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

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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

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