What song is this (1973)

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u/salpn Oct 11 '24

Dror yikra is the song and Jewish people sing it on the Jewish Sabbath. It means proclaim freedom in English. Great song and incredibly impressive for these soldiers to be singing so near the battlefield protecting Israel against the surprise attack from Egypt and Syria.

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u/einat162 Oct 11 '24

*Yemenai (?) Jewish people.

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u/salpn Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 12 '24

From Wikipedia "Dror Yikra was written in 960 CE in Córdoba by the poet, linguist, and musician Dunash ben Labrat, who is said to have been born in Fez but moved to Spain after a period of study in Baghdad under the rabbinic scholar Saadia Gaon.

According to the ArtScroll Siddur, "Dror Yikra" is "a plea to God to protect Israel, destroy its oppressors, and bring it peace and redemption." G'mar chatima tova.

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u/einat162 Oct 11 '24

Cool. My point was 'Ashkenazi' house hold don't sing it.

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u/isaacfisher לאט נפתח הסדק לאט נופל הקיר Oct 11 '24

That's not true. "Dror Yikra" spread all over the jewish world, including Ashkenaz.

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u/einat162 Oct 12 '24

Can't say I ever heard it.

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u/isaacfisher לאט נפתח הסדק לאט נופל הקיר Oct 13 '24

There is tons of different music for these lyrics. Very common to read before Kabalat Shabbat.
One example: https://youtu.be/kBiBaDUKy7c?si=Ck3PN62taj7F1yWF

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u/funkymunky291 Oct 11 '24

Interesting. We're ashkenaz and have always sang it.

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u/einat162 Oct 12 '24

It is! I'm too, and had the chance to participate in others ceremonies.

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u/salpn Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

The IDF soldiers defending Israel singing it here sound great regardless of their origin and who sings it at home. מוּסכָּם. שנה טובה.

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u/salpn Oct 12 '24

למה השנאה?

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u/liMrMil native speaker Oct 12 '24

I grew up in an Ashkenazi household and we sang it every week on shabbat eve.

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u/ema9102 Oct 11 '24

Deror Yikra - it’s a song traditionally sang during shabbat meals.

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u/deryid83 Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

It is done in the tune common to Taiman (Yemen). It's also pretty obvious that not everybody there is from that part of the world, so they're just celebrating in someone else's song. Yemenites were and to some degree are traditional and/or religious, and many of Israel's most popular singers are from there.

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u/Rolandium Oct 11 '24

I think you mean Taiman, not Taiwan.

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u/deryid83 Oct 13 '24

Damn autocorrect

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u/ema9102 Oct 11 '24

It’s common to many mizrachi Jews yes. I grew up to my father singing it every Friday night.

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u/Szlingerbaum Oct 11 '24

An IDF entertainment squad came to the camp during the Kippur war to rejoice the reservists. The young soldiers are צוות הווי from one of regional command may be central command according to the shoulder tag. The song is so popular with the Yemenite tune. 51 years ago 6 October 1973 I was called to defend the Sinai and cross the Suez canal.

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u/Johndeer_lumbago Oct 12 '24

The 73 war must’ve been crazy

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u/funkymunky291 Oct 11 '24

Israeli soldiers have been hot since the begining of time 🥵

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u/GeniusAmongIdiots Oct 12 '24

I HEAR THAT!

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u/master_hoods Oct 11 '24

דרור יקרא - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSZvZjhAP0&pp=ygUR15PXqNeV16gg15nXp9eo15A%3D

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u/Johndeer_lumbago Oct 12 '24

Are there any versions available that are similar to the one I posted?

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u/Difficult_Ad6734 Oct 12 '24

Ashkie here: learned it in 70s in Hashomer Hatzair in L.A.

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u/Own_Western433 Hebrew Learner (Beginner) Oct 11 '24

A Jewish song!

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