שחמט חנוך לוין אלכס כגן (חייל שחור חייל לבן) - מיטל טרבלסי, ניר ברנד וחברים

The song "Chess" by Hanoch Levin (lyrics) and Alex Kagan (music) in a special arrangement by Maestro Nir Brand. Chess is taken from Hanoch Levin's play: You and Me and the Next War. Performance participants: Nir Brand - Music, arrangement, production, piano Meital Trabelsi - Singing Natan Datner - Narration Rony Somek - Poetry Prof. Eitan Okun - Science Genia Oren - Viola Uzi Shalev - Bassoon Rony Holan - Percussion Dr. Shuki Wolfus - Flugelhorn, trumpet Chess - Lyrics (translated) Word: Hanoch Levin Music: Alex Kagan Translation: Zev Shanken O where has my boy gone? My good boy, where’d he go? A pawn that’s black is striking a white foe. My father won’t return. My father won’t be back. A pawn that’s white destroys a pawn that’s black. Crying in the rooms and silence on the green, The king is playing with the queen. My boy won’t rise again. He sleeps. He will not grow. A pawn that’s black is striking a white foe. My father is in darkness, darkness without slack A pawn that’s white destroys a pawn that’s black. Crying in the rooms and silence on the green, The king is playing with the queen. My boy once at my breast is now a cloud of snow. A pawn that’s black is striking a white foe. My father’s tender heart is now a frozen sack. A pawn that’s white destroys a pawn that’s black . Crying in the rooms and silence on the green, The king is playing with the queen. O where has my boy gone? My good boy, where’d he go? All soldiers black all soldiers white fall low. My father won’t return. My father won’t be back. There are no pawns all white and none all black. Crying in the rooms and silence on the green, On empty chessboards only king and queen.