Friday, January 27, 2006

Madonna's Lyrics

A major lyrics site has these words as the lyrics for Madonna's new Jewish song about Isaac with Hebrew:

Imminilalo Imminilalo

Staring up into the heavens
In this hell that binds your hands
Will you sacrifice your comfort
Make your way in a foreign land

Wrestle with your darkness
Angels call your name
Can you hear what they are saying
Will you ever be the same

[Chorus]
Mmmm mmm mmm
Imminilalo Imminilalo
Mmmm mmm mmm
Imminilalo Imminilalo

Remember, remember
Never forget
All of your life has all been a test
You will find the gate that's open
Ever though your spirit's broken

Open up my heart
Cause my lips to speak
Bring the heavens and the stars
Down to earth for me

[Chorus X2]

Wrestle with your darkness
Angels call your name
Can you hear what they are saying
Will you ever be the same

[Chorus X2]


However, as most know, - and after all, the opening words are part of a famous Yeminite piyut that was composed by Rav Shalom Shabazi is sung quite often, - the Hebrew is wrongly transcribed/transliterated.

The English translation of the Hebrew is "If the Doors Be Locked" (If the doors of the Rich Be Locked, the Doors of Heaven Are Not Locked) which should be written, I suggest, as:

Im Nin'alu


I sent a correction to the site.

I mean if Madonna is singing in Hebrew, even if she can't get her Zohar straight, at least her Hebrew should be proper.

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P.S. If you go here , and click on selection 10, you can hear a short clip although I experienced problems after 15 seconds. I went to another site and it's unavailable. Seems someone maybe put a cherem on here as she used, as some mistakenly think, Isaac Luria's name in vain when I think she was referring to Isaac son of Avraham.

If anyone out there finds a better listening site, let me know please.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You can find a couple of videos for Madonna's "Isaac" on YouTube.