Well actually for the last few weeks, i had some of beautiful songs for gaza. Taken from “The Free Art Gaza Festival”. This festival is dedicated to the nonviolent free gaza movement, that challenges the unjust siege of Gaza. It provides an artistic contribution from everyone around the world. It has both genuine art paint and art song. But this time i only give you the genuine art song. All the creativity compiled into an album by me.
But first, it was so hard to find a server that can stored these songs easily and without politeness till i found
ziddu. Thank Allah. Finally i can share these just for all of you guys. Hehe… Okay guys, just straight to the point, let’s see our stuffs.
Number one. We have a song from Italy, titled Verra. This song written by Joe Fallisi. Although the music by anonymous, but i quite like this one. Just like a “country music” that we’ve ever heard from Tantowi Yahya. Of course, with italian language from the song, makes me understandably do not understand. Haha… Look at the lyrics below guys:
Verrà
Verrà, sì verrà la libertà,
La terra che amiam ci rivedrà.
Non invan sofferto noi abbiam,
Oh madre a te torniam.
Oh Palestina che brilli nel cuor,
Oh stella che arde d’amor!…
Sionisti, oppressori, tiranni cadran.
Verrà la libertà.
Fratelli Ebrei, vivete con noi.
Un solo Paese sarà.
Giustizia, eguaglianza insieme avrà
La nuova umanità,
La nuova umanità.
You dont understand the lyrics? It’s okay, because we have the translation in english. No, not from the google translator…Haha… It’s pure from the page where i got. Let’s see:
Will Come
Will come, yes freedom will come,
The land we love will see us again.
We didn’t suffer in vain,
Oh mother we come back to you.
Oh Palestine in our heart you shine,
You, love burning star!…
Zionists, oppressors, tyrants will fall.
Freedom will come.
Oh brothers Jews do live with us.
Ours will be one country.
Justice, equality together.
The new humanity will have,
The new humanity will have.
See? That was so beautiful. Joe Fallisi is not a moslem. But he can feel what our brothers and sisters feel in Gaza. What about us? Ask Why…
Well, you can download the song here: Joe Fallisi – Verrà
The second one, we have a song made by Professor Noam Chomsky. Not much information what i got from Chomsky. Is he a real professor, or it ‘s just his nickname. But from the photo, i guess he real a professor who loves music. Or anybody know something about him?
Well, i like the music. With a solo guitar and a nice vocal from Anis, it becomes one of my favorite. The lyrics is quite uniqe. It tells us what the professor thought about the world, especially in Gaza. Because Gaza always on his mind, then he wrote this song. Here it is:
Gaza On My Mind
You got your best shirt on and you’re looking fine
but there’s something wrong for a long long time
cause I got Gaza on my mind and you tell me why
You got some crazy friends and a speedy car
and you like to be a superstar
only I got Gaza on my mind and you tell me why
Alright, everybody knows it
Hold tight, come on and show it
it’s time that someone talks to me, talk to me, talk to me
You got a whole lotta walls all around your place
I can’t hear you move and I can’t see your face
but I got Gaza on my mind and you tell me why
You say it’s all about a security risk
and you don’t read no Chomsky, you don’t read no Fisk
and I got Gaza on my mind and you tell me why.
Alright, everybody knows it
Hold tight, come on and show it
it’s time that someone talks to me, talk to me, talk to me
Everybody out there how can it be
that a people is held in custody it means
it could be you and it could be me, that’s Gaza.
Tell me how it is now, how will it be,
why can’t my brothers and sisters be free
I got Gaza on my mind and you tell me why.
Alright, everybody knows it
Hold tight, come on and show it
it’s time that someone talks to me, talk to me, talk to me
Well, another support for Gaza, this time comes from the professor. Take the song here: Professor Noam Chomsky – Gaza On My Mind
Next, we have a song Gaza Don’t Lose Hope. It is composed and performed by Ofek who translated the lyrics into English. Because the real lyrics is a Hebrew by Simon Jester.
The music is strange. So is the vocal. Well, let’s say we have a different taste of music.
But actually i like the lyrics though.
Ofek – Gaza Don’t Lose Hope
gaza gaza don’t lose hope
the occupation has to stop
very protest people cry
but nothing seems to signify
bombers return to your skies
in your streets tanks mobilize
your defenders die again
your children are in cold blood slain
the subjugator again comes in
again they beat, they shoot, they ruin
ow and then we cry against it
nd your blood just spills on dirt
eit laheeya dir el-balakh
el-shati bet khanun and rafakh
once again they’re trampled by
the feet of those they must defy
stand up gaza on your feet
shake those bigots off your streets
wipe your tears off and sustain
the morning sun will shine again
Download the song here: Ofek – Gaza Don’t Lose Hope
Okay, let’s go to the number four. This time, another song written by Anis. He said that he wrote this song because the feedback on The Free Gaza Song has been extraordinary. The song title is “Stay With You” or “From The Cyprus Shore a Boat”.
The music is good, just as good as a lullaby song. Hehe… if you don’t know the meaning of the lyrics, you may sleep then. Check out the lyrics:
Stay With You (From The Cyprus Shore A Boat)
From the Cyprus shore a boat is sailing to the sea
It takes its way down to Palestine in solidarity
it has on board a telephone and live stream TV, we
stay with you pray with you we go all the way with you
in the summertime, in the wintertime, always
No one wants to live in a prison all alone, on their own
Did you know that everyone has got the right to be?
Who’s talking ’bout security while Palestine’s not free? See:
we may not be here tomorrow, but we’re side by side today
and there’s no army strong enough to make us lose our way, hey
Remember all the things that happened in nineteen forty-eight
This year will tell you all you need to understand this state
From the Cyprus shore a boat is sailing to the sea
It takes its way down to Palestine cause Palestine ain’t free
it has on board a telephone and live stream TV, we
stay with you pray with you we go all the way with you
in the summertime, in the wintertime, always
Well, if i can tell the good side of this song, is the lyrics. You can download the song here: Anis – Stay With You (From The Cyprus Shore A Boat)
The Last but not least, we have “Free For Gaza”, it’s my winner actually. I like the song, i like the simple lyrics, and i like the way the singer sang the song. If there were a minus score of this song is you! Because you don’t listen to it with your ears… Hehe… Easy listening, easy to follow, and has a deep meaning. Two thumbs up, 5 stars, the best this far. Hehe… (lebay)
We have two different verses of the song. The kind of Carribean-version-more-like-reggae-one and the fast-one.
I like more the reggae one, cause it’s just like Bob Marley. This song performed by Ofer Golany and Angelika Wagener plus Anis. With two guitars and one cello.
Ofer Golany is an Israeli songwriter and also peace activist active for the right of conscientious objection. Now we know that not every Israeli support the invation to Gaza. Or they have another big agenda? Only Allah Know. Meanwhile Angelika Wagener is German cellist who lives in Belzig near Berlin. She tours with Ofer Golany as “Conspiracy of Love” and plays on other occasions.
The fast one is good too. The fast one using a guitar solo and speed twice played byLars RO from copenhagen Denmark.
Well, take a look the simple lyrics:
Free Gaza
Free Gaza, Free Free Gaza, Free Gaza, sail your boat ashore
Free Gaza, Free Free Gaza, Free Gaza, sail your boat ashore
With a boat to break the siege people waiting on the beach,
grab the first one in your reach and teach them the Gaza song:
Free Gaza, Free Free Gaza, Free Gaza, sail your boat ashore
Bishop Tutu has endorsed, he don’t want no violent force
“Through the barrel of a gun”, he says, “peace can never be won”.
Tell me what you think of freedom, tell me what you think of love, love, love
Tell your maza, Free Free Gaza, Free Gaza, sail your boat ashore
Now you learned to sing the song, get on board and sing along,
open up and in some time you can add a little rhyme
Free Gaza, Free Free Gaza, Free Gaza, sail your boat ashore
I want everybody to be free everybody every you and me
Sing a song of solidarity, sing the Gaza song:
Free Gaza, Free Free Gaza, Free Gaza, sail your boat ashore
Take this one for your consumption daily activity… hehe : Anis, Ofer Golany and Angelika Wagener – Free Gaza and Lars RO – Free Gaza (~Speed Twice~)
I think that’s all my review for now… Hope you like it and more enjoy it guys. And remember the most important thing of all these song is the support for Gaza who invaded by the zionist Israel. Have some respect.