English words and music: Dovid Kerner

Hebrew words: Chazal  (our sages!)

Listen

I hear the birds singing in the morning

They're singing right outside my door

I hear the birds singing in the morning

And I know what they're singing for.

They're singing for the birth of a brand new morning

For the sun and all the leafy trees

For all the rivers and hills

And all the daffodils

And it sounds just like Modeh Ani.

Modeh ani l'fanecha

Melech chai v'kayam

Sh'hechezarta bee, Nishmatee

B'chemlah, rabbah emunatecha.*

Down on the farm there's a little rooster crowing

He sings his song right at the break of dawn

And in the jungle there's a lion that's a'rise'n

And with a roar he starts to sing along.

They're singing for the birth of a brand new morning

For the sun and all the leafy trees

For all the rivers and hills

And all the daffodils

And it sounds just like Modeh Ani ...

*Thanking I am before you, living and eternal King, for You have restored my soul within me; abundant is Your faithfulness!