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English: The Hope | |
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![]() Words of the song below an Israeli flag. | |
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Lyrics | Naftali Herz Imber, 1877 |
Music | Shmuel Cohen, c. 1887–1888 |
Adopted | 1948 |
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Instrumental rendition by the United States Navy Band |
"Hatikvah" (Hebrew: התקוה, say: hah-tik-VAH, meaning "The Hope") is a Jewish folk song that is the national anthem of Israel. The words of the song were written by Naftali Herz Imber in 1877, and about a decade later, his words were put to music by Shmuel Cohen. The words of the song are based on a longer poem written by Imber himself.[1][2][3]
Background
[change | change source]The song tells about the Jews' two-thousand-year-old hope of returning to their homeland of Israel. The words of the song are based on a nine-stanza poem called "Tikvatenu" (Hebrew: תקותנו, say: tik-və-TEN-oo , meaning "Our Hope"), which was written by Imber himself. "Hatikvah" uses only the first stanza and the refrain of Imber's poem. The last line of the refrain was changed, and the words were put to music. The music is from a very old and popular folk song that Samuel Cohen, a Jew born in Spain, found himself humming one day. It is played in a minor key. The words to the song are about the Jews' hope that one day their sadness will be turned into joy.[1][2][3]
Lyrics
[change | change source]Hebrew lyrics | Romanization of Hebrew | IPA transcription |
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Kol od balevav penima, | /kol od ba.le.vav pe.ni.ma/ |
English translations
[change | change source]Literal translation[1] | Poetic translation |
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As long as in the heart, within, | O while within a Jewish breast, |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.knesset.gov.il/holidays/eng/hatikva_eng.htm Israel's National Anthem: Hatikva. Knesset. 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.thetorah.com/article/tikvatenu-the-poem-that-inspired-israels-national-anthem-hatikva Tikvatenu: The Poem that Inspired Israel’s National Anthem, Hatikva. The Torah. Marx, Dalia. 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.nationalanthems.info/il_'.htm
- ↑ https://web.nli.org.il/sites/nlis/he/song/pages/song.aspx?songid=359 התקוה – מילים, ביצועים, פירושים ותווים | אתר הפיוט והתפילה