I was in the mood for local stuff on the sherut back to Jerusalem, which today meant a hit of Hadag Nachash. When I’m feeling bad about Israel, one of the few things that can get me feeling better these days – aside from a seeing a charedi helping a chiloni or vice versa – are the lyrics of their Israel-themed songs.
One song, “Rak po” (only here), has been stuck in my head for a few weeks. They agree with me on a major point:
“But I’m tempted to get away… To cut myself off from this place… To leave it all behind, just for a little while… And to put behind the dilemmas I deal with in the land where I live…”
Then they bring it right back with a few cheeky references (multilingual swearing, credit, big guys with guns,) and a final kick in the ass:
“And if you’re out of the country and you hear about a bombing? Then suddenly this is the only place I miss…”
Anyway, typing out the words in English doesn’t do much. Here’s the full song and with translations…
(And I suppose that even Hadag Nachash is allowed to get a shock whenever they realize where they are actually from… Bombings and all…)
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