Yitzhak Ha-katan

“ Like yesterday which is gone
And like a Watch in the night
The time of the afternoon prayer has past
Who will give me rest?
I have wearied with my sighing;
I shall pray every night
Listen to my voice, cast it not aside
Open up to me the lofty gate
For my head is drenched with dew
and my locks with the raindrops of the night
...there are four further verses in the version in the Jewish prayer book.
The song exists in Sephardi and Ashklenasi Jewish traditions, There are also versions in Yiddish and Ladino as well and many different tunes. ”