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One Voice Children's Choir, under the direction of Masa Fukuda, performs "When You Believe." Filmed on-location at Omaha Beach and Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in Normandy, France. Performed in English, Hebrew and French. This song is dedicated to all the soldiers who fought in World War II, including those who fought at Normandy's Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches in the D-Day Invasion; and to the millions of Jewish victims who lost their lives during the Nazi Holocaust. Subscribe to One Voice Children's Choir: https://www.youtube.com/user/OneVoiceChildren?sub_confirmation=1
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One Voice Children's Choir would like to share a poem that was read by Alice Fernandez, a French national, at the 73rd D-Day commemoration at Brittany Cemetery. Ms. Fernandez and her family are direct descendants and beneficiaries of the sacrifices made by the Allied Forces during the liberation of Europe.
"Dear Veteran,
Today, I am representing thousands of children speaking to you
and to thousands of other veterans, and we want to say
thank-you!
Like us, you were once young and carefree, but when you were
still young men and women, liberty called to you, saying,—
I am dying, Come and save me!
And so you arose, full of courage and zeal, to answer that call.
You underwent training, day after day, for ‘D’ Day,
and when that day finally arrived in June 1944, you came by air and sea.
And you fought with the heart and soul of a free man, so that
we too might be free.
You saw your fellow soldiers fall on our beaches and in our
fields, and in spite of your grief and injuries, you stayed on,
saving others and fighting side-by-side with us.
And so, dear veteran, I want to tell you, and those dear to you,
who sacrificed their youth for our freedom and are now resting
in peace, that we are here because of you and thus are your
children,
And to you, dear veteran, who offered us your bravery and the
most promising years of your life, your sacrifice has not been in
vain. We are your living sons and daughters of liberty and are
here today to offer to you our most heartfelt 'merci.'"
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Lyrics (including Hebrew and French lyrics:)
Many night's we've prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understood,
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains
long before we knew we could
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe
In this time of fear
When prayer so often proved in vain
Hope seemed like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
With heart so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
