{"id":59900,"date":"2025-06-13T22:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59900"},"modified":"2026-06-13T00:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:16:15","slug":"eyal-golan-am-yisrael-chai-a-song-of-a-people-for-whom-life-is-a-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/06\/13\/eyal-golan-am-yisrael-chai-a-song-of-a-people-for-whom-life-is-a-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyal Golan, 'Am Yisrael Chai': A song of a people for whom life is a victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am writing this article as a missile attack launched by Iran hits the city of Tel Aviv, Israel.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/04\/24\/yerushalayim-shel-zahav-one-of-the-most-beautiful-songs-about-a-city\/\">'Yerushalayim Shel Zahav': One of the most beautiful songs about a city<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2021\/05\/10\/zog-nit-kein-mol-a-beautiful-song-full-of-hope-arising-from-the-horror-of-the-holocaust\/\">'Zog nit kein mol': a beautiful song full of hope arising from the horror of the Holocaust<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ancient people of Israel have endured all kinds of hardships throughout their history.<\/strong> The most terrible of all was the Holocaust, the planned genocide in which 6 million Jews were murdered by Adolf Hitler's dictatorship. <strong>Today, the Islamist dictatorship of Iran is attempting to complete that genocide,<\/strong> with the stated goal of wiping out the State of Israel and its inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a Hebrew expression that expresses the attitude of Israeli citizens well: \"Am Israel Chai\"<\/strong>, the People of Israel live. This people love life as much as the Nazis and Islamist fanatics love death. <strong>For the people of Israel, living is already a victory<\/strong>, and those of us who love life and freedom cannot help but feel sympathy for these people, whether we are Jewish or not, because <strong>Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East<\/strong> and the only place in the region where Jews, Christians, Druze, and Muslims enjoy true freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few days ago, I was listening in the car to <strong>a beautiful Israeli song by Eyal Golan, \"Am Yisrael Chai\" (The People of Israel Lives).<\/strong> I'm posting it here because it seems very appropriate for today and as a sign of friendship for this great people:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eyal Golan - Am Yisrael Chai (Hebrew + English Subtitles) | \u05d0\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc \u05d2\u05d5\u05dc\u05df - \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2p3rtnQ_7y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here you can read <strong>the original lyrics of the song in Hebrew:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05d5\u05d1 \u05ea\u05d6\u05e8\u05d7 \u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05e9<br \/>\n\u05e0\u05d3\u05e2 \u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05e4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4<br \/>\n\u05d4\u05dc\u05d1 \u05e0\u05dc\u05d7\u05dd \u05d1\u05d3\u05d0\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4<br \/>\n\u05e0\u05d7\u05db\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05de\u05d8\u05d4<br \/>\n\u05d4\u05dc\u05d5\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d3\u05e2 \u05d1\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea<\/p>\n<p 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\u05e8\u05d5\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05de\u05e1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d6\u05dc \u05e9\u05dc \u05d7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea<br \/>\n\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9 \u05db\u05e0\u05e4\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd<br \/>\n\u05d4\u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05ea \u05e9\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd<br \/>\n\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e0\u05e6\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05db\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05e0\u05e6\u05d7 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e4\u05d7\u05d3<br \/>\n\u05d0\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05e9\u05e7\u05e9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05d7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05e3 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e4\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d3<br \/>\n\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05e4\u05d5 \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05d5\u05ea<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9<br \/>\n\u05d0\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7 \u05ea\u05de\u05d9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d0\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd<br \/>\n\u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9<br \/>\n\u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea \u05d2\u05dd \u05d1\u05e9\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05db\u05d9 \u05e7\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05d4\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05d0\u05d6 \u05de\u05d9 \u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05de\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05ea\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05dc\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05d4\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05d0\u05d6 \u05de\u05d9 \u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05de\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4<br \/>\n\u05ea\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05dc\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc, \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9<br \/>\n\u05db\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc, \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And here you can read <strong>the English translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The sun will shine soon<br \/>\nWe will know better days than these<br \/>\nthe heart fights with the worries<br \/>\neveryone will return home<br \/>\nwe\u2019ll wait for them downstairs<br \/>\nWe wish to know the good news.<\/p>\n<p>Because the people of eternity never fear<br \/>\nEven when it\u2019s hard to see.<br \/>\nWe\u2019re all together; no one here is lonely.<br \/>\nMay the wars burn down!<\/p>\n<p>The People of Israel Lives!<br \/>\nIf we\u2019ll not forget always to be united.<br \/>\nThe People of Israel Lives!<br \/>\nWhen going up, when going down, even during the hardest hours.<\/p>\n<p>God, the blessed one, he watches over us,<br \/>\nso, who can triumph over us?<br \/>\nBecause we have no other land.<br \/>\nPlease make peace amongst us,<br \/>\nwatch over our children,<br \/>\nbecause the faith is not lost.<\/p>\n<p>The People of Israel, The People of Israel Lives!<br \/>\nThe People of Israel Lives!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, my land, our heritage,<br \/>\nour spirits will not fall now,<br \/>\naround us, an iron of swords<br \/>\nand the dove will spread her wings,<br \/>\nthe hope of two thousand years,<br \/>\nwe\u2019ll go out in the streets to sing again.<\/p>\n<p>Because the people of eternity never fear,<br \/>\neven when it\u2019s hard to see,<br \/>\nwe\u2019re all together; no one here is lonely.<br \/>\nMay the wars burn down.<\/p>\n<p>The People of Israel Lives!<br \/>\nIf we\u2019ll not forget always to be united.<br \/>\nThe People of Israel Lives!<br \/>\nWhen going up, when going down, even during the hardest hours.<\/p>\n<p>God, the blessed one, he watches over us<br \/>\nso, who can triumph over us?<br \/>\nBecause we have no other land.<\/p>\n<p>Please make peace amongst us,<br \/>\nwatch over our children,<br \/>\nbecause the faith is not lost.<\/p>\n<p>God, the blessed one, he watches over us<br \/>\nso, who can triumph over us?<br \/>\nBecause we have no other land.<\/p>\n<p>Please make peace amongst us,<br \/>\nwatch over our children,<br \/>\nbecause the faith is not lost.<\/p>\n<p>The People of Israel, the People of Israel Lives!<br \/>\nBecause the People of Israel, the People of Israel Lives!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photo: Reuters\/Baz Ratner.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am writing this article as a missile attack launched by Iran hits the city of Tel Aviv, Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19536,11348],"tags":[24656,95],"class_list":["post-59900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-we-said-yesterday","category-music","tag-eyal-golan","tag-israel"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-15 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