National Anthem of Israel
Hatikvah, literally "the hope," is Israel's national anthem. 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."
The following are the song’s lyrics in Hebrew, English transliteration, and translation:
Hatikvah |
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Transliteration: Kol od ba'le'vav p'nima, Nefesh yehudi ho’miyah. U’lefa-atei mizrach kadimah, Ayin le'Tziyyon tzofiyah. Od lo avda tikva-teinu, Ha'tikvah bat sh’not al-payim Lih-yot am chofshi b'ar-tzeinu Eretz Tziyyon v'Yerushalayim.
Translation: As long as within our hearts The Jewish soul sings, As long as forward to the East To Zion, looks the eye - Our hope is not yet lost, It is two thousand years old, To be a free people in our land The land of Zion and Jerusalem. |
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