Avraham Fried/The Time Is Now/The Time Is Now

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"The Time Is Now"
Song by Avraham Fried
from the album The Time Is Now
LanguageHebrew
Released1982
Studio
Genre
Length4:24
Label
Composer(s)Yossi Green
Lyricist(s)Pnina Chaneles
Producer(s)Sheya Mendlowitz
The Time Is Now track listing
10 tracks

Side A

  1. Asher Borohאשר ברא
  2. The Time Is Now • זה הזמן
  3. V'Hayuוהיו
  4. V'Eineinuועינינו
  5. V'Zakeinuוזכינו

Side B

  1. Emesאמת
  2. K'Ayolכאיל
  3. Atohאתה
  4. V'Hanchileinuוהנחילנו
  5. Sh'Hasholomשהשלום
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The Time Is Now is an English song by American singer Avraham Fried, released in 1982, and is the title track of that album. The song is composed by Yossi Green with lyrics by Pnina Chaneles. The song is performed in the ballad and Oompah genres, and features the Zimriah Orchestra arranged by Marty Lewinter. The song was produced by Sheya Mendlowitz.

Lyrics

Standing still at the edge of time
There waits a nation for that final sign,
Filled with dreams for the Land they know
The Home that they were promised long ago


Listen close and you’ll hear their song
It tells of how they waited for so long,
Yet they know that the day is near
There’s something in the air
That says,


Chorus:
(and[Notes 1]) The time is now, so keep on trying
Here and now, there’s no denying,
What we could achieve
If we would only believe
One more Mitzvah is all that we need.
Can’t you tell it’s almost over
Any day we’ll hear that Shofar,
And then when we do
We’ll know that Golus is through,
We can do it
Now is the time...


Time goes by and the days are long
But we the Nation keep the faith that's strong,
Deep inside, it’s because we know
That very soon it will be time to go


Time to see why the world began
To know the end of that eternal plan,
All along it was meant to be
This is our destiny.


(Chorus)
Sound the call it’s almost over
One and all we’ll hear that shofar,
And then when we do
We’ll know that Golus is through,
We can do it
Listen world[Notes 2]
The time is now!

Notes

  1. Second time.
  2. In the album, it is sung "Listen well".