Songs of Israel
Kategorie
The Sight & Sounds of the Land
ISBN(s): 96547804611Katalognummer UK70529
Artikelnummer: 999800016724
Label: Doko Media
God, people, land and, of course, food... These are the things that
make
a country what it is. Israel, unique amongst the nations of the world,
is also the most diverse religiously, ethnically, geographically, and
culinarily due to its historic role as "the belly button of the
universe" (as Israelis like to call it).
"Israel in Song" takes
you on a visual adventure of this land of extremes, traveling through
the wooded green mountains and hills of the north to the desert springs
of the south, from the urban landscapes of Israel's four major cities to
the coasts of the Mediterranean, the Dead Sea, and the Red Sea at
Eilat, stopping, of course, to appreciate all the wildlife in between.
Christians,
Jews, Moslems, and Druze come together in a collage of city and village
life that features the traditional dress, festivals, religious rituals,
and most famous houses of worship of them all. Whether at work in the
olive groves or fishing in the fields, playing together at skateboarding
or surfing, or shopping side-by-side in the outdoor market, as the
camera sweeps from one location to another, the true proximity in which
they live becomes strikingly clear.
Sprinkled with historical
footage, the viewer witnesses first-hand the most important stages and
moments of the state's founding and development. Military victory and
loss, early immigrant life on the "kibbutzim", and crucial political
figures and events give depth and meaning to the modern panorama of life
in Israel.
This land is, however, first and foremost the Jewish
Homeland, a land of redemption for God's Chosen People. 35 folk,
religious, and even modern songs from every corner of their exile and
Israel itself, lamenting and celebrating every aspect of the Jewish
experience, invest your visual journey with an emotional intensity
that... well, it's o.k. if you cry.
But they're all in Hebrew,
right? Yes, indeed. But we suspected you might like to sing along, so
we've phonetically transliterated (written the Hebrew words spelled out
in English letters) every song on the screen as they're sung, and
included a booklet of all the songs, their English transliterations, and
translations and summaries. B'kayf! (Have fun!)
List of the 32
songs including in the DVD: Zemer Lach / Yismacho Hashamim / Hen Efshar /
Tzena Tzena / Hevenu Shalom / Hava Nagila / Sisu at Yerushalim / Mi
Yvne Bayet / Mmi Haish / Shir Shemesh / Hora Shcarchoret / Yatzano At /
Ein Gedi / Ose Shalom / David Melech Israel / Od Avinu Hai / Haleluya /
Beshedmot Beth-Lehem / Shouv Yotza Hazemer / Nitzanim Nirue Baretz /
Lean Noshevet Haroach /Pam Param Pam / Ki Avad asher Avad / Emak Shely
/Kalinka / Dugit Nosat / Boui Roch /Tzivonim / Livlevo Agas Vegam
Tapuach / Roach Mevadert / Yerushalim Shel Zahav / Shalom Haverim/
DVD PAL
Language: English, Hebrew
Running Time: 1 hour
