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Thursday, March 31, 2005

Israel National Anthem - Notes

The National Anthem of Israel, Hatikvah, literally means "the hope". Its lyrics were written in 1886 by Naphtali Herz Imber, a poet originally from Galicia. The melody was written by Samuel Cohen, who based the melody on a musical theme from Bedrich Smetana’s "Moldau."

A haunting melody with real hope

(from www.freerepublic.com)

posted by Chavarah @ 9:14 PM  

1 Comments:

  • At 2:57 PM, Blogger Chavarah said…

    As long as the Jewish spirit is yearning deep in the heart,
    With eyes turned toward the East, looking toward Zion,
    Then our hope - the two-thousand-year-old hope - will not be lost:
    To be a free people in our land,
    The land of Zion and Jerusalem.
     


    Kol ode balevav
    P'nimah -

    Nefesh Yehudi homiyah

    Ulfa'atey mizrach kadimah
    Ayin l'tzion tzofiyah.

    Ode lo avdah tikvatenu
    Hatikvah bat shnot alpayim:

    L'hiyot am chofshi b'artzenu -
    Eretz Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

     

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