Songs in Hebrew
Listening to songs in Hebrew and reading the lyrics can help you better 'inhale' new words and idioms in a fun way, and understand Israeli culture. Listen to some of my favourite songs, and read the lyrics. After you grab a dictionary or a morfix and understand the words, listen to the song again and again and again.
Listen to a playlist of these songs, one after the other.
Here are the lyrics of the first song, רבות הדרכים, Rabot Ha-drachim, one of my faovorite songs. Music and lyrics by Daniel Salomon.
Listen to a playlist of these songs, one after the other.
Here are the lyrics of the first song, רבות הדרכים, Rabot Ha-drachim, one of my faovorite songs. Music and lyrics by Daniel Salomon.
Here are the lyrics of the first song, מַבּוּל Mabul, by Rona Keinan, which you can watch below. I am not telling you what mabul means.
This is Matti Caspi song I really love. Beleilot ha'kayits ha-chamim, lyrics by Dan Minster. Music: Matti Caspi.
This is a cool song composed and sung by Ephraim Shamir, who was part of the famous band Kaveret. The song is called Shi'ur Moledet. Lyrics by Eli Mohar.
Shir Tishrey, Lyrics by Rachel Shapira, Music by Danny Amihud. Singing - the one and only Chava Alberstein.
Achake Lecha, by Ha-neshamot Ha-tehorot, is a typical 70s song. Lyrics by Dudu Barak, Music by Natan Cohen.
Did you really think this could be complete without a Shlomo Artzi song? Listen to Achrey ha-kol at shir. Lyrics and music by Shlomo.
Noa (Achino'am Nini) composed the music for Lea Goldberg's poem Ilanot (trees) and added a few words in English.
Efrat Gosh sings Lir'ot et Ha-or - lyrics by Barak Feldmann, music by Assaf Amdursky
Daniela Spector, Ha-kochav ha-ze met, lyrics and music by Daniela.
Yizhar Cohen sings Chalomot Shmurim. Lyrics by Ehud Manor, music by Matti Caspi.
Chalomot, sung by Ruchama Raz, Lyrics by Rachel Shapira, Music by Yair Klinger.
Aviv Gefen, Ha-michtav. Lyrics by him and also the music.
Johnny Shu'ali sings Achshav, now, Lyrics by him and Arale Shu'ali. Music by Johnny.
Rockfour, one of my favourite bands, sings Kol Kivun, Lyrics by Danny Recht, Baruch ben Yitshak and Eli Lulay. Music: Baruch ben Yitshak and Eli Lulay.
Le'itim, by Raash, music and lyrics by Johnny Shu'ali.
Be-leilot ha-stav, another Israeli classic you absolutely must know. Lyrics by David Fogel, music by Shemtov Levy. This version is by the short lived band Sheshet, and soloist is Yehudit Ravitz.