Music video for “Macca-Beatles Medley,” a medley of new twists on Beatles classics.
Many Beatles songs have enjoyed second lives in other languages, and the Maccabeats are the latest in a long line of artists to draw inspiration from the Fab Four. The Beatles themselves recorded their classic “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in German as “Komm gib mir deine Hand,” which we then adapted into the similar Yiddish. Similarly, noted Israeli singer-songwriters Arik Einstein and Ran Eliran recorded a Hebrew version of “Yesterday,” performed as “Rak Etmol.” Finally, Naomi Shemer originally fashioned her classic Lu Yehi to the tune of “Let It Be” before later composing an original melody.
Lyrics: Oh yeah, I’ll tell you somethin’ I think you’ll understand Oh, komm, komm tzu mir Komm, gib mir deine hand Komm, gib mir deine hand Komm, gib mir deine hand Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they’re here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday ובליבי, נותרה עיר זרה בלי ים כחול בלי ארמון בחול ובלי צחוק ובלי אתמול Yesterday Hey Jude Hey Jude, don’t make it bad Take a sad song and make it better Remember to let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Hey Jude, don’t make it bad Take a sad song and make it better Remember to let her under your skin Then you’ll begin to make it Better better better better better better, oh עוד יש מפרש לבן באופק מול ענן שחור כבד, כל שנבקש – לוּ יה And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me Shine until tomorrow, let it be Let it Be There will be answer Let it be לו יהי לו יהי אנא לו יהי כל שנבקש לו יהי
