#ofra haza

[mindofsombre]

[fromchaostocosmos]

Just after all the non-stop hate, pain, traumatization, re-traumatization, and just everything we have been seeing I think we need some Simcha right now.

So in that vein I want to share this because it fills me Simcha and pure Jewish joy:

[koenji]

מי לי יתן שתי אהבות כקדם

Who will give me two loves as before

כך אתחזק בעצב הנעורים

thus I'll gather strength in the sorrow of youth.

מי לי יתן שתי אבוקות של זהר

Who will give me two torches of glow

כך אדלק כנוער האהבה

thus I'll light up as the youth of love.

גלגל הזמן גולש

The cycle of time boils over

ואיש לאיש לוחש

and a person whispers to another

תראה הזמן עבר

look, time has passed

הזמן עבר

time has passed.

מי לי יתן שתי עלמות של חמד

Who will give me two delightful maidens

שתי עלמות בחסד השקיעה

two maides at the grace of sun-down.

מי לי יתן חטא מחייך בבוקר

Who will give me sin smiles in the morning

חטא מחייך באושר האהבה

sin smiles in the bliss of love.

גלגל הזמן גולש...

The cycle of time boils over... (x2)

מי לי יתן

Who will give me.

[nesyanast]

Thinking about how in 1983 Ofra Haza, a Yemenite-Jew refugee, sang the song Chai at Eurovision in Munich, Germany 11 years after the Munich Massacre and only four decades after the Holocaust, with a song where the chorus says Am Yisrael Chai - The Nation of Israel Lives and it's all about joyous survival. (She placed second)

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

Ofra Haza.

[springrosemary]

A young Ofra Haza (1957-2000) in magazines from the 1970s.

She was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress. She lent her voice in a critically aclaimed DreamWorks movie, The Prince of Egypt.

[chanaleah]

Reblog for sample size 💙

[saaturnia]

favorite artists mini-moodboard (1/???): ofra haza

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Perfect for Passover and for Easter: The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Many have never watched this timeless cinematic MASTERPIECE. Dreamworks took liberties in making an adaptation from the Exodus, but it remained true to the bedrock of our faith. It pushed the boundaries of cinematography and gave the world an epic retelling of this true, supernatural story. The songs (Stephen Schwartz) and score (Hans Zimmer) are breathtakingly brilliant. The all star cast is superb. Below please find clips from scenes, song lyrics, commentary, cast interviews, links to the famous diva duet, and 2 of many recent reaction videos. Rest in Peace: Val Kilmer, Whitney Houston & Ofra Haza

Red Sea Crossing

"Let My People Go" Plagues (Ralph Fiennes & Val Kilmer)

Dreamworks: The Making of The Prince of Egypt An all star cast

"They're enemies but when brothers are enemies they don't stop being brothers." ~ Ralph Fiennes

"I've always liked the idea of playing queens, anyway"~ Helen Mirren

Deliver Us in Hebrew

Deliver Us in English

From Dream to Screen:

4 years, 425+ animators, artists, technicians. Cast: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helen Mirren, Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Patrick Stewart, Jeff Goldblum, Martin Short || Music recorded in London: Ofra Haza/vocalist (18 different languages), Hans Zimmer/film score-composer, Stephen Schwartz/composer-lyrics (Oscar winner When You Believe), Brian Stokes Mitchell/vocalist.

Sandra Bullock "...no one did it for the money."

https://youtu.be/rW2AEcjSkO8?si=yvqexp5NeMNjQoAJ

Experience the joy of watching reactions through the eyes of 1st time viewers:

"How is it THIS good?!" from The Cocoa Couch

"Oh I love this movie!!" Billy's reaction video even shares the music😭

Directors' Commentary

Original "When You Believe" Michelle Pfeiffer & Sally Dworsky

https://youtu.be/sWEGZRPcu_Y?si=n_aGab6DUJtKm2_4

"When You Believe" Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey

https://youtu.be/eqyZPPnU_GU?si=DdWxIYlI4hZ2A0Iu

https://youtu.be/k5KKLpB2wvQ?si=13XYnr8QBN6Aoji1

https://youtu.be/MKECnR4JDZU?si=D58x3_qaOMPPrvTR

Diva Duet at The Oscars

https://youtu.be/0kpw7JInkEU?si=Ws5VJqUjo3NuSZu7

https://youtu.be/8D_4SN90F3g?si=z_1jR2fB08tImOwl

https://youtu.be/Lbd-uw_7UaY?si=TysaEFcvzZquVVqt

One Voice Children's Choir

https://youtu.be/9jAtB_UBWh0?si=fM44pZ4xU8mmeVaZ

Deliver Us

[OVERSEERS and SLAVES]

Mud!

Sand!

Water!

Straw!

Faster!

Mud - and lift!

Sand - and pull!

Water - and raise up!

Straw!

[GUARD]

Faster!

[SLAVES]

With the sting of the whip on my shoulder

With the salt of my sweat on my brow

Elohim, God on high

Can You hear Your people cry?

Help us now

This dark hour

Deliver us

Hear our call, deliver us

Lord of all, remember us

Here in this burning sand

Deliver us

There's a land You promised us

Deliver us to the Promised Land

[YOCHEVED]

Yal-di ha-tov veh ha-rach

Al ti-ra veh al tif-chad

My son, I have nothing I can give

But this chance that you may live

I pray we'll meet again

If He will deliver us

[SLAVES]

Deliver us

Hear our prayer

Deliver us

From despair

These years of slavery grow too cruel to stand

Deliver us

There's a land You promised us

Deliver us

Out of bondage, and

Deliver us to the Promised Land

[YOCHEVED]

Hush now, my baby

Be still, love, don't cry

Sleep as you're rocked by the stream

Sleep and remember my last lullaby

So I'll be with you when you dream

River, o river

Flow gently for me

Such precious cargo you bear

Do you know somewhere he can live free?

River, deliver him there

[YOUNG MIRIAM]

Brother, you're safe now

And safe may you stay

For I have a prayer just for you

Grow, baby brother

Come back someday

Come and deliver us, too

[SLAVES]

Deliver us

Send a shepherd to shepherd us

And deliver us to the Promised Land

Deliver us to the Promised Land

[YOCHEVED]

Deliver us

Let My People Go

[CHOIR]

(Thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord)

(Thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord)

(Thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord) Since you refuse to free my people (Since you refuse to free my people)

(Thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord, thus saith the Lord) All through the land of Egypt

I send a pestilence and plague

Into your house, into your bed

Into your streams, into your streets

Into your drink, into your bread

Upon your cattle, on your sheep

Upon your oxen in your field

Into your dreams, into your sleep

Until you break, until you yield

I send the swarm, I send the horde

Thus saith the Lord

[MOSES]

Once I called you brother

Once I thought the chance to make you laugh

Was all I ever wanted

[CHOIR]

I send the thunder from the sky

I send the fire raining down

[MOSES]

And even now, I wish that God had chose another

Serving as your foe on His behalf

Is the last thing that I wanted

[CHOIR]

I send a hail of burning ice

On every field, on every town

[MOSES]

This was my home

All this pain and devastation, how it tortures me inside

All the innocent who suffer from your stubbornness and pride

[CHOIR]

I send the locusts on the wind

Such as the world has never seen

On every leaf, on every stalk

Until there's nothing left of green

I send my scourge, I send my sword

Thus saith the Lord

[MOSES]

You, who I called brother

Why must you call down another blow?

[CHOIR]

I send my scourge, I send my sword

[MOSES]

Let my people go!

[CHOIR]

Thus saith the Lord

[MOSES & CHOIR]

Thus saith the Lord

[RAMESES]

You, who I called brother

How could you have come to hate me so?

Is this what you wanted?

[CHOIR]

I send the swarm, I send the horde

[RAMESES]

Then let my heart be hardened

And never mind how high the cost may grow

This will still be so

I will never let your people go

[CHOIR]

Thus saith the Lord

[MOSES]

Thus saith the Lord

[RAMESES, RAMESES, MOSES & CHOIR & MOSES]

I will not let your (My) people go

When You Believe

[Verse 1]

Many nights we've prayed

With no proof anyone could hear

In our hearts a hopeful song we barely understood

Now we are not afraid

Although we know there's much to fear

We were moving mountains long before we knew we could

[Chorus]

There can be miracles when you believe

Though hope is frail it's hard to kill

Who knows what miracles you can achieve

When you believe, somehow you will

You will when you believe

[TZIPPORAH]

[Verse 2]

In this time of fear when prayer so often proved in vain

Hope seemed like the summer birds; too swiftly flown away

Yet now I'm standing here

[MIRIAM]

Now I'm standing here

[TZIPPORAH]

With heart so full I can't explain

[MIRIAM & TZIPPORAH]

Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I'd say

[Chorus]

There can be miracles when you believe

(When you believe)

Though hope is frail it's hard to kill

(It's hard to kill)

Who knows what miracles you can achieve

(You can achieve)

When you believe, somehow you will

You will when you believe

[Bridge]

[HEBREW CHILDREN]

Ashira ladonai; ki ga-oh ga-ah

Ashira ladonai; ki ga-oh ga-ah

Mi chamocha ba-elim adonai

Mi kamocha ne-edar bakodesh

Nachita b'chasd'cha am zu ga-alta

Nachita b'chasd'cha am zu ga-alta

Ashira, ashira, ashira

Ashira ladonai; ki ga-oh ga-ah

Ashira ladonai; ki ga-oh ga-ah

Mi chamocha ba-elim adonai

Mi kamocha ne-edar bakodesh

Nachita b'chasd'cha am zu ga-alta

Nachita b'chasd'cha am zu ga-alta

Ashira, ashira, ashira!

[Chorus]

[ALL]

There can be miracles when you believe

Though hope is frail it's hard to kill

(It's hard to kill)

Who knows what miracles you can achieve

(You can achieve)

When you believe, somehow you will

Now you will

You will when you believe

(When you believe)

[MIRIAM & TZIPPORAH]

You will when you believe

[lyssahumana]

[deliriousmonk]

I'm back in my theology phase. What a wicked life! Have a few good songs as an apology for not posting the album review. It will come... eventually.

Dead - They Might Be Giants

2. All I Need - Radiohead

3. Goodnight - Breathless

Devasting.

4. Down In It - Nine Inch Nails

5. Walking Down Town - The Boomtown Rats

I legit can't stop humming this song to myself. It's like a disease & I don't want to be cured.

6. Superstar - Sonic Youth

7. Living Through Another Cuba - XTC

8. Let My Prayer Arise - Bortnyansky

9. Ode Le-Eli - Ofra Haza

10. True Faith - New Order

[heatherchadler]

i know like most people prefer the 1983 version of temple of love but without ofra haza's voice it just feels empty

[thesnakeandthemoon]

[swanasource]

SWANA APPRECIATION: Some Famous Faces of Yemeni Descent

Queen Naija / Hamzah the Fantastic / Balquees Fathi /Safinaz Sattar / Hager Noman / Ofra Haza / Ari'el Stachel / Amuna Ali / Jade Thirlwall

[sonicandvisualsurprises]

1978

[a-minute-you-will-never-regain]

I want a brownie so bad....

Anyways, tell me how your weeks are currently going! I'd love to hear anything y'all have to say.

Obligatory picture of Ofra: