Anana Presents: Music From Israel

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 4, 2009
• Label: Anana
• Copyright: (c) 2009 Anana Ltd
• Total Length: 35:37
• Genres: International/North America
• ASIN: B002KX2EUO
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95 Free in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Free in MP3 Albums)

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114 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ok, here is the Track Listing, after some Cyberdigging..., August 27, 2009

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Rajesh G. Krishnankutty "Kuttyrocks" (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews
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...and, if my Song titles seem different than Amazon's, or if I spell 'em differently, that's because I got those from the Artists' official webpages (either their own URL, or their myspace pages).

01. Miri Mesika - Tipa Tipa (Drop Drop)
02. Teapacks - Yoshvim Bebit Caffe (Sitting In A Coffee House)
03. Hemi Rudner - Geula (Redemption)
04. Aya Korem - Shir Ahava Pashut (A Simple Love Song)
05. Dani Robas - Masheu Hadash Matchil (Something New Begins)
06. Hadara Levin Areddy - Magic Time
07. Shay Amar - Be'Osher U Beoni (In Richness Or In Poverty)
08. Ohad Hitman - Chashaveti Shehye' Romanti (I Thought It Will Be Romantic)
09. Estar Shamir - Gachliliyot (Fireflys)

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely songs, beautiful music, meaningful lyrics, December 24, 2009

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I am glad that people who don't understand Hebrew were willing to download this sampler and give it a spin. I appreciate that they are interested in reaching out to other cultures even if they can only take away a part of it for now. And maybe other reviewers will come along and fill in more of the picture as time goes by.

I think Israeli pop music is special because often the lyrics are taken verbatim from Israeli poetry of the modern era, not to mention an entire genre of songs by religious performers, for the religious sector of Israeli society, who have produced some majorly rockin' vibes of Biblical verses and passages. As a more secular listener, I especially love the songs that bring to life the words of such poets as Leah Goldberg, Natan Alterman, Yehuda Amichai, Chaim Nachman Bialik, Rachel, Natan Zach, and others. In fact, one of my favorite albums is called "An Evening of Poets' Songs" (Erev Shirei Meshorerim).

One of the loveliest songs in this little sampler is Asthar Shamir's Gachliliyot (Fireflies), music and lyrics both written by the singer. I found a translation of the lyrics online and am posting them here, maybe those who don't speak Hebrew will enjoy the song more once they know what it's about.

All credit and appreciation for the translation goes to Ayelet Bukai of Sunnyvale, California, who is listed on the website [...] as the translator.

I'm returning to the forest to gather fireflies
Tiny lights I have left behind
Words heavy from grief
that couldn't fly
Songs I didn't gather when I left.
I'm returning to the past to gather fireflies
To build with them a ladder of stars
Pathways I didn't take, which could not have been there
Maybe they are still waiting there for me

If you will go there, my heart
Come to the past without stopping
We will gather all the good
We will gather all the innocence
We will gather fireflies and return

A girl is there waiting, she falls in love without seeing
Fireflies surround her with bright light
Come back to me, I will keep you from harm
Together we will grow stronger

I go back to the past, with no fear of the time
I can tell right from wrong
We will gather all the good, the light and the innocence
And bring them back here

If you will go there, my heart
Come to the past without stopping
We will gather all the good
We will gather all the innocence
We will gather fireflies and return

27 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great easy to listen pop music from Israel, August 14, 2009

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Mark Gurfinkel "Mark" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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Great, easy to listen pop music from Israel. Highly recommended!



At the same time not sure how could a fellow reviewer give only three stars to this album simply because he doesn't understand the words. You know, there are over 100,000 languages on this Planet - the world doesn't revolve around native English speakers or USA in particular. How embarrassing.