A monologue from Konzentrationslager Auschwitz

I look towards the sky
Such a dreary day
And yet I can pray
To the Lord, My God
Yahweh, Adonai, El-shaddai
God of my Father
Deliver me now, O Lord

Hear my plea your child
One of the chosen
Of the Tribe of Benjamin
Help me now My God
Have Mercy on us
The pogrom is again with us
Lend us your shield of fire

My son, my son!
Proud to wear the Star
But he has gone now
To the dungeon
Let him have his heaven with you
Tonight he will cross
To the Other side

They come for me now
I hear my brother Aaron
I hear my brother Shmule
The thuds of our conqueror’s boots resound
This evening I join my beloved
From this Gehenna to my Lord
I feel the prod of guns on my back

I am naked, the vents are open
The gas permeates from above
‘Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one!
May His great name be blessed for ever, and to all eternity
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever
May His great name be exalted and sanctified
In God's great name in the world
which He created according to His will!’