God, our heavenly Father Oh God, and my father Who's also in Heaven May the light Of this flickering candle Illuminate the night the way Your spirit illuminates my soul Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you see me? Papa, can you find me in the night? Papa, are you near me? Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you help me not be frightened? Clip with improved stereo sound from the movie Yentl (1983), directed and produced by Barbra Streisand. Song: "Papa can you hear me?", performed by Barbra St Provided to YouTube by MasterworksPapa Can You Hear Me? · Charlotte ChurchEnchantment℗ 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITEDReleased on: 2001-10-05P Papa, please forgive me, try to understand me Papa, don't you know I had no choice? Can you hear me praying, anything I'm saying Even though the night is filled with voices? I remember ev'rything you taught me Ev'ry book I've ever read Can all the words in all the books Help me to face what lies ahead? The trees are so much taller And I feel so Papa Can You Hear Me ?Performed by Barbra StreisandListen to The Soundtrack Dealer on Spotify:→ The Soundtrack The wind is so much colder The world I see is so much bigger Now that I′m alone Papa, please forgive me Try to understand me Papa, don't you know I had no choice? Can you hear me praying Anything I′m saying Even though the night is filled With voices? 10. Papa, Can You Hear Me. 1. My Man. "My Man" is a classic song performed by Barbra Streisand, originally from the 1921 French musical "Mon Homme.". Streisand's emotive and soulful Papa, please forgive me, try to understand me, papa, don't you know I had no choicе? Can you hear me praying? Anything I'm saying, evеn though the night is filled with voices? I Papa are you near me? Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you help me not be frightened? Looking at the skies I seem to see A million eyes which ones are yours? Where are you now that yesterday Has waved goodbye And closed its doors? The night is so much darker The wind is so much colder The world I see is so much bigger Now that I'm alone Papa In this emotional song - written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) and Michel Legrand (music) - Yentl cries out to her late father, hoping he'll understand what she must do. Streisand grew up without her father, who died when she was just a baby, so paternal numbers like this one (and her earlier hit " My Father's Song ") were poignant vCoW.