"...Thus grew the tale of Wonderland: Thus slowly one by one, it's quaint events were hammered out- and now the tale is done...the dream child moving through a land of wonders wild and new, In friendly chat with bird
or beast-and half believe it true..." -Lewis Carroll

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Hatikvah

Ok, World, I warned you...I have a very eclectic taste in music. I believe you're about to realize just how true that is. 

I present to you ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of Israel...Hatikvah. It is a hauntingly beautiful song....both mournful and full of hope, as is befitting it's name...Hatikvah, which means, The Hope. 

The song is sung in Hebrew, but I will provide an English translation below. I hope you enjoy it!

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.


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  1. MichaelJuly 16, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Have you heard the rock version? There's a group called Even Sh'siyah that does a rock version. Here's the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP0jaenKrJ0
    It's awesome. :)

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  2. RachelJuly 17, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    I just listened to it and WOW! I loved it!!!

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