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ירושלים של זהב

Yerushalayim Shel Zahav

Jerusalem of Gold · Shuli Natan, 1967

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Naomi Shemer, known as the "First Lady of Israeli Song," composed this masterpiece in 1967. It became an unofficial second anthem, capturing the deep longing of the Jewish people for their eternal city.

National Classic1960s Folk

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בְּשַׁבָּת הָ●●● שְׁקֵטָה מְאוֹד.

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zahav — gold

זָהָב

zahav

gold

  • קָנִיתִי לְאִמָּא שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת זָהָב לְיוֹם הַהוּלֶדֶת.

    Kaniti le'ima sharsheret zahav leyom hahuledet.

    I bought Mom a gold necklace for her birthday.

  • הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שׁוֹקַעַת וְהַיָּם נִרְאֶה כְּמוֹ זָהָב.

    Hashemesh shoka'at vehayam nir'e kmo zahav.

    The sun is setting and the sea looks like gold.

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