The Last War

This is the song played on Israeli radio stations all day. It was written in 1973. Makes me cry every time I hear it because I was that little girl in the 1973 war of Yom Kippur. I was the girl who was promised it would be the last war, yet I've been through four wars since.

THE LAST WAR
Written by: Chaim Chefer
Sung by: Yehoram Gaon

For all the tank corps soldiers with their dusty faces
Who survived all the enemy fire and gruelling fighting,
For all the sailors who attacked the ports,
Their eyes caked heavy with salt from the seas.

I promise you - my little girl,
That this will be the last war.

For the pilots who broke through the deadly battle
And were hit by rocket fire and ac-ac guns,
For the paratroopers who, amid lead and smoke,
Saw you overhead, like an angel.

I promise you - my little girl,
That this will be the last war.

For the artillerymen who, in the hailstorm of mortars
Stood like a pillar of fire along the frontline,
For the medics and doctors who, with all their soul and strength
Restored breath and life itself, returning blood.

I promise you - my little girl,
That this will be the last war.

For the signalmen whose voice cut through the nights,
For all the forces and women soldiers,
For all the fathers who went into battle
And want to return home to you...

I promise you - my little girl,
That this will be the last war.