Ma Navu (How Beautiful) by Safam

February 3, 2016

מַה־נָּאווּ עַל־הֶהָרִים רַגְלֵי מְבַשֵּׂר מַשְׁמִיעַ שָׁלוֹם מְבַשֵּׂר טוֹב מַשְׁמִיעַ יְשׁוּעָה אֹמֵר לְצִיּוֹן מָלַךְ אֱלֹהָיִךְ׃
mah-na-UV al he-ha-REEM rag-LEI me-va-SAYR mash-ME-a sha-LOM me-va-SAYR TOV mash-ME-a ye-shu-AH o-MER le-tsi-YON ma-LAKH e-lo-HA-yikh
How welcome on the mountain Are the footsteps of the herald Announcing happiness, Heralding good fortune, Announcing victory, Telling Tzion, “Your God is King!”
Isaiah 52:7

קוֹל צֹפַיִךְ נָשְׂאוּ קוֹל יַחְדָּו יְרַנֵּנוּ כִּי עַיִן בְּעַיִן יִרְאוּ בְּשׁוּב יְהֹוָה צִיּוֹן׃
KOL tzo-FA-yikh na-SE-u KOL yakh-DAV ye-ra-NE-nu, KEE a-YIN b’-a-YIN yir-U, b’-SHUV a-do-NAI tzi-YON.
Hark! Your watchmen raise their voices, As one they shout for joy; For every eye shall behold Hashem‘s return to Tzion.
Isaiah 52:8

Sing along in Hebrew to “Ma Navu” performed by Safam. Lyrics taken from Isaiah 52:7-8.

The video features stunning photos of Zion by Yehoshua Halevi.

Lyrics:
mah na-vu al he-ha-reem
How beautiful upon the mountains

mah na-vu ra-glay m’va-sayr tov
How beautiful are the feet of the messenger of peace

ma-shmee-a shalom
announcing peace

kol tzo-fa-yeekh na-s’u kol
The voice of your watchmen- they raised a voice

yakh-dav y’ra-nay-nu
together they shall sing.