Heute wäre Ofra Haza 57 Jahre alt geworden

Israels berühmteste Sängerin Ofra Haza hat diesen Satz nicht nur gesagt, sie hat ihn auch gelebt. Sie starb mit 41 Jahren. 

 "Ich hoffe, eines Tages wird sich alles zum Guten wenden, denn ich bin sehr optimistisch und bete dafür, dass jeder Mensch am Morgen aufstehen wird und den Zauber des Lichts Gottes erlebt. Lasst uns Frieden schließen! Lasst uns gemeinsam das Leben genießen. Das ist mein Traum!" 

Wenn in diesen Tagen überall die Nachrufe auf Israels erfolgreichste Sängerin zu lesen sind, sollte nicht vergessen werden, dass Ofra Haza besonders in ihrer Heimat weit mehr war als nur eine erfolgreiche Popsängerin. Ofra Haza war auch eine stark sozial engagierte Frau, die ihre Popularität immer wieder in den Dienst von Humanität und Frieden stellte. "Ich bin in Oslo aufgetreten, als Arafat, Perez und Rabin den Friedensnobelpreis erhielten. Ich war so glücklich. Ich sah in der Tür den Frieden, sah bereits sein Licht. Jeder war glücklich. Aber solange es auf beiden Seiten Fanatiker gibt, gibt es keinen Frieden. Diese Leute verkehren die Situation in Israel ins Schlechte."
mehr:
- Zum Tod von Ofra Haza: "Ich mag nicht weinen, ich will glücklich sein" (SPIEGEL Online, 24.02.2000)

Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu (Original Version - 1984) [5:20] Text mit Übersetzung

Hochgeladen am 02.04.2010

"Im Nin'alu" is a hebrew poem by the 17th century's Yemenite Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, which has later been put to music and was sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza, among others. 

Yemenite Jews have been singing it in various celebrations, mainly weddings. Most of the song is about the angels praising and singing to god.
This is the original version recorded by Ofra, from the album "Yemenite Songs" a.k.a. "Shirey Teyman".
In this album Ofra returned to her roots interpreting traditional Yemeni Jewish songs with lyrics coming from the poetry of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. The album was recorded with both traditional and modern musical instruments; wooden and metal percussion, Yemenite tin and tambala, strings, brass and woodwind as well as drum machines and synthesizers.

In 1988, a remix of this song became an international hit for Ofra, topping the charts in various countries including the UK, Germany and the US. You can hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5px-pp...
A third version was recorded by Ofra in 1997:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0TKXy...
And there is also a live version from 1978:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2xNTz...
The album Forever Ofra Haza - Her Greatest Songs Remixed was released in 2008.
My two favoriets from this album are:
the unplugged mix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuL0CF...
and the bridge mix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2wcDy...

Madonna used parts of "Im Nin'alu" for her song "Isaac", when she released the album "Confessions on a Dance Floor" in 2005.
Some of the lyrics are:
IM NIN'ALU - If they are locked,
DAL THAEY NA DI VIM - The doors of the generous ones.
DAL THAEY MA ROM - The doors of the sky,
LO NIN'ALU - won't be locked.
EL HI MA RE MAM AL KARUVIM - God is alive and sublime to the angels,
KULAM BA RUHO YA'ALU - In his spirit they'll rise above.
EL HI - god is alive.

And in English only:
If the doors of the generous ones are locked,
The doors of the sky won't be locked. (sky refers to heaven/god).
If the doors of the generous ones are locked,
The doors of the sky won't be locked.
God is alive and sublime to the angels,
In his spirit they'll rise above.
God is alive.
Cause they are close to him,
They will thank and praise him.
God is alive.
Six wings around (of the angels),
They are flying (around god).

If they are locked
If they are locked,
If the doors of the generous ones are locked,
The doors of the sky won't be locked.

God is alive and sublime
God is alive and sublime,
God is alive and sublime to the angels,
In his spirit they'll rise above.

Check out my new video by Ofra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-IUGa...

Ofra Haza - Love Song (Montreux) [3:11]

Hochgeladen am 20.03.2007

Awesome song sung live by Ofra Haza at Montreux Jazz Festival in 1990.
Playlist: Montreux Jazz Festival Live 1990
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...
fragment of "Love Song" recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEBMqU...
"Love Song" from Shaday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T8yy7...]

Lyrics:
---
Simeni kachotam al libecha,
simeni kachotam al z'ro'echa,
Ki aza kamavet ahava,
Ki aza kamavet ahava,
kasha kish'ol kin'ah,
Rishafeha rishpei esh,
esh shalhevet Yah.

Mayim rabim yo yuchlu l'chabot et ha'ahava,
u'n'harot lo yish't'fuha,
Im yiten ish et kawl hon beito b'ahava,
boz yavuzu lo.
(Shir HaShirim 8:6,7)

[Link zum deutschen Bibeltext, hinzugefügt von mir: Hoheslied 8.6-7]
Translation:
---
Place me as a seal upon your heart, 
place me as a seal upon your arm,
For love is strong as death,
For love is strong as death, 
Jealousy is difficult as the grave,
Its flames are flames of fire, 
fire of the flame of God.

Many waters could not extinguish love, 
and rivers could not rinse it away.
If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,
He would surely be despised.

Ofra Haza - Middle East [4:28] Text

Hochgeladen am 01.08.2006 Rome Olympic Stadium - 1993


SODOT - SECRETS - OFRA HAZA - 2005 - english - part 1 [9:58]

Hochgeladen am 26.02.2007 English parts of documentary movie about Ofra Haza's life.
Jeffrey Katzenberg,Hans Zimmer, Paul Anka, Tom Schnabel and Don Was speaking about Ofra Haza....


Ofra Haza feat. Iggy Pop - Daw Da Hiya [4:37] Text

Hochgeladen am 24.07.2006 From the album "kirya"



siehe auch:
- The double life of Ofra Haza (Haaretz, 11.07.2007)
- Statt roter Schleife: Ofra Haza – als Jungfrau in die Ehe – gestorben an AIDS (Lie In The Sound, 01.12.2008)
- Ofra Haza: Madonna of the dark soul (Guardian, 09.12.2010)
- The Ofra Haza enigma: How Israel's greatest pop star is remembered (972mag, 29.03.2013)


Ofra Haza - My Aching Heart [5:48] Text

Veröffentlicht am 26.08.2012 "My Aching Heart" by Ofra Haza, from her 1988 "Shaday" album. Enjoy.


The Making Of Give Peace A Chance - Ofra Haza [5:25]

Hochgeladen am 24.11.2010

Give Peace A Chance - Peace Choir 

The Peace Choir: Ofra Haza, Amina, Adam Ant, Sebastian Bach, Bros, Felix Cavaliere, Terence Trent D'Arby, Flea, John Frusciante, Peter Gabriel, Kadeem Hardison, Joe Higgs, Bruce Hornsby, Lee Jaffe, Al Jarreau, Jazzie B, Davey Johnstone, Lenny Kravitz, Cyndi Lauper, Sean Ono Lennon, Little Richard, L.L. Cool J, M.C. Hammer, Michael McDonald, Duff McKagan, Alannah Myles, New Voices of Freedom, Randy Newman, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Iggy Pop, Q-Tip, Bonnie Raitt, Run DMC, Dave Stewart, Teena Marie, Little Steven Van Zandt, Don Was, Wendy & Lisa, Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Moon Zappa, and the late John Lennon.....

Everybody's talkin' 'bout:
Planet Earth
Rebirth
United Nations
Good relations
Space stations
Starvation
Radiation
Salvation
Education
Liberation

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Everybody's talkin' 'bout:
Civil war
Revolution
Armageddon
No solution
Are we facing
Vietnam?
We don't want to
Drop the bomb

All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Ofra sings in Hebrew)

Everybody's talkin' 'bout:
Acid house
Gay spouse
Green house
Heavy metal
Hip-hop
Censorship
Has to stop
HIV
AZT
New kids dance on
MTV
With toxic waste dumps
In the sea

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Everybody's talkin' 'bout:
Amazon's
Trees gone
Cancer cells
From the sun
Middle East
Crazy beast
Rock 'n' rollers
Sing for peace

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

(John Lennon:)

All we are saying is give peace a chance
That's all we're saying
All we are saying is give peace a chance


Words/Music: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Additional Lyrics: Sean Ono Lennon

Lyrics: Give Peace A Chance VHS tape

Mein Kommentar:
Schade, daß man von den Leuten in Israel (oder auch sonstwo), die sauber ticken, so wenig mitkriegt…
R.I.P.