Monday, August 30, 2021

Sunday, August 22, 2021

No Point Baby - Rita


I discovered this lovely gem while browsing through Hakatze Radio's new alternative chord book (p.60), compiled by Chen Litvak from the always wonderful Chen Point (nekudat chen/birthmark). I was delighted to find out that No Point Baby's lead singer is the very talented Eden Atad, whose timeless song Stagnation appeared here a while ago.

I can't belong anymore
In another week it'll all be over
Calling her from outside the window
Today she is going to sleep

I was looking for something just like that
All day I want to be thin
Purple when in a yellow room
Your scent will leave
Everything will leave

Remember when we saw back in the market
Rita dropped some bottle?
We were on the escape route
When Rita looked for an umbrella

Let's go to Amsterdam tomorrow
We will eat cake with tea by the lake
We need to hurry to the square
Because we will not be here tomorrow
Summer is over

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Ilona - Someone in the world




In a world full of emptiness you are looking for meaning
To prove to yourself that you have importance
Walking in front of everyone no matter what they say
You have dreams that you will fulfill also in agony
The parents want you to go on the same path as everyone else
You have big plans
How to conquer the world
You are not interested in money, just recognition
To leave a mark between everyone not to be just another

Someone in this world
Someone in this world
Someone in the world

Step by step you climb to the heights
You seal your ears to not hear what everyone is saying
From above there are no answers and there is no one to blame
You're alone against the world
You don't need other people
You have the strength to keep going
On your own path because you don't want to be another

Someone in this world
Someone in this world
Someone in the world

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Hanan Ben Ari - World Champion


What a week! I couldn't help but cry a bit when Linoy Ashram was announced today as the gold medal winner in rhythmic gymnastics, just as I shed some tears when Artem Dolgopyat received his gold medal for artistic gymnastics, and of course also when the mixed judo team won bronze and stole the show with their very Israeli celebrations after a tough week. It bothered me to see that even though Dolgopyat moved to Israel when he was 12, there were still some ugly comments that he's not truly Israeli, not to mention the fact that he can't get married here because he is only Jewish on his father's side. But Dolgopyat said that he often listens to this song before competitions, and I can't think of a more Israeli song, so fitting for this occasion. Mazal Tov!!

Excellent lyric translation from Lyrics Translate.

I am the world champion in suppressing
Everything that scares me, everything that stresses me, I mute
I am the world champion in loving
Myself first, and then the stage and the street
It's hardest to give (love) to someone else
I am the world champion in "not being"
In not solving your problems
Even the pictures on the walls
It's not me who hanged them
I'm only responsible for the tunes

I am the world champion in falling down
And rising back up, like a big boy
You'll see, like the Pheonix
I get burned but choose to keep on living every day
I'm the world champion in wanting
To at least try
You'll see, how in the end
After all the losses, victory is much sweeter
I am the world champion

I am the world champion in justifying
My weaknesses and desires
Lust is an old friend
I know every old trick it holds in its bag
But you'll see, one day I'll be righteous
Deep down everything I have is obviously not enough
I am a little mouse and life is a flute
I'm falling into a hole because I can't tell the difference
Between good and bad and where it all leads to
You're presenting "business as usual"
But soon we will run out of fuse

I am the world champion in falling down
And rising back up, like a big boy
You'll see, like the Pheonix
I get burned but choose to keep on living every day
I'm the world champion in wanting
To at least try
You'll see, how in the end
After all the losses, victory is much sweeter
I am the world champion

I am the world champion in compensating
In apologizing and pleasing
Sinning, cleaning up
Revealing, covering up
Tell me, how do you write songs with a thousand expectations
Millions of views

I am the world champion in falling down
And rising back up like a big boy
You'll see, like the Pheonix
I get burned but choose to keep on living every day
I am the world champion