On November 11, 2011 (11/11/11) shoppers and diners in the new Mamilla shopping district in Jerusalem were surprised when about 200 members of Hora Jerusalem erupted in a flash mob rendition of the popular Israeli song, Pit'om Kam Adam.
The dance troupe is part of the Art Department of the Jerusalem Municipality, and performs under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Hora Jerusalem ensembles perform a wide repertoire, which includes primarily Israeli folk and traditional Jewish dances, created especially for the troupes over the last 50 years, by the best of Israel’s choreographers. The ensembles also perform international folk dances, contemporary and modern Israeli dances. This blend of old and new dances provides a stimulating and memorable performance. The activities of Hora Jerusalem encompass many children, teenagers, adults and graduates of other troupes.
We love to share Israeli flash mobs, and we've been on the lookout for them. The last two we posted were the "flesh mob" on the beach at Rishon LeZion last year and the Michael Jackson Beat It flash mob at the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.
Today's entry is a class act with beautiful choreography and the characteristics of a true flash mob, its participants seeming to emerge from nowhere, and dissolving into the crowd at the end of the performance. The dance was choreographed and directed by Adi Gordon Rawlings.
The song, Pit'om Kam Adam (At Once a Man Rises) tells of a man waking up in the morning and feeling the strength of the people and nation of Israel that against all odds, rose to the occasion and created a country for themselves. An English translation of the Hebrew lyrics appears below the video.
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(A tip of the kippah to Sheila Zucker for calling our attention to this video.)
Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning
He feels he is a nation and begins to walk
And to all he meets on his way he calls out 'Shalom!'
Corn stalks are growing up behind him
Between the cracks in the sidewalks and lilac trees
Shower down rich fragance on his head
The dew drops are sparkling and the hills are a myriad of rays
They will give birth to a canopy of sunlight for his wedding
Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning...
And he laughs with the strength of generations in the mountains,
and the shamed wars bow down to the ground,
to the glory of a thousand years flowing forth from the hiding places,
a thousand young years in front of him
like a cold book, like a shepherd's song, like a branch.
Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning
He feels he is a nation and begins to walk,
and he sees that the spring has returned
and the tree is turning green since last fall's treeshedding.
He feels he is a nation and begins to walk
And to all he meets on his way he calls out 'Shalom!'
Corn stalks are growing up behind him
Between the cracks in the sidewalks and lilac trees
Shower down rich fragance on his head
The dew drops are sparkling and the hills are a myriad of rays
They will give birth to a canopy of sunlight for his wedding
Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning...
And he laughs with the strength of generations in the mountains,
and the shamed wars bow down to the ground,
to the glory of a thousand years flowing forth from the hiding places,
a thousand young years in front of him
like a cold book, like a shepherd's song, like a branch.
Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning
He feels he is a nation and begins to walk,
and he sees that the spring has returned
and the tree is turning green since last fall's treeshedding.
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It's also a medley - includes lyrics and melody from "Shalom Al Yisrael" as well. :)
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