I’m an Arab Muslim, but when I took a DNA test, it shown that I have distant Yemenite Jewish roots, shalom to my Jewish brothers and sisters, may we learn to live together peacefully!
Amen! And here is the great true! A voice like that have a life and it's important life! Hine Ma Tov! Stay together in love ❤ forever. Love between - it's important. Listen the voice and go where the our voice is speaking.
Harry Belafonte was of direct Dutch Sephardic descent and was fiercely proud of his heritage. He strove to include the Jewish community in his activism throughout his lifetime.
Hinneh mah Tov umah naʿiym sheveth aḥiym gam yaḥadh. The first verse of Psalm 133, which reads, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
Grew up with this song back in Switzerland We learned it at music school As a Jew of color ( that s how I m called here in USA ) couldn’t be any prouder Toda Harry
This song became permanently etched into the Jewish psyche after the miraculous rescue operation on July 4, 1976 in Entebbe Uganda, upon learning of the only Israeli soldier's death (the mission commander Yoni Netenyahu, brother of Israel's current PM) his men sang this song over and over. This song codifies what Israel is and what it stands for. All Jews are brothers and sisters, we are one nation, one family. and it is wonderful when we as a nation work together
Thank you so much for the explanation. I was watching a video with Danny Kaye and Harry Belafonte and UA-cam brought me here. When I heard the song, I had a strong reaction but I didn't understand why until I read what you wrote. Then I remembered, when I was a small girl the movie about Entebbe came out and even at a young age I was moved by this song. I haven't heard it since and I'm delighted to find it now!
My mother taught me this song when I was three years old, and I couldn’t t stop singing it. Although I did not understand the words, I felt the meaning asi wanted all of my friends to sing along with me
Funny you say that floortje, because when I was young, probably over 50 years ago living in Los Gatos CA, a neighbor girl taught me the song... And I too had no idea what it meant. I didn't even know it was a Jewish song.
Lyrics in Transliteration of Hebrew: Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad. Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad. Chorus Hineh ma tov Shevet achim gam yachad. In English: How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. Chorus How good it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. It's taken from Psalm 133
@ cyndyb - I say the same as cyndyb! And I heard it first time in year 1967 and I sing this song with its beautifull lyrics till today! My opinion is, that this version (Belafonte) is the BEST ! We all are BROTHERS ! Many greetings and SHALOM from . K A R O L !
Beautiful!! I have no idea of what the lyrics are saying, but it brings up a feeling of deep reverence and dignity, some eleveted felling that is a noble part of the human soul! It's uplifting!❤❤❤
The Psalm. It's not everything about the true but here is a voice of the God. The good sweet voice. It's trying to kiss your Soul. If You accept, let's go! Hine Ma Tov! 🇮🇱❤🇮🇱✡🇮🇱🌍🇮🇱
"How delightful it is for brethren to share together" -- how delightful it is to hear a great singer/actor/entertainer, a great humanitarian activist, a great soul, share this song with all of us. Thank you, Harry Belafonte, for everything you have offered the world.
Alas, I knew of Harry Belafonte's humanitarianism when he was mentored by Paul Robeson, but I recently found out that late in life he became anti-Israel. I will continue to admire him for everything he offered the world, but I am offended by his animosity to Israel.
.הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב = Hine mah tov Behold how good וּמַה נָּעִים = uMah Na-im and how pleasing שֶׁבֶת אָחִים גַּם יַחַד = shevet achim gam yachad if brothers (people) could sit together in unity
Wow, magnificent! I first learned this hymn, taken from the 1st verse of Psalm 133, when I was 5, but I just heard Belafonte sing it today! Brought tears to my eyes
My parents had the album on which he sang this and, as a little girl, I heard it often. Even today, when I hear hinei ma tov, I always, always think of Harry Belafonte first.
When I was young in the 60's my father built a real to reel stereo system. Harry Belefonte and this song was one of the tapes he played over and over. So glad I found it again after hearing it sung by Paul Wilbur. I knew it sounded familiar.
Lyrics in Transliteration of Hebrew: Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad. Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad. Chorus Hineh ma tov Shevet achim gam yachad. In English: How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. Chorus How good it is For brothers & sisters to sit together. It's taken from Psalm 133
In our eyes Jewish history is full of tragedy but in eye of HaShem is not like that. It's a history about Glory of The HaShem! 2000 years! And the Land come back! What it is? It is the Glory of the HaShem. He is showing simple all. 😊
This is just so beautiful to hear and meditate upon. I was inspired by this music from the movie 'Raid on Entebbe'. I love Isreal, a very inspirational people and nation, that organised a perfect rescue mission; i would love to learn the Jewish language too. Let me keep myself inspired by the music.
How beautiful, warmhearted and touching, thank you!...my son sang and played on flute this song in the 3rd year of his waldorf school when they were talking about Old Testament.
This is sung in the traditional catholic mass too. For the 22th Sunday after Pentecost."Ecce, quam bonum et quam iucúndum, habitáre fratres in unum !Sicut unguéntum in cápite, quod descéndit in barbam, barbam Aaron." (Not the same melody unfortunately...) :-)
Shalom lekulam... Hiné ma tov, en español "Mirad cuán/qué bueno es" es el salmo 133:1, para cantarlo en Shabat y en cualquier tiempo; integra a todo el mundo en una conciencia única. Disfrútenla. הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב, וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב Hiné ma tov Mirad cuán/qué bueno es וּמַה נָּעִים u'má naim y cuán/qué delicioso/agradable es שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד shevet ajim gam iajad que habiten los hermanos juntos en armonía
To the Israel Channel, Thank you for the wonderful video of Harry Belafonte singing the Israeli folk song with the choir. He was great. The chorus was great too. Who were they? Did Belafonte perform any other Israeli folk songs? Can you give me more background about the chorus. Thank you. Shalom, Phillip Jones
Idioma MARATA, incrivel canção. Hinei ma tov umanain Shevet achim gam yachad Hinei ma tov umanain Shevet achim gam yachad Hinei ma tov (hinei ma tov) Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai Hinei ma tov (hinei ma tov) Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai Quão bom e agradável é Que irmãos vivam em comunhão Quão bom e agradável é Que irmãos vivam em comunhão Em unidade (em unidade) Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai Em unidade (em unidade) Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai
I’m an Arab Muslim, but when I took a DNA test, it shown that I have distant Yemenite Jewish roots, shalom to my Jewish brothers and sisters, may we learn to live together peacefully!
Shalom and Salaam from your Ashkenazi cousin.
Shalom. Actually, Palestinians are arabized and islamized biblical jews.
sasha first I’m not Palestinian, I’m from Arabia. 😅
@@MyNameIsMIV Shalom and Salaam, Mubark. I wish you and your family well :)
This Baptist Christian is typing with happy tears for the blessing that is you! Your message touched my heart! ALHAMDULILAH!!!
Si il y a bien un ami des peuples du monde entier c’est bien Monsieur Harry Belafonte.
RIP. Absolutely wonderful! Thank you!
Am Yisrael Chai!!
עם ישראל חי חי חי !🙏🏻
Love the build up of this song.
I love " Hine Ma Tov" ,and in Jerry Belafonte's voice is magnificent. This video is very nice.
Harry 😉
Spell-binding. Was there anything this man couldn't do?
No laser beanms, no smoke generators, no pyrotechnics, no backup dancers, no choreography.
Just a great song and some great singing.
Translation: how good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity. Amen.
Yes
Amen! And here is the great true! A voice like that have a life and it's important life! Hine Ma Tov! Stay together in love ❤ forever. Love between - it's important. Listen the voice and go where the our voice is speaking.
Harry Belafonte was of direct Dutch Sephardic descent and was fiercely proud of his heritage. He strove to include the Jewish community in his activism throughout his lifetime.
Am yisrael chai. May your memory be a blessing. Shalom and G'day from Australia 🇦🇺. Israel 🇮🇱
What a great anthem.
Salute to the brave Israelies....!!
Love and Respect from India.
Long live Israel-India Friendship....!!
🇮🇱 🇮🇳
Absolutely great 133. Very very beautiful. God bless You Aakash Kamra! That song is so pretty, it's a miracle!
Hinneh mah Tov umah naʿiym sheveth aḥiym gam yaḥadh. The first verse of Psalm 133, which reads,
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity!"
Fantastic Harry Belafonte singing in Hebrew in 1959 in England. He will remain one of my favorite singers. ❤
Yes🙋🙏
Grew up with this song back in Switzerland
We learned it at music school
As a Jew of color ( that s how I m called here in USA ) couldn’t be any prouder
Toda Harry
Are you mizrahi?
@@M4th3u54ndr4d3 mixed
May his memory be a blessing. Thank you, Mr. Belafonte!
This song became permanently etched into the Jewish psyche after the miraculous rescue operation on July 4, 1976 in Entebbe Uganda, upon learning of the only Israeli soldier's death (the mission commander Yoni Netenyahu, brother of Israel's current PM) his men sang this song over and over. This song codifies what Israel is and what it stands for. All Jews are brothers and sisters, we are one nation, one family. and it is wonderful when we as a nation work together
NavDDG54 Amen
Thank you so much for the explanation. I was watching a video with Danny Kaye and Harry Belafonte and UA-cam brought me here. When I heard the song, I had a strong reaction but I didn't understand why until I read what you wrote. Then I remembered, when I was a small girl the movie about Entebbe came out and even at a young age I was moved by this song. I haven't heard it since and I'm delighted to find it now!
Yoni ❤️
Amen brother!
God bless Israel !
My mother taught me this song when I was three years old, and I couldn’t t stop singing it. Although I did not understand the words, I felt the meaning asi wanted all of my friends to sing along with me
Funny you say that floortje, because when I was young, probably over 50 years ago living in Los Gatos CA, a neighbor girl taught me the song... And I too had no idea what it meant. I didn't even know it was a Jewish song.
Lyrics in Transliteration of Hebrew:
Hineh ma tov uma na'im
Shevet achim gam yachad.
Hineh ma tov uma na'im
Shevet achim gam yachad.
Chorus
Hineh ma tov
Shevet achim gam yachad.
In English:
How good and pleasant it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
How good and pleasant it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
Chorus
How good it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
It's taken from Psalm 133
The meaning is as beautiful as the song.
this is my favorite song by Harry Belafonte. I first heard it in 1961, and it's stuck with me all these years.
He didnt write it
I 1st heard in the movie "Raid on Entabee" starting Charles Bronson. I was a kid the...(though i hv hardly grown)...love the song in the movie
Yes, beautiful. I learned this hymn when I was 5 in 1965! But first heard Belafonte sing it today. Powerful !!
@@sapanvyas6275 same here !
@ cyndyb - I say the same as cyndyb! And I heard it first time in year 1967 and I sing this song with its beautifull lyrics till today! My opinion is, that this version (Belafonte) is the BEST ! We all are BROTHERS !
Many greetings and SHALOM from
. K A R O L !
Beautiful!!
I have no idea of what the lyrics are saying, but it brings up a feeling of deep reverence and dignity, some eleveted felling that is a noble part of the human soul!
It's uplifting!❤❤❤
Psalm 133-1 "Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brothers also to dwell together!" Shalom!!
Beautiful and so peaceful, I'm a 🇺🇸 citizen originally from Iraq, peace upon all ✡, ✝️, ☪️
Sit together Brothers and Sisters!!!!!!!!! Here is something Good and something Sweet and Wonderful. Hear, Hear !!!!!
Magnificent!!!!
One of many Hebrew songs he performed during his fabulous career.
Would you mind mentioning the others (I'm just aware of this and Erev Shel Shoshanim--which is a masterpiece.)
The Psalm. It's not everything about the true but here is a voice of the God. The good sweet voice. It's trying to kiss your Soul. If You accept, let's go! Hine Ma Tov! 🇮🇱❤🇮🇱✡🇮🇱🌍🇮🇱
Hava Nagila is another one.
"How delightful it is for brethren to share together" -- how delightful it is to hear a great singer/actor/entertainer, a great humanitarian activist, a great soul, share this song with all of us. Thank you, Harry Belafonte, for everything you have offered the world.
Alas, I knew of Harry Belafonte's humanitarianism when he was mentored by Paul Robeson, but I recently found out that late in life he became anti-Israel. I will continue to admire him for everything he offered the world, but I am offended by his animosity to Israel.
.הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב = Hine mah tov
Behold how good
וּמַה נָּעִים = uMah Na-im
and how pleasing
שֶׁבֶת אָחִים גַּם יַחַד = shevet achim gam yachad
if brothers (people) could sit together in unity
תודה , thank you, hag sameach
Wow, magnificent! I first learned this hymn, taken from the 1st verse of Psalm 133, when I was 5, but I just heard Belafonte sing it today! Brought tears to my eyes
I play this nearly every day, since I first heard it. I think Harry, has music in every Cell in his Body. 💚😘😘👍👌💿📀🎉🎊
My parents had the album on which he sang this and, as a little girl, I heard it often. Even today, when I hear hinei ma tov, I always, always think of Harry Belafonte first.
What an amazing performance 🌟🎶! Harry made me discover this song💞💕! He also sings "Hava Nagila" phenomenally ✨🎉
I am a Hindu from India but began to love the spirit of this song after seeing Raid on Entebbe. Love to jews and Israel from India and Hindus
This is beautiful poetry..follower of every religion must understand the deep message in it.
Let Jews and Muslims live together in perfect harmony. Let’s find a way to finally bury past resentments. Peace!
Only Jesus can bring everlasting peace
beautiful and inspiring, if only everyone in the world acted like this wonderful man did throughout his long life!
I learned Hine Ma Tov as a child in religious school and have always loved it. I love how Harry Belafonte sings it.
The man loved the Jews and the state of Israel. You were a beautiful man, Harry Belafonte. May your legacy live forever!
When I was young in the 60's my father built a real to reel stereo system. Harry Belefonte and this song was one of the tapes he played over and over. So glad I found it again after hearing it sung by Paul Wilbur. I knew it sounded familiar.
Lyrics in Transliteration of Hebrew:
Hineh ma tov uma na'im
Shevet achim gam yachad.
Hineh ma tov uma na'im
Shevet achim gam yachad.
Chorus
Hineh ma tov
Shevet achim gam yachad.
In English:
How good and pleasant it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
How good and pleasant it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
Chorus
How good it is
For brothers & sisters to sit together.
It's taken from Psalm 133
This is one of my favorite Belafonte performances!!!!! I love it, and I love Harry Belafonte.
Tehilim 133 (Psalm 133)!🙏🕎🇮🇱
It's impossible for music to sound more Jewish. Sadness, tragedy, strength shine out from every note.
In our eyes Jewish history is full of tragedy but in eye of HaShem is not like that. It's a history about Glory of The HaShem! 2000 years! And the Land come back! What it is? It is the Glory of the HaShem. He is showing simple all. 😊
Behold how good and how pleasant it is, for brothers to live together, in unity.
Wow! I never knew he did this. Such feeling.
Never heard him sing this before , but a lovely version,
Как же замечательно он поет!!!
Good Lord, this man can sing any language.
It's not very difficult with phonetic scripture ;-)
This is just so beautiful to hear and meditate upon. I was inspired by this music from the movie 'Raid on Entebbe'. I love Isreal, a very inspirational people and nation, that organised a perfect rescue mission; i would love to learn the Jewish language too. Let me keep myself inspired by the music.
The Mighty One Harry Belafonte Rest In Peace Always
Am Israel Chi. Hag Semeach.
How beautiful, warmhearted and touching, thank you!...my son sang and played on flute this song in the 3rd year of his waldorf school when they were talking about Old Testament.
הנה מה טוב (לחן עממי)
מילים: מן המקורות
לחן: עממי
הִנֵּה מַה-טּוֹב וּמַה-נָּעִים
שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם-יָחַד.
Harry is Jewish via 2 sides of his grandparents and his daughter, Shari Belafonte is married to a Jewish man.
in my books, an honorary Jew at heart!
The insight into the essence of music, the charisma is bone melting. The STYLE.
This is sung in the traditional catholic mass too. For the 22th Sunday after Pentecost."Ecce, quam bonum et quam iucúndum, habitáre fratres in unum !Sicut unguéntum in cápite, quod descéndit in barbam, barbam Aaron."
(Not the same melody unfortunately...) :-)
RRC mass is PAGAN !!
Seems a lot harder to sing. LOL
Shalom lekulam...
Hiné ma tov, en español "Mirad cuán/qué bueno es" es el salmo 133:1, para cantarlo en Shabat y en cualquier tiempo; integra a todo el mundo en una conciencia única. Disfrútenla.
הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב, וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity!
הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב
Hiné ma tov
Mirad cuán/qué bueno es
וּמַה נָּעִים
u'má naim
y cuán/qué delicioso/agradable es
שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד
shevet ajim gam iajad
que habiten los hermanos juntos en armonía
Mal pronunciation.
Une interprétation magistrale du célèbre psaume 133.
Great song! and for Harry to perform? awesome!
Yes !!!
I love being a Jew
The Jews love Harry Belafonte...I know my family did...
1959 - Back when Marxists loved Israel.
Jehova siempre estará con su pueblo el Estado de Israel.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He Is! And He is speaking to us - I'm!!! Here that voice around You - I'm! Ich Bin! Ja Jestem! Then You can understand everything! 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱✡🕎🏯👍🏽❤🌍❤
✌️⭐🚩🦅🌹🤞🏻🕎 רק in the name of israel
Здравствуйте товарищи 👋🌹✌🏽🕎✌🏽🦅🚩✌️✌️
59 ? Shit Harry's been doing his thing before I was born.
The very very best! אפילו לא דמיינתי אכן הנה מה טוב
This song comes in raid in entebbe movie.. Like this song from india..
Leave it to a Brutha' to deliver it with Soul!
Beautiful! Praise The Lord God!!! from Trinbago!
To the Israel Channel,
Thank you for the wonderful video of Harry Belafonte singing the Israeli folk song with the choir. He was great. The chorus was great too. Who were they? Did Belafonte perform any other Israeli folk songs? Can you give me more background about the chorus. Thank you. Shalom, Phillip Jones
I don't know who the chorus was. Harry only performed this one in Hebrew in this recital.
He sings Hava Naguila as well
wonderful !!! Belafonte was great.
Hungarian:
Zsoltárok 133:1
Ó, mily szép és mily gyönyörűséges, ha a testvérek egyetértésben élnek!
Shalom! Amen
Harry is wearing his Bat utility belt.
Rest in Peace. Outstanding Musician and activist.
Hebrew singing Hebrew.. Beautiful!!
¡ Orgullosamente Judía ! 💙💙💙¡ Am Ysroel Chai !
harry is good sings in hebrew
Beautiful song
Hine ma tov ✌🐧🔯
Awesome!
Psalm 133.
Lovely collection of Harry Belafonte.please keep on providing me with Belafonte.Thank you.
I absolutely love Harry Belafonte
Maravilloso👏👏👏👏👏🌷
It's so good and so nice seating around with brothers
How is good to be all together
so true so true
Que coisa linda! 👏👏👏
My favorite version so far
I'm singing this in chorus right now.
I didn't know harry Belafonte was jewish
His ex wife is Jewish
Beautiful. Melodic. Stunning.
Live in Jamaica, love the song.
With the world famous Israeli Army Choir :-)
Idioma MARATA, incrivel canção.
Hinei ma tov umanain
Shevet achim gam yachad
Hinei ma tov umanain
Shevet achim gam yachad
Hinei ma tov (hinei ma tov)
Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai
Hinei ma tov (hinei ma tov)
Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai
Quão bom e agradável é
Que irmãos vivam em comunhão
Quão bom e agradável é
Que irmãos vivam em comunhão
Em unidade (em unidade)
Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai
Em unidade (em unidade)
Lai lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai lai
Si belle et si puissante chanson...
Lindo!
Great rendition
😋
He was descended from Dutch Jews on his father’s side.
Beautiful! 🙌🏻
His paternal grandfather was a Sephardic Jew.
The following year,this was one of the songs Harry sang at New York City's Carnegie Hall.
I never knew this existed before!
Harry’s paternal grandfather was Jewish!