Israel in Song...Remembering our Soldiers.

Songs, are written with one idea in mind, yet the original one could change to serve another purpose. Israeli soldiers are never forgotten, and as is common in Israel, where music plays a vital role, they are remembered in song.
Shlomo Artzi turned one of his songs called “Anajnu Lo Tzrijim”, ‘More than this we do not need’, in an outcry for the safely return of soldier Gilat Shalit. The song pleads for “his return”, for “the tears have dried from our eyes”, “let him return so we could meet him, more than this we do not ask”.
At his concerts, Artzi plays this song while a picture of Shalit is displayed in the screens at the show.

Sarit Haddad’s hit theme Shema Israel, was played to remember Shalit and soldiers Regev and Goldwasser who were then returned to Israel in July of last year, in a coffin, as part of a prisoner exchange.


Shlomo Artzi
When opening this link, click on the green tag to listen to the song(with English subtitles)
http://www.shiron.net/artist?type=lyrics&wrkid=376&prfid=975&lang=1


Sarit Haddad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roc2QORAhKw