Hatikvah
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Kol od balevav p'nimah
Nefesh Yehudi homiyah
Ulfa'atey mizrach kadimah
Ayin l'tzion tzofiyah
Od lo avdah tikvatenu
Hatikvah bat shnot alpayim
L'hiyot am chofshi b'artzenu
Eretz Tzion v'Yerushalayim
As long as deep in the heart, The soul
of a Jew yearns, And towards the East An eye looks to Zion, Our hope is
not yet lost, The hope of two thousand years, To be a free people in our
land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem.
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Bashana
Haba'ah (Click to Download)
Bashana haba’a
Neishev al hamirpeset
Ve’nispor tziporim nodedot,
Yeladim bechufsha
Yesachak’u tofeset
Bein habayit l’ve’in hasadot
Od tireh, od tireh
Kama tov yihiyeh
Bashana, bashana haba’a
Anavim adumim
Yavshilu ad ha’erev
Ve’yugshu tzone’nim lashulchan,
Ve’ruchot redumim
Yis’u al em haderech
Itonim yeshanim b’anan.
Bashana haba’a
Nifros kapot yadayim
Mul ha’or hanigar halavan,
Anafa levana
Tifros ba’or k’nafayim
V’hashemesh tizrach b’tochan.
Literal Translation:
Next year we will sit on the porch and
count
migrating birds. Children on vacation will
play catch between the house and the fields.
You will yet see, you will yet see, how good
it will be next year. Red grapes will ripen till
the evening, and will be served chilled to the
table. And languid winds will carry to the
crossroads old newspapers and a cloud. Next
year we will spread out our hands towards
the radiant light. A white heron like a light
will spread her wings and within then the sun
will rise.
English Song:
Soon the day will arrive
When we will be together
And no longer will man live in fear.
And the children will smile
Without their wondering whether
On that day, dark new clouds
will appear.
Od tir eh, od tir eh,
Ka-ma tove ye-hi yeh
Bashanah, bashanah habaah
Wait and see, wait and see,
What a world there can be,
If we share, if we care, you and me.
And the vines, they will grow,
And the tender leaves will blossom,
And the fruit of our hands will be sweet.
And the winds that bring change
Will clear away the ashes,
And all brothers will go forth to meet.
Od tir eh, od tir eh,
Ka-ma tove ye-hi yeh
Bashanah, bashanah habaah
Wait and see, wait and see,
What a world there can be,
If we share, if we care, you and me.
Men have dreams, men have died
To make a bright tomorrow
And their vision remains in our hearts.
Now the torch must be passed
With hope and not in sorrow,
And a promise to make a new start.
Od tir eh, od tir eh,
Ka-ma tove ye-hi yeh
Bashanah, bashanah habaah
Wait and see, wait and see,
What a world there can be,
If we share, if we care, you and me.
Soon the day will arrive
When we will be together
And no longer will man live in fear.
And the children will smile
Without their wondering whether
On that day, dark new clouds will appear.
Od tir eh, od tir eh,
Ka-ma tove ye-hi yeh
Bashanah, bashanah habaah
Wait and see, wait and see,
What a world there can be,
If we share, if we care, you and me.
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Hinei
Ma Tov (Click to Download)
Hinei ma tov uma naim,
Shevet achim gam yachad
How pleasant it is for brothers to
live together in unity.
