41. Isṟāěl Patākě (The Flag of Israel)

A Zionist song composed in Chendamangalam, probably in 1954. The tune is an adaptation of the hit song Jiya beqaraar hai (Hindi) composed by Shankar and Jaikishan for the Hindi film Barsaat (1949), which was also adapted for a Malayalam musical drama criticizing drunkenness. The Jewish version was sung for the raising of the Israeli flag during Independence Day celebrations.

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Chorus (first repeat twice)

Oh flag of Israel,
Flag of our native land!
Rise up to the sky.
Quickly rise to the sky.
Quickly rise to the sky.

Oh our flag that has been raised by brave Jewish soldiers, (2)
Oh our living flag, you are the hope of Israel. (2)

Oh our flag, you are leading one hundred thousand. (2)
You are taking the Jews up to the heights. (2)