From the recording KOL ISHA (A Woman's Voice) 2016
Music and lyrics by Sharon Goldman
Produced by Sharon Goldman and Stephen Murphy
Engineered and mastered by Mark Dann
Acoustic guitar, lead vocals: Sharon Goldman
Oud: Brian Prunka
Electric guitar: Stephen Murphy
Percussion: Cheryl Prashker
Bass: Craig Akin
Harmony vocals: Amy Soucy, Cheryl Prashker, Sloan Wainwright, Abbie Gardner
Lyrics
KOL ISHA
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
Kol Isha
A woman’s voice is naked, forbidden
Don’t raise that sweet sound in front of men
Silence, silence girls
Sit quietly
Don’t sing out loud
It might arouse attention
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
When I was twelve
I sat behind the great divide
On the women’s side I could only listen
How I wanted to be the one
Who sang for the many
The favorite son
But daughters were raised on modesty
I wanted to be free
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
The bible says Deborah sang in victory
And Miriam sang her song at the sea
A woman’s voice
Is the boundless force of life unhidden
We cry, we laugh, we shout, we sing
Let us sing
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha
Kol Isha, Kol Isha, Kol Isha