութ չարից | Makrir hogin angoot tcharits | Clean our souls from the merciless evil
Boaz Mauda:
Uri, boi el beitenu | Wake up, come to our homes
Kinsharim porsim yadenu | Like eagles we spread our hands
Sirusho:
Հայր մեր աղոթում ենք | Hayr mer aghothum enq | Our Lord, we are praying
Մաքրի՛ր հոգին անգութ չարից | Makrir hogin angoot tcharits | Clean our souls from the merciless evil
Jelena Tomasevic:
Čisto srce Boga moli, | Pure heart prays to God
Da je mir i da nas vodi | To grant us peace and to guide us
Pogledaj, spasi nas | Look at us, save us
Sve boli oteraj | Make all the pain go away
Sirusho:
Save my land from deserts day
Call the ocean, salt to melt away
Boaz Mauda:
Ma nau atsei hazait | How pretty the olive trees have become
Cmo bsamim, atuf habait | Like perfumes, the house is wrapped
Bat nadiv, yafat einayim | Daughter of the generous, with beautifull eyes
Ve’ashir lach bekol | And I’ll sing to you out loud

The song Time to pray, written by Boaz Mauda, based on words written by Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, and composed by Boaz Mauda and Tomer Biran was performed for the first time on 8th March 2009, at Beovizija (Serbian music festival – national selection for Eurovision Song Contest representative) by:
Jelena Tomašević (Serbia ESC 2008),
Sirusho (Armenia ESC 2008)
and Boaz Mauda (Israel ESC 2008)



pesma je vrh..
Hvala Ljubo!!! 😀
To mi lici kao da je neko maznuo moju prvu verziju teksta na srpskom i dodao ostatak 🙂
Sad kad ja dodam taj ostatak, trebalo bi da bude ok 😛 s tim da nedostaje prevod dela kojeg peva Sirusho a i prevod Boazovog dela bi mogao biti bolji…
Sto se tice teksta na engleskom, posebno sam ti zahvalna jer sam i ja tako mislila
Save my land from deserts day
Call the oceans, snow will melt away
Ova verzija mi nikako nije zvucala kako treba ali svi su insistirali pa sam popustila 😀
So save my land from desert stay
Call the oceans, salt to melt away
Greska u mom tekstu 😛 nije sve ovo je raj 😛 nego sve boli oteraj! 😀
Čisto srce Boga moli,
Da je mir i da nas vodi
Pogledaj, spasi nas
Sve boli oteraj
check out boaz’s new site!
http://boazmusic.net
Ovo je nešto predivno, ova pjesma uistinu je pisana iz srca i duše. Jelena Tomašević uistinu osjeća ovu pjesmu, kao i Boaz i Sinusha.
Inače sam iz Rijeke ali pratili smo Beoviziju i odlično !!!
Iako mi se osobno sviđala ona operna pjesma Gloria i bend ne mogu se sjetit kako se zove (Vukašinov).
Pozdrav svima !!!
HEY… I found these lyrics on another website… I’m not 100% sure if they’re right but they sound right!
Ova pesma je fenomenalna! Bilo bi super ako je ova pesma na Evroviiji u Moskvi… kao “Interval act”
Time to Pray
Jelena Tomasevic:
Oh My Lord, it’s time to pray,
When the new sun shines, make hay,
Save my land from deserts day
Call the oceans, snow will melt away
Sirusho:
Աղոթի՛ր կապույտ երկինք | Aghothir kapuyt yerkink
Աղոթի՛ր դաշտի ծաղիկ | Aghothir dashti tzaghik
Որ էլ ցավ չլինի | Vor el tsav tchlini
Որ անհոգ ժպտա մանկիկ | Vor anhog jpta mankik
Boaz Mauda:
Uri, boi el beitenu / Wake up, come to hour homes
Kinsharim porsim yadenu / As eagles we spread our hands
Meleim bezamir uvechol hatov / Filled with nightingales and all that is good
Sirusho:
ժպտա մանկիկ | jpta mankik
Sirusho:
Oh My Lord, it’s time to pray,
When the new sun shines, make hay,
Save my land from deserts day
Call the oceans, snow will melt away
Jelena Tomasevic:
Za nas, srce Boga moli,
Da je mir i da nas vodi
Sirusho:
Հայր մեր աղոթում եմ | Hayr mer aghothum em
Մաքրի՛ր հոգին ամբողջ չարից | Makrir hogin amboghj tcharits
Boaz Mauda:
Uri, boi el beitenu / Wake up, come to hour homes
Kinsharim porsim yadenu / As eagles we spread our hands
Sirusho:
Հայր մեր աղոթում եմ | Hayr mer aghothum em
Մաքրի՛ր հոգին ամբողջ չարից | Makrir hogin amboghj tcharits
Jelena Tomasevic:
Cisto srce Boga moli,
Da je mir i da nas vodi
Pogledaj, spasi nas
Sve ovo je raj
Sirusho:
Save my land from deserts …
Call the ocean, snow will melt away
Boaz Mauda:
Ma nau atsei hazait / How pretty the olive trees have become
Cmo bsamim, atuf habait / Like perfumes, the house is wrpped
Bat nadiv, yafat einayim / Doughter of the jenerous, with beautifull eyes
Ve’ashir lach bekol / And I’ll sing you out loud
E SVAKA VAM CAST STA STE SVE NAPISALI… SLAZEM SE SA VAMA DA NIKAD BOLJE PJESME NISAM CULA. 😀
Lusia, thank you for the information.
However, according to esctoday.com:
Here is the official video of Time To Pray by Boaz, Jelena and Sirusho, from the same source
Hvala Lidija! Mislim da si definitivno u pravu za boli! 🙂
ali “When a new sunshines, makes hey.”
ne zvuci bas kako treba 🙂
Ja sam licno mislila da je ovaj deo “When a new sun shines, make hay.” ali sam onda izmenila na sugestiju.. no, mislim da cu da izbacim “let’s” jer se apsolutno ne cuje 🙂
dragi admine,
u tekstu postoju dve greske:
When a new sunshines, makes hey.
i na kraju, jeleninog parta,
peva sve boli oteraj, ne sve je ovo raj.
I sta jos reci .. nastup je bio fenomenalan,
a jos lepsa pesma. Sve pohvale za Boaz-a, nisam
se nadala da ce biti tako dobar Kompozitor, kao sto
je dobar Pevac i osoba. Bilo mi je zadovoljstvo, svo vreme Evrovizije prosleg Maj-a provesti uz njega i Sirusho :))
Pozdrav !
@Džej
Make hay while the sun shines
=take advantage of favorable circumstances; they may not last
=act while conditions are favorable;
=to take full advantage of an opportunity;
=strike when the iron is hot (Srpski: gvozdje se kuje dok je vruce)
Ne znam Nemanja stvarno… jedva sam pohvatala i to malo reci.. i nisam sigurna… iako “sve zlo oteraj” ima vise smisla
thanks patrik and Lusia!
Can anyone help with Boaz’ and Sirusho’s parts?
zar ne kaze jelena na kraju : svo zlo oteraj…umesto kao sto pise ovde: sve ovo je raj??
I am one of the founders and running Songweavers which is a musical site dedicated to peace through music.
Mr. Peres donated the lyrics to Ray of Hope to Songweavers in dedication of peace. The title is incorrect.. it is Ray of Hope not Time to Pray… this should be corrected by all news media …By international entertainment law the title is not allowed to be changed…
Mr. Peres is a visionary and saw that Songweavers can unite the world for peace through music. Below please find the entire “breathtaking” lyrics that Mr. Peres wrote…
We released the lyrics to the members of Songweavers so they can collaborate with Mr. Peres and convey a message of peace and unity to the world… We have since produced 2 CD’s to Ray of Hope and all proceeds will go to peace charities..
Here is the site http://www.theshouk.com/peace.htm
Please check our site out and help us promote the Ray of Hope CD….
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Ray of Hope – Shimon Peres
O my Lord, it’s time to pray
When a new sun shines, let’s make hay
So save my land from desert stay
Call the oceans, salt to melt away
And bless streams with love’s sway
Provide my foe and friend a bloodless day
Invite boys and girls for peace to pray, O, Ye
Then send a ray of hope for a new way
And bless streams with love’s sway
Provide my foe and friend a bloodless day
Invite boys and girls for peace to pray, O, Ye
Then send a ray of hope for a new way
O my Lord, it’s time to pray
When a new sun shines, let’s make hay
So save my land from desert stay
Call the oceans, salt to melt away
THE BEST SONG EVER !!!!!
……no coment…..perfect song!!!!!
What does “When the new sun shines, make hay” mean? That doesn’t make any sense!
The most beatiful song.. I love Boaz since last Eurovision..but now I love him more.. All three of them are amazing.. their voices are so inspirative.. The whole song should be an inspiration for people all around the World !!!
Brat mi se smeje koliko je puta dnevno preslusam 🙂
Tomer Biran is a huge producer!!!! it just get better and better.
The best song on Beovizija. Great voices, great composition. Boaz is very talented composer…
Fantasticna pesma…..prelepi glasovi!!! Odusevila me je.. :))
Fantasticno
Apsolutno najlepsa pesma koju sam cuo u poslednjih neznam ni sam koliko godina
IT IS A GREAT SONG…..
amazing especialy a part where everybodu sings in his languge at the same time……..brilliant song….
prelepa pesma!!!! Jezim se svaki put kad je cujem….
Awesome song!!! perfect and beautiful voices…!!!
(L) love the song (L)
ma pesma je vrh mnogo mi se svidja
I think i have never heard something like this!Its beautiful song,and the three of them give something special to the song,not only the voice,they are also very beautiful..sirusho,for egz.very attractive girl,beautiful,jelena also nice,boaz ok…well the best song i”ve heard in a very long time!Well done..
Heaven song! Amazing music, three perfect voices and divinely song! Greetings for Boaz, Jelena & Sirusho… 🙂 T