{"id":7429,"date":"2018-12-18T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2018\/12\/18\/sir-moshe-montefiore-a-hebrew-song-by-yehoram-gaon"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T08:47:00","slug":"sir-moshe-montefiore-a-hebrew-song-by-yehoram-gaon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2018\/12\/18\/sir-moshe-montefiore-a-hebrew-song-by-yehoram-gaon\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Moshe Montefiore: A Hebrew Song by Yehoram Gaon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"embed\"><iframe width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1KbMQk7beQg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1KbMQk7beQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famous Israeli song<\/a> is a tribute to the life and contributions of Sir Moses Montefiore, a British Jewish philanthropist who advocated for Jews around the world and built the first Jerusalem neighborhoods beyond the walls of the Old City. Written by Haim Hefer and performed by Yehoram Gaon, the lyrics (translated below) convey Montefiore&#8217;s tireless commitment\u00a0to the Jewish\u00a0people until his death at the age of 101. To see the Hebrew and English lyrics, along with explanatory\u00a0footnotes,<a href=\"https:\/\/lyricstranslate.com\/en\/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A8-%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99-sir-moshe-montefiore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title-h2 \">Sir Moshe Montefiore<\/h3>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">When the Sir turned eighty<br \/>\nthe white angels came to him<br \/>\nand standing before his bed, they said:<br \/>\n&#8220;The Lord wants you by his side&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">And that&#8217;s how Sir Montefiore replied<br \/>\n&#8220;Excuse me gentlemen, but I&#8217;m really busy<br \/>\ntoo much trouble have our brothers in the world<br \/>\nThere is a pogrom\u00a0in Russia, how won&#8217;t I go there?<br \/>\nWho could help them but me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \"><strong>Chorus:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd he got on his carriage, and &#8220;Heya!&#8221; said to his horses<br \/>\na little gift here, modest tribute there<br \/>\na pinch on a cheek or a gentle caress<br \/>\nAnd all the Jews are joyful and proud<br \/>\nWell done, dear Sir, well done\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">When the Sir turned ninety<br \/>\nHe was said: &#8220;Come up here, HE is waiting for you&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd the Sir rebutted: &#8220;Tell me how could I?<br \/>\nWho would take care of the Damascus affair?<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">As someone needs to go to the nasty Pasha<br \/>\nand say: &#8220;Shame on you! How could you allow this to happen?&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd if it takes to give him a baksheesh<br \/>\na gift, that no one would notice<br \/>\nwho if not I could appease this Turk?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \"><strong>Chorus:<\/strong> And he got on his carriage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">When the Sir turned hundred<br \/>\nhe said: &#8220;Enough, my soul is outworn!<br \/>\nMillions of pounds, franks and bishlik\u00a0were spent<br \/>\nbut to save the Jews it&#8217;s never enough&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">And he was said: &#8220;Your honor, just look<br \/>\nwe need to build another chamber to Rachel&#8217;s tomb,<br \/>\nand heighten the Western Wall.<br \/>\nNew residents needed to be brought to Neve Sha&#8217;ananim<br \/>\nAnd who if not you would do that O&#8217; wise one, O&#8217; kind one\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \"><strong>Chorus:<\/strong> And he got on his carriage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">When the Sir turned hundred and another year<br \/>\nThe angels granted him with the very last kiss<br \/>\nAnd he slowly closed his eyes, asking<br \/>\nonly a Jerusalem&#8217;s stone to be put under his head<\/p>\n<p class=\"title-h2 \">And so, wrapped in a silken tallit\u00a0he rests<br \/>\nHe has finished his last journey<br \/>\nBut still to this day, when the night falls<br \/>\nthere are those who ready to swear<br \/>\nthat they saw the Sir wandering next to his carriage<\/p>\n<div class=\"ltf\">\n<div class=\"par\">\n<div class=\"ll-11-1\"><strong>Chorus:<\/strong> And he got on his carriage&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This famous Israeli song is a tribute to the life and contributions of Sir Moses Montefiore, a British Jewish philanthropist who advocated for Jews around the world and built the first Jerusalem neighborhoods beyond the walls of the Old City. 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