This song is very symbolic. It is talking about the people of Israel being Alive. It was performed in Germany as that is where the Eurovision was held that year and in remembrance of the Holocaust and the Nazi racial laws where all Jews had to wear the yellow star, they wore yellow as a statement.
Thank you so much for this video! 'Chai' means Alive. She sings about how the Jewish people are alive after everything they've been through, so when she says 'Chai, chai chai,' she's saying 'Alive, alive, alive'. This took place in Munich, Germany 38 years after the Holocaust. It is one of the most iconic and popular Eurovision songs and as well a Israeli classic. Ofra Haza herself was very popular in the 80s and 90s and was referred to as Madonna of the East. Madonna sampled her hit 'Im Nin Alu' for her song 'Isaac'. She has an amazing discography!
Oh wow. Thanks so much for explaining this. This sounds like an amazing statement to sing in Berlin. Wow ❤️❤️❤️. And yeah I love that sample in Madonna’s song Isaac. It is a great song. Definitely one of my favorites by Madonna❤️❤️
@@stufr.reacts I forgot to mention that Ofra recorded this song in German too! Although the lyrical context is different there. You can check it out if you want
@@stufr.reacts Unfortunately she died at a young age of AIDS which she got from her husband in the nineties. She is still considered as one of the best Israeli singers ever
@@majormarco she was betrayed by him for the scandal she is about to expose the Israeli government scandal on yemeni childrens in my opinion. so government was behind her murder.
I will also add 2 other facts: The yellow dresses were specifically chosen to appear on a stage in Germany to represent the yellow stars that jews had to wear during the holocaust Second, the composers of the lyrics deliberately chose to use a lot of those harsh Hebrew CH sounds as a defying move as if saying "this is us, this is our language, you can think whatever the hell you want about it - we don't care" and basically f*** you Europe
Great reaction. This song Chai means staying alive. It was meant ti be heard and performed on German soil, not too many years after the Holocaust... And the yellow clothes are meant to remind the yellow star Jews were made to wear during the Nazi occupation of Europe.
@@stufr.reacts Well a lot of of classics are a bit outdated. The songs of today will also be outdated in the next 50 years probably, but I like it anyways!
This song is very much from just a song for us in Israel . It’s kind of anthem for us for many years ! A Jewish Israeli proud woman sing “israel nation is alive!” On the land that murdered 6 million of us is so emotional so we don’t care if you the European like this or not...this song made for Israeli crowd and say to us “be proud of yourself no matter what and how much the other haters try to hurt you “ ofra we love you
i love this song omg i didn't know ofra haza was in eurovision :OO you made me subscribe !!!! (lol i jumped from your kpop videos to your other videos)
if there's anything to take from this song is the words "JEWISH PEPLOE LIVES" she sings it loud and proud in Germany!! Ofra once said that she didn't even think about the competition at that moment she wanted to make all the JEWISH people proud that night, and she did! gone so young it's heartbreaking, how i miss her voice and talent, RIP beautiful angel you will always be loved.
Well Let's start with the attendees' attire. The "yellow badge" is the inspiration. The Jews of Europe were ordered to wear the yellow badge on their clothes. The song "Chai" was chosen in Israel as a song on German soil on which forty years ago 6,000,000 European Jews were massacred and the song says: The people of Israel are alive .. I am still alive and alive alive on the noses and wrath of the Nazis
Hi Dennis and Tim! Actually...I like this song! It has a positive energy, and thanks to @Eurech for the translation, I like it even better! I agree with Tim, too. I really like the live orchestra that they had in the past. I hope you're both doing well, and Nala is, too. :-) :-) :-)
The vibe and energy is so positive! We love that. And we are all on board for bringing the orchestra back 😍😍. We are all doing good. We hope you are too ❤️
@STUFR & More I wonder if we could start a petition to get the orchestra back? ha ha ha. I'm glad you're doing well. I have not been feeling very well, but I hope things start getting better. Tomorrow is Friday, and then it will be the weekend! I hope it will be a good weekend for you, and you all get some rest.
We absolutely agree. This was really a SONG contest. Nowadays it is a whole different package. But we do love the contest how it is now as well. It is nice to see how it evovled.
CHHear my brother I'm still alive And two more eyes are raised to the light Many finches But also flowers And countless years ago IM asking And prays It's good that I've not lost any more hope Passes a hymn from generation to generation As a spring from everlasting to everlasting IM asking And prays It's good that I've not lost any more hope Live, live, live Yes, I'm still alive This is Grandpa's song Sang to Dad yesterday And today I am I'm still alive, alive, alive Israel Lives This is Grandpa's song Sang to Dad yesterday And today I am Sea Humble (Live Live) And nights (live live) And in the sky the pillar of fire is still rising Sing Without Enough (Live Live) I will retire by (Chai Chai) To my friend who is crossing the sea IM asking And prays It's good that I've not lost any more hope Live, live, live Yes, I'm still alive This is Grandpa's song Sang to Dad yesterday And today I am I'm still alive, alive, alive Israel Lives This is Grandpa's song Sang to Dad yesterday And today I am Hear my brother I'm still alive And two more eyes are rising…
very beautiful voice and song ... 🤩 the beginning was totally Jesus Christ Superstar, I've had the same feeling 😄 btw.: do you know or have watched the TV Show Beste Zangers? I only recently discovered Floor Jansens appearance there and she had a very nice solo and a nice duet version of Shallow there! And her duet with Henk Poort doing the Phantom of the Opera was really good too 😃
This song is about the people of Israel being resurrected and reminding the Germans in the yellow garment of the badge that the Jews had to wear on their garments
This song is very symbolic. It is talking about the people of Israel being Alive. It was performed in Germany as that is where the Eurovision was held that year and in remembrance of the Holocaust and the Nazi racial laws where all Jews had to wear the yellow star, they wore yellow as a statement.
Thank you so much for this video!
'Chai' means Alive. She sings about how the Jewish people are alive after everything they've been through, so when she says 'Chai, chai chai,' she's saying 'Alive, alive, alive'. This took place in Munich, Germany 38 years after the Holocaust. It is one of the most iconic and popular Eurovision songs and as well a Israeli classic. Ofra Haza herself was very popular in the 80s and 90s and was referred to as Madonna of the East. Madonna sampled her hit 'Im Nin Alu' for her song 'Isaac'. She has an amazing discography!
Oh wow. Thanks so much for explaining this. This sounds like an amazing statement to sing in Berlin. Wow ❤️❤️❤️. And yeah I love that sample in Madonna’s song Isaac. It is a great song. Definitely one of my favorites by Madonna❤️❤️
@@stufr.reacts I forgot to mention that Ofra recorded this song in German too! Although the lyrical context is different there. You can check it out if you want
@@stufr.reacts Unfortunately she died at a young age of AIDS which she got from her husband in the nineties. She is still considered as one of the best Israeli singers ever
@@majormarco she was betrayed by him for the scandal she is about to expose the Israeli government scandal on yemeni childrens in my opinion. so government was behind her murder.
I will also add 2 other facts: The yellow dresses were specifically chosen to appear on a stage in Germany to represent the yellow stars that jews had to wear during the holocaust Second, the composers of the lyrics deliberately chose to use a lot of those harsh Hebrew CH sounds as a defying move as if saying "this is us, this is our language, you can think whatever the hell you want about it - we don't care" and basically f*** you Europe
Great reaction. This song Chai means staying alive. It was meant ti be heard and performed on German soil, not too many years after the Holocaust... And the yellow clothes are meant to remind the yellow star Jews were made to wear during the Nazi occupation of Europe.
Yay! You reacted to one of my favorite ESC songs! Ofra was awesome!
Her voice is amazing. The song sounds a bit outdated haha. But the vibe is awesome
@@stufr.reacts Well a lot of of classics are a bit outdated. The songs of today will also be outdated in the next 50 years probably, but I like it anyways!
Rip Ofra Haza, voice of an angel ❤
ofra haza had an amazing voice
Yesss it is soo good. And amazing live as well
This song is very much from just a song for us in Israel . It’s kind of anthem for us for many years ! A Jewish Israeli proud woman sing “israel nation is alive!” On the land that murdered 6 million of us is so emotional so we don’t care if you the European like this or not...this song made for Israeli crowd and say to us “be proud of yourself no matter what and how much the other haters try to hurt you “ ofra we love you
i love this song omg i didn't know ofra haza was in eurovision :OO you made me subscribe !!!!
(lol i jumped from your kpop videos to your other videos)
Chai in Hebrew doesn’t mean „Hi“ but „Alive“
If by any chance you saw the Dreamwork's "Prince of Egypt" - she sung the opening song for it... in eighteen languages.
This was Ofra´s first No.1 Hit in Germany.
Love it! An interesting reaction would be all last places from 1956-2019. :)
Amazing reaction!!❤❤ sadly she passed away at the age of 40 i think from aids
האמת? אני רוצה לראות מישהו מחו"ל מגיב לשיר הבטלנים. עם תרגוםת במיוחד...😆
if there's anything to take from this song is the words "JEWISH PEPLOE LIVES" she sings it loud and proud in Germany!! Ofra once said that she didn't even think about the competition at that moment she wanted to make all the JEWISH people proud that night, and she did! gone so young it's heartbreaking, how i miss her voice and talent, RIP beautiful angel you will always be loved.
Well Let's start with the attendees' attire. The "yellow badge" is the inspiration. The Jews of Europe were ordered to wear the yellow badge on their clothes. The song "Chai" was chosen in Israel as a song on German soil on which forty years ago 6,000,000 European Jews were massacred and the song says: The people of Israel are alive .. I am still alive and alive alive on the noses and wrath of the Nazis
Hi Dennis and Tim! Actually...I like this song! It has a positive energy, and thanks to @Eurech for the translation, I like it even better! I agree with Tim, too. I really like the live orchestra that they had in the past. I hope you're both doing well, and Nala is, too. :-) :-) :-)
The vibe and energy is so positive! We love that. And we are all on board for bringing the orchestra back 😍😍. We are all doing good. We hope you are too ❤️
@STUFR & More I wonder if we could start a petition to get the orchestra back? ha ha ha. I'm glad you're doing well. I have not been feeling very well, but I hope things start getting better. Tomorrow is Friday, and then it will be the weekend! I hope it will be a good weekend for you, and you all get some rest.
We will try to have a relaxing weekend. As much as we can ☺️😉. Sending you a hug and hope you feel better soon. And bring on the petition 😍
Historic icon always stays in memeory. love late Ofra haza from india. please react to another song by her jerusalem of gold.
My saftas jam lol
The great ofta.
this was when the performances were more natural, when the performance was all about the song & voice.. today's songs are way too overproduced.
We absolutely agree. This was really a SONG contest. Nowadays it is a whole different package. But we do love the contest how it is now as well. It is nice to see how it evovled.
CHHear my brother
I'm still alive
And two more eyes are raised to the light
Many finches
But also flowers
And countless years ago
IM asking
And prays
It's good that I've not lost any more hope
Passes a hymn
from generation to generation
As a spring from everlasting to everlasting
IM asking
And prays
It's good that I've not lost any more hope
Live, live, live
Yes, I'm still alive
This is Grandpa's song
Sang to Dad yesterday
And today I am
I'm still alive, alive, alive
Israel Lives
This is Grandpa's song
Sang to Dad yesterday
And today I am
Sea Humble (Live Live)
And nights (live live)
And in the sky the pillar of fire is still rising
Sing Without Enough (Live Live)
I will retire by (Chai Chai)
To my friend who is crossing the sea
IM asking
And prays
It's good that I've not lost any more hope
Live, live, live
Yes, I'm still alive
This is Grandpa's song
Sang to Dad yesterday
And today I am
I'm still alive, alive, alive
Israel Lives
This is Grandpa's song
Sang to Dad yesterday
And today I am
Hear my brother
I'm still alive
And two more eyes are rising…
very beautiful voice and song ... 🤩 the beginning was totally Jesus Christ Superstar, I've had the same feeling 😄
btw.: do you know or have watched the TV Show Beste Zangers? I only recently discovered Floor Jansens appearance there and she had a very nice solo and a nice duet version of Shallow there! And her duet with Henk Poort doing the Phantom of the Opera was really good too 😃
Yeah i know that Dutch show. It has sooo many awesome perfomances 🤩🤩🤩
This song is about the people of Israel being resurrected and reminding the Germans in the yellow garment of the badge that the Jews had to wear on their garments
React to “I’m nalelo” ofra haza please
Diana navarro the song " El perdón"
They need to react to Sevdeliza