Jerusalem of Gold

[FCO0710]

Could somebody give me a brief description of what this song is about? I think it is absolutely beautiful

[x51291x]

Gott segne Israel! Jerusalem war ist und wird die Hauptstadt Israels und das Herz der Welt sein. Liebet Israel und seid freundlich zu meinem auserwählten Volk. Israel ist der Faden an dem das Schicksal der Welt hängt! Wer diesen Faden abschneidet, der zerstört die Welt! Tut Buße, denn das Himmelreich ist nahe. Der Messias der Juden kündigt sich an und er wird kommen und alles zu Recht bringen, vor allem das was im Verborgenen ist. Bereitet meine Braut vor! Schmücket sie. Der Herr kommt! Amen.

[Egdirnam]

What a beautiful song and singer. That is pride. The Jews love their homeland. I'm so happy to see that their ae rational people that love their homeland and their God. I LOVE JERUSALEM OF GOLD!

[prinsalmighty]

yeah 8mmMG42 that's how i think of it myself.

and i'm not jewish too.

to israel,nobody will harm you

[KeithTilbury]

Wonderful song about an incredible city & sung beautifully by Ofra..

May she rest in peace..

שלום

Keith, Woking, UK

[1970amar]

61 years for the nakba.

61 years my parents lived in a refuge camp.

[ofek111]

@1970amar not our fault that they ran away

[biofontes]

It prepares you Israel, to find with your God. The time is next to the end.

[1970amar]

When israel was found Palestinins become refuge in the all over the middle east. 100s of refuge in the west bank and jerusalem. and they all from aka. yafa , tel aviv. and now they live in a refuge camp in there own country.

I love her voice i hope she can sing a song for peace for the palesatinans and the isaeli

[8mmMG42]

fuck off with your palistinian bull shit. Its not their country. They can be goat hearding arabs anyware in the mid east. No they have to be assholes and fuck with the jews. There nothing more than a buch of greedy arabs. Let the jews have there ONE GOD DAMN PEACE OF LAND!!!!!!!!! and im not jewish by the way...

[artoisi]

gezuar (happy)61 vjetorin me resepct prej KOSOVO/PRISHTINA

[speakoflife2000]

pretty voice ^_^

[eyaldattel]

Perfect version by the late great OFRA HAZA

[DunkelSturmzzx]

Wahnsinns Lied, egal wie oft ichs hör.

Klasse Aufmachung, das Lied über² Jerusalem.

[Obby0209]

Wish it were in English,nice song though.

[TheLevy666]

Fake.

[hempler1990]

beautiful song!

[alwaysthirsty]

great song, beautiful voice and poor Ofra :(

[ezri99]

very lovely...makes me homesick, and I've never been there...at least not in this lifetime

[juliorodrigues231]

muito bom deus abençoe vcs ai dos seus paises ate no ceu amem (julio ...pais brasil

[juliorodrigues231]

MUITO BOM

[ladyzacha]

SABA

[sheldinolevino]

elegant voice, a very beautiful lady. i wish the dancers or whatever they are could be erased

[thornueve]

Shema Israel,desde la punta de tu cuarto creciente llega nuestro PRINCIPE;esperanza del latido de siglos....SHALOM

[ladyzacha]

la musica esta buena

[ljuba1986]

a little bit more respect please

[neno56]

good voice

[ww2fan39]

To you, but not to me.

[ww2fan39]

I have this song from the Schindlers list soundtrack! Beautiful i say.

[yoramelan]

Think if all mankind would have really believed in the spirit and words of this song no wars no grudges no need to become a copy of each other to really love peace and love the peace of Jerusalem

[buddmar]

So lovely, I adore this song ... and I'm a Buddhist! And what a gorgeous voice!! By the way, I read the Bible ... liked it ... but I liked the Dhammapada (the Lord Buddha's teachings) better (sorry!)

[buddmar]

According to Wikipedia, the melody has some parts that are "loosely" based on the lullaby by Paco Ibanez ... but who cares??!! The Oldest anthem in the world "Het Wilhelmus" (the Netherlands) was to the tune of a French soldier's marching song; the American National Anthem was set to the tune of an English tavern song: "Anacreon In Heaven" ... there are hundreds of examples. Many Spanish songs were taken from Jewish Sephardic melodies, by the way.

[buddmar]

"Jerusalem, City of Gold and Shining Silver against the sky ... the songs to Your Glory, Thy Harp am I."

[fperezcanto]

Sorry for the jewish pride, but this son was originally an old Basque lullaby.... Before she died, the composer admitted it with a bit of shame...

[saraella770]

I walked to the chuppa to this song, we had the most beautiful view to the old city walls , it was amazing, I still get shivers when i hear this song!!

[fantazum1999]

I never thought anybody could sing this song as well as shuly nathan but ofra haza took it to a new level.Ofra has given the world a classic and has created an anthem that defines the struggle of a people to find peace on this earth.

[benmordechai]

Ofra is beyond any comparison, being the best singer ever existed in human history. I think that posting new Ofra's videos is a necessity.

[swedgoy]

benmordechai,

I agree. She is divine.

[joebloggs1234567]

Beautiful! Not Jewish myself, but the music and lyrics are simply beautiful. 40 years since the liberation of the old city. Well done for posting the video.

[buddmar]

Absolutely Gorgeous! How can any Jewish person hearing this not burst into tears of joy and pride??!!!

[elisan693]

Such a lovely voice, and yes, the congregation in the synagogue I go to sings Jerusalem of Gold. I was so surprised to be singing it even in my old synagogue which is Beth am of Los Alto didn't sing it. The other one is in the record of "To Israel with Love" with the highly acclaimed International Singers.

[leorisk]

wow!!! its beautiful! i'm proud to be Jewish

[falconets123]

wow...beautiful

[Acadiencdn]

When I hear The Voice of This Angel.

I Know Where I Am On This World, and I amat Home.

[gregorydunker]

I so love it and I am not Jewish but it touches my heart and soul so, for I have found Him whom I have seek all my life I am taking classes to be all that I am expected to be for the sake of Jerusalem.

Your People Shall Be My People, And Your G~D Shall BE MY G~D. ECHAD. Inez Medellin Dunker From Texas.

[rachelbeckydad01]

The first time I heard this song was when I visited Israel 40yrs ago, right after the 6 day war. It still makes my eyes water a little.

[AYesod]

Now, thats powerful! I'm just blown up.... Next year in Jerushalaim!

[sheldinolevino]

cmo tzipur

[hanzi4]

Jerushalaim shel zachaw was my first song, I learned in Ivrit. Very nice. 'ani ochew lo me'od, ve-gam Jerushalaim!

[airygirly]

Shel Zahav

[chelliegirl]

"Jerusalem of Gold" was written by Naomi Shefer in 1967 to commemorate the Israeli victory over the arab nations in the war. It won the Israeli Prize that year and remains one of the best loved songs of modern Israel.

[Jsb4506]

it was written prior to the war

[elisan693]

I have that on the record... its titled, "To Israel with Love" its sung by a soprano soloist with the International Singers.

[TorahJudaismIsrael]

Please view my videos and description.

[feryal79]

i like this song & video, but unfortunately i can't understand it. is it in hebrew because som of the words sound arabic but i know this isn't in arabic. the video will definitely inspire me with ideas 4my assignment, ofra's voice is amazing :o)

[enacid]

que coño vasco. Esto tiene tanto de vasco como yo de senegales. It's a typical jewish song, not basque.

[savio678]

Basque origin...Peio.

Beautiful song anyway.

[EuphrasieF]

Basque origin?

[fastmotionforme]

nice!!!! wow

[barkohba]

Thanks a lot for this beautiful video of Ierushalaim yel Zahav. Although I heard the song of this Ofra Haza's version in the past, I did not have the posibility of watching to the filmation you posted. What a pity that she dissapeared in 1999. Last but not least, I have been listening to this song since 1967 but this is no doubt the best and very emotional version. Thanks again.

[EuphrasieF]

Terrific. I've heard several versions of the song, and while they're all good, this one is by far the best.

[EuphrasieF]

(oh, and does anyone have an mp3 of this?)

[KNJGSY]

The recording is on her "Greatest Hits" CD3 - along with "Latet" (To Give), "Yad Anuga", "You've Got a Friend", "Someone Always Walks With Me". All incredible songs. I recommend joining the Yahoo Group 'Ofra-Haza'.

[EuphrasieF]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do so.

[se777ven]

que buena cancion!!!!

[Morganfrost]

Probably the most beautiful song ever written about a city; and very beautifully sung.