IDIOT! - I Dreamed of America

1,000 days.

Lyrics: Ori Rousso

Melody: Rufus Wainwright (Going to a Town)
Musical Production: IDIOT! (Ori Rousso & Itamar Loebstein)

Released in January 2024

Saturday morning, sounds of war

A Saturday when we didn't understand how, we didn't understand what

She was still asleep, I cried because of her

And I thought about America

I wanted to hope that it was a nightmare and we would soon wake up

I thought that by now we wouldn't worry anymore

I don't like seeing her so wounded

So I imagined America

You'll get back on your feet again

You'll get stronger, girl

You'll be great

Like America

You'll be great

Baby

Believe me when I tell you that everything will turn out okay

Baby

Smile at me and don't let go, this isn't the time to give up

No matter what

Wherever you go, I'm with you

And America is with us too

No matter what

As long as you hold my hand, I stay sane

We fell into a complicated and unpredictable world

I was afraid of falling asleep to another bad dream

So I dreamed of America

You'll get back on your feet again

You'll get stronger, girl

You'll be great like America

You'll be great

You'll get stronger, girl

You'll make me happy

And I'll make you happy too

We'll play games again

We'll laugh like children again

The soldiers will return

And we'll hear sounds

Of comfort

Talya Danzig - Flower and Songs

 

♥

Stop fighting already

Breaking, shouting, insulting

The lights are already out

And everyone here is sleeping

The flowers on the hill

Said softly and pleasantly

That there is no way back to the home that was

Cyclamen and chrysanthemum

Anemones and tulips

On such a pleasant bed

Turn me into a flower and songs

Turn me into a flower and songs

Everyone here is sleeping

Stop fighting already

Everyone here is sleeping

Stop fighting already

Everyone here is sleeping

Everyone here is sleeping

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Offer Nissim X Shiri Maimon - Look Into My Eyes

When the missiles from Iran started to fall last Sunday, my first thought was 'oh no, there goes Pride, again'. Last year's Pride celebrations were cancelled at the last minute because of the war with Iran, and it wasn't clear at all how long this round would be. But by Monday evening restrictions were lifted and the Pride Parade was back on. It was so nice to see everyone gather to celebrate love and freedom, and just to have a good time. It's not Pride weekend without Offer Nissim's legendary 'Ofra' party, long-awaited after his Purim party was cancelled because of the war. He released this new track with Shiri Maimon ahead of the concert, and I just can't get enough of it! Check out Shiri's stunning performance at Ofra here. Queen!

You said that one day you'd break my heart

So I ran away, but the fire pulled me close

And who are we to know

If it's just a moment or real love?

It takes its place, it scares us both

And sometimes, in the middle of life

Without a warning, the heart gets caught

And brings us to our knees

Blow the smoke around me

Mix up all my sense of time

With three glasses of wine

Make love to me once more

I just want to be close to you

And touch the sky

A broken heart never lies

Feel the way my heartbeat rises

Just look into my eyes

I cried the whole night long

Until there were no tears left to fall

Outside it's a party, inside it's screams

And I didn't know how to come back

When my whole body was drunk

And only my mind kept pulling me forward

And sometimes, in the middle of life

Without a warning, the heart gets caught

And brings us to our knees

Blow the smoke around me

Mix up all my sense of time

With three glasses of wine

Thank you Youtube user @benleontlv for the great translation!

Astar Shamir - Mid-September / Fireflies

I was so sad to hear of Astar Shamir's death today after battling cancer. She wrote so many classics, and one of them that stands out is 'Mid-September', which she wrote in 1982, following the Lebanon War and the Sabra and Shatila massacre. Gali Atari first performed it four years later, as the title track of her classic album, capturing the heavy mood at the time. 

The year begins in mid-September
With great and growing rage
Stormy winds do battle on every front
Winter kills and reaps

They say the end of the world is coming

At night the dark deepens

All summer long the sky was red with pain

Beneath it the earth was burning

Between us madness comes and goes

Life makes fools of us too

I look for the stillness in myself but can't find it

Where will this take us?

The year begins in mid-September

Winter is hardest of all

All my songs flee far from the line of fire

Perhaps they don't want to suffer

They say the end of the world is coming

At night the dark deepens

All summer long the sky was red with pain

Beneath it the earth was burning

Translation from lyricstranslate

Shamir wrote 'Fireflies' 20 years later, and it's become one of her most beloved songs. Her beautiful soul shines in the song, and she will be dearly missed.

I am returning to the forest to gather fireflies

I left little lights behind when I left

Words heavy with sorrow, that couldn't fly

Songs I didn't gather when I left

I'm going back to the past to gather fireflies

To build from them a ladder of stars

Paths I didn't walk because they couldn't be

Maybe they are still waiting there for me

If my heart goes there

Come to the past without stopping

We'll gather all the good

We'll gather all the innocence

We'll gather fireflies and return

A girl there is waiting for me, she falls in love without seeing

Fireflies surround her in a bright light

Come back to me, I'll protect you from trouble

Come and together we'll grow stronger

I'm returning to the past, not afraid of time

Knowing the difference between good and evil

We'll gather all the good

All the light, all the innocence

We'll bring them back here

If my heart goes there

Come to the past without stopping

We'll gather all the good

We'll gather all the innocence

We'll gather fireflies and return

Kutiman & Dekel - Hope

 So beautiful. Kutiman and Dekel's new album Hope is out next week!

Everything I see now
Doesn't make me feel like

Someone who belongs but

Maybe I am wrong

I think I know the way

To make you fall in love

When night turns into day

You'll know I'm right

Nobody understands

The things you feel inside

I hope you'll feel the same

I want to tell you

(My eyes)

I need you now

(Just hide)

I wanna pray

(Inside)

I don't know how

(Your sky)

Give me something

(Hold on)

That I can feel

(You are)

Will stay forever

(My star)

Will stay for real

I think I know the way

To make you fall in love

When night turns into day

You'll know I'm right

Nobody understands

The things you feel inside

I hope you'll feel the same

I wanna tell you

(My eyes)

I need you now

(Just hide)

I wanna pray

(Inside)

I don't know how

(Your sky)

Give me something

(Hold on)

That I can feel

(You are)

Will stay forever

(My star)

Will stay for real

Oooh...

Nobody understands

The things you feel inside

I hope you'll feel the same

Yoni Rechter and Eli Degibri - It's the Same Love

So lovely!

From Yoni Rechter: This is the first song I wrote with Arik Einstein 50 years ago. And this is the first time I'm recording a performance of it. 

I thought it would be interesting to divide the role of the speaker in the song between two performers and I was very happy when my friend Eli Degibri agreed to sing it with me.

I have been collaborating with Eli for over 20 years in various settings, and it's always been a great pleasure for me.

The song will be released on a new album, 'Closed Open Closed', most of which contains instrumental pieces."

Lyrics - Arik Einstein, Composition - Yoni Rechter, Arrangement - Yoni Rechter and Eli Degibri

I can't wait for the new album to come out. In the meantime, make sure to check out Yoni Rechter and Eli Degibri's concert for the 2020 Piano Festival. I still remember what a delight it was to watch it during the pandemic. And here is a beautiful performance of Arik Einstein performing the original with a young Yoni Rechter.

When we were young

You remember,

Love blossomed back then

And today, years later

There is no other -

It's the same love

"You have changed, my love" -

You say

And so did you, my love

"I would do it all over again,

Repeat it again"

It's so good that you're with me

When you are happy and laughing

Then I laugh with you

And when you suddenly cry and are hurt

Then I walk with you

"Hug me now" -

You say

Then you too, my love

"I would do it all over again,

Repeat it again"

It's so good that you're with me

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Noam Bettan - Michelle

 

FLAWLESS! Good luck Noam!! 

English translation from Genius.com

Michelle, this is a toxic love, I'm in the darkness

How did you leave me in the shadows?

A star without fame, a great madwoman

I rise and fall

Oh, Michelle

I no longer know what to do

You were my light

God, I beg you, wake me up

I plunged into the dark

Bring me back some hope

And my mademoiselle

So I dance, dance with pain

You will see me laugh, laugh again

You're my pain, I was only a decoration

I screamed, screamed, screamed

Michelle

I'm letting you go, goodbye my beautiful

I'm letting you go, but I love you

The queen of problems

Michelle, Michelle, Michelle

Walking down Florentin

Ocean eyes, memories

I, I'm losing my mind

An angel, but is it hell

Trapped in your carousel

'Round and 'round ('Round and 'round)

Under your spell

Michelle (Michelle)

I'm letting you go, goodbye my beautiful

I'm letting you go, but I love you

The queen of problems

Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, Michelle

And maybe in the end, things will turn out well for us

I pray for you that you will deserve to love

Between tear to tear, there is someone who will hear

There is someone who will hear

(Michelle)

I'm letting you go, goodbye my beautiful (Michelle)

I'm letting you go, but I love you

The queen of problems (Ooh; Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Ooh, I love you

My queen of problems

Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, Michelle