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YOM HA’ATZMAUT EVE Music and lyrics by EHUD BANAI BACKGROUND ON EHUD BANAI ABOUT THE SONG • Banai’s first album was released in 1987. It contained several hits, • This song comes from Banai’s latest album, that came out in early and he continues to be a successful singer-songwriter to this day. 2020. • He comes from a famous show-biz family, with uncles, cousins, • Israeli music artists spend Yom Ha’atzmaut performing a few songs nephews and nieces involved in TV or music. in one place, jumping into a van and driving to perform a few songs at the next place – all day and night… ְמַדֵּלִג מָּבָמֵה אָלּבָמה, Skip from stage to stage Medaleg mibama lebama ִזִּקּוקיְם וַעָל הֵאְׁש ּבָכִל ּפָּנה Fireworks and barbecues in every corner Zikukim ve’al ha’esh b’chol pinah ֶהָעַם מְקִטיְר עֹולֹות ּוזָבִחים, The nation burns incense, Ha’am maktir olot uzvachim ֶעֶרב יֹוָם הַעְצָמַאּות לְּמִדָינה Makes burnt offerings and sacrifices1 Erev yom ha’atzmaut lamedina Independence Day Eve of the State ַהָּקָהְל מֻעְרָּבִב מְזָרַחּומֲעָרב The crowd is mixed East and West Hakahal me’urbav mizrach uma’arav ְוִָארְיתֵרִאיֶם ׁשָהְלְכּו לִאַּבּודּבִּמְדָּבר, And Eritreans who got lost in the desert V’Eritreyim shehalchu l’ibud bamidbar ְּפִעיִליֲם זֹועִמיְם מִניִפיֶםאְגרֹוִפים Furious activists waving fists Pe’ilim zo’amim m’nifim egrofim ֲצֹועִקיְםלֶעְבִרְי: ָזַמְּנך עָבַר! !and shouting to me: “Your time is up!”2 Tzo’akim l’evri: Zmancha Avar ַוֲאִני לֹא יֹוֵדַעִ אֵםהְם מַבְּקִׁשיֶם אַת הִּׁשיר And I don’t know if they’re asking for the song V’ani lo yode’a im hem mevakshim et hasher אֹוׁשֶ אּולַי הֵ ם רֹוצִ ים ׁשֶ אֲנִי ַאפְסִ יק ְוְאֵלֵך Or maybe they want me to finish up and go Oh she’ulay hem rotzim she’ani afsik v’elech ֵּובְינַתִיַם הּכָֹל ׁשַם רֵק ְהֹולך ִ ְּומְסַּתֵּבך... …And in the meantime everything gets even more messed up… Uventayim hakol sham rak holech umistabech ִמְּׂשמֹאל מֹוִפָיעַה לֲהַקַת הָּמַחֹולהִּקִּבּוצית, On the left appears the kibbutz dance troupe Mismol mofiya lahakat hamachol hakibbutzit MAKOM'S NEW ISRAELI PLAYLIST 1 ַּבהֹוָרַה עְכָׁשִוְוית ּומַסְחֶרֶרת In a swirling contemporary hora Bahora achshavit um’sachreret ִּומָּיִמִין מְתַנֲחִליִם עֵם עֶדִרעִּזים And on the right settlers with a herd of goats Umiyamin mitnachlim im eder izim ְוַרֵב ָאמִריָקִאַי עָל ּכִאפָּיְהמעֹוֶפֶפת, And an American rabbi on a flying keffiah V’rav Amerika’I al kafiya m’ofefet ַהִּמְפָרֶט ׁשִּלי נֹוֵזל, My fret melts away Hamifrat sheli nozel ֲאִני ׁשֹוֵכַחִ מִּלים, I forget the words Ani shoche’ach milim ְ ְ אֵיך הַחֲלֹום נֶהֱפַך לִי לַּסִ ּיּוט How did this dream become a nightmare? Eych hachalom nehefach li lasiyut ל ְֹא מַזֶהֶה אַת חְבֵרַילַּלֲהָקה, I don’t recognize my band mates Lo mezaheh et chavrei lalehakah ַוַּדָאינְפָלָה ּכָאן טעּות. I’m sure there’s been some mistake. Vaday naflah kan ta’ut ְמַדֵּלִג מָּבָמֵה אָלּבָמה, Skip from stage to stage Medaleg mibama lebama ִזִּקּוקיְם וַעָל הֵאְׁש ּבָכִל ּפָּנה Fireworks and barbecues in every corner Zikukim v’al ha’esh bechol pina ֶהָעַם מְקִטיְר עֹולֹות ּוזָבִחים, The nation burns incense, Ha’am maktir olot uzvachim ֶעֶרב יֹוָם הַעְצָמַאּות לְּמִדָינה Makes burnt offerings and sacrifices Erev yom ha’atzmaut lamedina Independence Day Eve of the State ַמְקֵהַלַת הְּקִׁשִיׁשיְם מִניָפַה ּפִּטִיׁשים An elderly choir waves plastic hammers Makhelat hakshishim m’nifim patishim ַעַל הּנַֹעָר הֵעֹובִד עַם הֶחְרֵמְׁשּבָקָמה At the Youth Movement with scythes at the ready Al hano’ar ha’oved im hachermesh b’kama ֵאִי מָּׁשםמֹוִפָיעַה ׁשָּיָרֶה ׁשְל ּגַמִּלים, Somewhere over there appears a caravan of camels Ey sham mofiya shayara shel gmalim ְיִחיַדַת צְנָחִניִם מְסַּתֶעֶרַת עַלהָּבָמה. A parachutists’ unit charges the stage Yechidat tzanchanim mista’arim al habama ִמֶיׁשָהּו קְםוׁשֹוֵאָל: "לָּמה לֹא אֹוְמִריָם ּכַאן הֵּלל?" ”?Someone gets up and asks: “Why aren’t we saying Hallel?” Mishehu kam v’sho’el: “Lama lo omrim kan hallel ִּומֶיׁשֵהּו ַאחר אֹוֵמר: " לֹא, ל ַֹא הֵּלַל,ּתֲחנּון!" ”!And someone else says: “No, not Hallel, Tachanun!”3 Umishehu acher omer: “Lo, lo hallel, tachanum ְוַרֶאּפֵר ּבִדּואֶי עֹולַה לָּבָמְהוֵצֹועק: A Bedouin rapper gets on stage and shouts: V’Rapper bedou’I oleh labama v’tzo’ek "אִ ּיַנְּתֶ וָאִ ּיַנְּתֶוָאִ ּיַנְּתֶמַגְ'נּון!" !Arabic) “Hey you and you and you are crazy! What’s going on? “Inteh wa’inte wa’inte majnun) "ׁשּו אֶלְָאיַיאם, ווֵנּו סַלַאם." .Where’s the Peace?!” Shu elayam, wenu salaam ְמַדֵּלִג מָּבָמֵה אָלּבָמה, Skip from stage to stage Medaleg mibama lebama ִזִּקּוקיְם וַעָל הֵאְׁש ּבָכִל ּפָּנה Fireworks and barbecues in every corner Zikukim ve’al ha’esh b’chol pinah ֶהָעַם מְקִטיְר עֹולֹות ּוזָבִחים, The nation burns incense, makes burnt offerings and sacrifices Ha’am maktir olot uzvachim ֶעֶרב יֹוָם הַעְצָמַאּות לְּמִדָינה Independence Day Eve of the State Erev yom ha’atzmaut lamedina MAKOM'S NEW ISRAELI PLAYLIST 2 FOOTNOTES AND NOW YOU 1. A reference to Temple life, over 2000 years ago in Jerusalem. • Who should also be at the party? • Why do you think this fascinating variety of Israelis comes to Banai ?Zmancha Avar” is the name of a famous in the form of a nightmare - זמנך עבר – Your Time Is Up“ .2 song by Ehud Banai – hence his confusion. • Banai’s dream/nightmare Yom Ha’atzmaut party is a bit of a let- down. What was the most uplifting Yom Ha’atzmaut party you have 3. There is a halachic discussion about whether the Hallel prayer attended? And the most disappointing? of praise should be said on Yom Ha’atzmaut – the sign that the • What do you think about National Independence days in general? establishment of the State of Israel was a miracle. Some communities What is/would be the best way to celebrate your country’s do say Hallel, but others don’t. Tachanun is more of a supplicatory Independence day? What is/would be the best way to celebrate mournful prayer, that is usually omitted on joyful holidays. The Israel’s Independence Day? implication here is that not only was the establishment of the State not a miracle, it was not even a joyful event! THEMES # Yom Ha’atzmaut in Jewish life # Yom Ha’atzmaut in Israel # Diversity # Tribalism # Celebration # Unity MAKOM'S NEW ISRAELI PLAYLIST 3.