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Psy Tuesday 12th of September 2006 02:23:45 PM
Hatikva - Ã¤ÃºÃ·Ã¥Ã¤ - ùìåí!

As yet I know about as much Hebrew grammar as does the modern Eskimo, so to say my comprehension is sketchy might be understating it a slight... but this is a beautiful song and I\'m tenacious. I spent a long time limping through the dictionary in search of word-for-word definitions, and present the (albeit incomplete) results below, along with the lyrics, romanization, and English translation.

Also, there\'s a pleasant recording which I located for download here (see the second link labeled \"Melody (Vocal)\"): [url]http://www.medianetjapan.com/10/travel/vladimir/russian_house/hatikva.html[/url]

Maybe this stuff is too easy for the learners here, but if anyone has the time and ability, I\'d love to see a detailed explanation of how these lines work grammatically.

[i]yom tov![/i]

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äú÷åä
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ëì òåã áìáá ôðéîä
ðôù éäåãé äåîéä
åìôàúé îæøç ÷ãéîä
òéï ìöéåï öåôéä
òåã ìà àáãä ú÷åúðå
äú÷åä áú ùðåú àìôéí
ìäéåú òí çåôùé áàøöðå
àøõ öéåï åéøåùìéí
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[size=3][i]Words as I looked them up (might have messed up!):[/i][/size]
kol - all
od - more, another; still; yet
levav - heart
p\'nimah - inside, interior
nefesh - soul, spirit, person
yehudi - Jew
homiyah - (flowery) excited, thrilled, aflutter (female)
mizrach - east
kadimah - forward, onward; in front, in the front, ahead; Forward! Onward! Let\'s go!
ayin - spring, well; eye; look, gaze, appearance;
tzofiyah - (conjugation?) - to watch, to observe, to witness
avdah - loss - (avad) - to become lost
hatikva - the hope
bat - daughter ; girl; member of group --- aged ... ; containing, comprising
alpayim - 2,000
l\'hiyot - since, inasmuch as
am - people, nation; crowd, populace
chofshi - freely, unrestrictedly
eretz - land, earth, country

[size=3][i]Romanization:[/i][/size]
kol \'od ballevav penimah
nefesh jehudi homijah
ulfa\'ate mizrax kadimah
\'ajin letsijon tsofijah
\'od lo\' \'avdah tikvatenu
hatikvah bat shenot \'alpajim
lihjot \'am xofshi be\'artsenu
\'erets tsijon virushalajim

[size=3][i]Translation[/i][/size]
As long as deep in the heart,
The soul of a Jew yearns,
And forward to the East
To Zion, an eye looks
Our hope will not be lost,
The hope of two thousand years,
To be a free nation in our land,
The land of Zion and Jerusalem.

ladysmyrna Tuesday 21st of November 2006 07:15:28 PM
- Mine is just a comment...

I find \"Hatikva\" so touching and meaningful. Not every nation gets to have a national anthem like this :)

Psy Wednesday 22nd of November 2006 03:10:36 AM
- Indeed! For that matter, it\'s the only anthem I\'ve heard that is played in the minor key.

Phrasebase Archive
	Psy	Tuesday 12th of September 2006 02:23:45 PM
	Hatikva - Ã¤ÃºÃ·Ã¥Ã¤ - ùìåí! As yet I know about as much Hebrew grammar as does the modern Eskimo, so to say my comprehension is sketchy might be understating it a slight... but this is a beautiful song and I\'m tenacious. I spent a long time limping through the dictionary in search of word-for-word definitions, and present the (albeit incomplete) results below, along with the lyrics, romanization, and English translation. Also, there\'s a pleasant recording which I located for download here (see the second link labeled \"Melody (Vocal)\"): [url]http://www.medianetjapan.com/10/travel/vladimir/russian_house/hatikva.html[/url] Maybe this stuff is too easy for the learners here, but if anyone has the time and ability, I\'d love to see a detailed explanation of how these lines work grammatically. [i]yom tov![/i] [size=6][color=blue] äú÷åä [/size][/color][size=5] ëì òåã áìáá ôðéîä ðôù éäåãé äåîéä åìôàúé îæøç ÷ãéîä òéï ìöéåï öåôéä òåã ìà àáãä ú÷åúðå äú÷åä áú ùðåú àìôéí ìäéåú òí çåôùé áàøöðå àøõ öéåï åéøåùìéí [/size] [size=3][i]Words as I looked them up (might have messed up!):[/i][/size] kol - all od - more, another; still; yet levav - heart p\'nimah - inside, interior nefesh - soul, spirit, person yehudi - Jew homiyah - (flowery) excited, thrilled, aflutter (female) mizrach - east kadimah - forward, onward; in front, in the front, ahead; Forward! Onward! Let\'s go! ayin - spring, well; eye; look, gaze, appearance; tzofiyah - (conjugation?) - to watch, to observe, to witness avdah - loss - (avad) - to become lost hatikva - the hope bat - daughter ; girl; member of group --- aged ... ; containing, comprising alpayim - 2,000 l\'hiyot - since, inasmuch as am - people, nation; crowd, populace chofshi - freely, unrestrictedly eretz - land, earth, country [size=3][i]Romanization:[/i][/size] kol \'od ballevav penimah nefesh jehudi homijah ulfa\'ate mizrax kadimah \'ajin letsijon tsofijah \'od lo\' \'avdah tikvatenu hatikvah bat shenot \'alpajim lihjot \'am xofshi be\'artsenu \'erets tsijon virushalajim [size=3][i]Translation[/i][/size] As long as deep in the heart, The soul of a Jew yearns, And forward to the East To Zion, an eye looks Our hope will not be lost, The hope of two thousand years, To be a free nation in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem.
	ladysmyrna	Tuesday 21st of November 2006 07:15:28 PM
	- Mine is just a comment... I find \"Hatikva\" so touching and meaningful. Not every nation gets to have a national anthem like this :)
	Psy	Wednesday 22nd of November 2006 03:10:36 AM
	- Indeed! For that matter, it\'s the only anthem I\'ve heard that is played in the minor key.