The internal conflict that accompanies the daily routine of every good Jew, and intensifies in lofty times like the High Holy Days that lie ahead, is first expressed in a moving music video by singer Sandy Ofman - the Yiddish version of Amir Dadon's composition, originally performed together with Shuli Rand: Between Sacred and Profane.
In the new clip, Sandy Ofman releases an original Yiddish version of a hit that has garnered millions of views online, with the lyrics written by the lyricist Shmuel Greenfeld.
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The uplifting Shabbat atmosphere that still lingers in the air and the Jewish emotion that awakens in our hearts when reciting the Selichot take on new meaning in the lyrics of the song, which has been reworked by Udi Damari, who is also responsible for the musical production.
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Lyrics to the hit "Between Holy and Abroad" in Yiddish (original lyrics, not a translation of the original song by Amir Dadon):
- Between the sacred and the secular, that's how I live / Between the sacred and the secular, I live
- One foot on the shore, the other sinks in deep water
- To be good and righteous, I strive / To be good and righteous, I strive
- Amidst high waves my ship sways.
- Busy all week to toil, to sow and to reap
- In the heart, light and darkness mingle together.
- A holy Sabbath, the soul is set ablaze / A holy Sabbath comes to set the soul ablaze
- And I am good at being close to God.
- Being close to God is good for me.
- Between the sacred and the secular, I stand alone.
- A narrow bridge between high mountains and low valleys, no valleys so deep / A narrow bridge between high mountains and low valleys
- The soul that will be pure and clean, washed clean
- The soul is yours, the body is yours, how can I express it / The soul is yours.. I declare
- Go to the prayers, with a pleasant feeling / Go to the prayers with a pleasant feeling
- When the king comes out to the people in the field,
- Horrible days, enough soul to ignite / Horrible days to ignite the soul
- Oh, how sweet, how good is the nearness of God to me / How sweet, how good is the nearness of God to me
- The closeness of God is good for me.
- My heart yearns and demands
- To you, beloved father, I want to be close.
- Not to drown in the deep sea
- Only delight in the Lord, in the house of the Father.
- Such great days, for us you have granted / Such great days, for us you have granted
- Oyszosheriyen, the nearness of God is good for me / to cry out, the nearness of God is good for me
- Being close to God is good for me.
