Hatikvah, meaning "the hope", is the title of the Israeli national anthem. It was originally a poem written by Naftali Hertz Imber, but was later set to music in Israel in the early 1880s, and was adopted as the anthem of the Zionist movement. The song was well suited to the Zionist cause, but now that Israel has become a State, this hope has become a reality. But with over two-thirds of Israel still living in exile, the HaTikvah remains an appropriate national anthem. Whenever it is sung, let it be heard, that all will know we haven't achieved our goal. For as long as our people live in exile, we must never give up hope for their return to their Land, and the Rebirth of all of Israel.
HaTikvah (The Hope)
As long as deep within the heart
A Jewish soul yearns
And toward the edges of the east
An eye to Zion looks
Our hope is not yet lost,
The hope of two thousand years
To be a free people in our Land
The Land of Zion and Jerusalem.
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