DAM, "Born Here", Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles

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Palestinian rap group DAM (Da Arab MC's, or "forever" in Arabic) created this music video about the life of Palestinians in Israel. They're from Lod, a town between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, so they're Palestinians with Israeli citizenship (often called "Israeli Arabs"). They usually rap in Arabic, but they made a Hebrew version of this song with a music video to get their message out to the majority of Israelis who don't speak Arabic.
You find out more about them at www.dampalestin... .
I've always wanted a subtitled version, so I broke down and adapted the lyrics from their website, to create this. I think this is one of the most powerful rap songs out there.
See moomtastic.com/... to see my extended comments on the video and its chorus.
By the way, a lot of people are confused about what DAM stands for, but it really is "forever" or "eternity". See the interview at www.democracyno..., where you'll find this:
TAMER NAFAR: Ill just correct you. Actually, dam is eternity in Arabic and blood in Hebrew. So its eternal blood, like we will stay here forever.

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@TheP0e 15 лет назад

"I broke the law? No the law broke me" best line ever, right there

@uristra 17 лет назад

this song is in part a response to the patriotic israeli song "kan noladeti" - "i was born here". the israeli song's chorus starts: "here i was born, here my children were born, here i built my house with my two hands." in response, DAM sings "here i was born, here my ancestors were born, you won't separate me from my roots," and "here i built my house and here you destroyed my house."

@bobmoshe 14 лет назад

It's funny - I'm an American Jew who was in Ramallah 2 years ago and I wasn't harrassed at all. Of course, I didn't come in wearing an IDF uniform, and I tried to treat people with respect, so I was greeted only with hospitality.

@rightofreturn 16 лет назад

She's also known as Sabreena Sa Witch. She's a friend of mine and is now based in the US. She has been performing all over the US.

@Patparazzi 17 лет назад

This song is a real alternative to using bombs and guns. This is true Hiphop! In this world telling the truth is revolutionnary!

@gomezesmorticia 13 лет назад

Dam is blood in Arabic too.

@almasali1993 13 лет назад

this song explains everything the Palestinans are feeling and going through. Long live Palestine, we are behind you, supporting you, and fighting for you. No matter how much you feel like you are alone, you are NEVER alone. Long live Palestine

@MariastellaArgentiTia 13 лет назад

Thx to Vik Arrigoni I knew you and now I thx you fo singing reality ! Always in my heart, stay human !

@K00B0 17 лет назад

best song ever I´m from Slovakia and i hope that Palestina will be free nation

@greeny1980 16 лет назад

Cool video!! Respect to Palestines from Hungary!

@vandrew12 17 лет назад

EXCELENTE. muy buena, vamos palestina todavia

@evolv76 14 лет назад

Cool, Viva Palestina! Best wishes from Europe :) I now few Jews, and they are one of the most inteligent and cool friends of mine, ...but Israel is a conservative state of apartheid ..that's no doubt :(

@omerta926 16 лет назад

Brothers, keep representin the struggle, and puttin al-Lid on the map!

@StylesP1987 17 лет назад

I don't know one word they say (without the subs) but this sounds good even without understanding.

@milesbe7785 13 лет назад

Wow. Great video.

@UrbanFreeStylez 16 лет назад

yo i swear the guy at 1:20 has the craziest flow ever hes my favourite of the group.

@nawaflih 13 лет назад

We're all against the idea of zionism Peace! from Jordan

@Behnoud236 15 лет назад

Don't give up. Don't lose hope. You've got peace, love, and support from Iranians. Free Palestine!

@omerta926 16 лет назад

My family is from al-Lid, and I have never seen it, but wish to very much. I loved the song and DAM is awesome. Keep em coming!

@spikeli84 17 лет назад

très belle musique et très belle parole également

@justinelhillow 15 лет назад

no guys rapping in Hebrew and girl rapping in Arabic :P. i kno the west always portrays Arabic as a languages with many Kha's but Hebrew has much more then Arabic. lol, they are both related but in my opinon Hebrew is more harsh and Arabic has more of a flow.

@vyashin 16 лет назад

Can anyone help me find the text of this song's lyrics (Hebrew/Arabic)? They are not on Dam's website and I couldn't find them elsewhere myself.

@mites7 16 лет назад

its called Hebrew/Ivrit and thats the language of the rap. Arabic/3rabi is the language that the girl is singing in. :)

@thesistersincomedy 13 лет назад

why fight with each other? can't you be neighbors and love one another? we are all people and we want the same things. We teach our children that "sharing is caring", but we can't seem to manage it ourselves. Hate and retaliation will get us nowhere; we are chasing each other in a circle of vengeance - eventually someone is going to have to stop and say, "Enough. You are my brother and I am ready to love you." Israel should be a place for anyone to come to find acceptance and peace.

@Anhari.1 17 лет назад

that song .. with it video .. shows exactly how arabs inside israel live .. especially in the cities where arabs and jews lives togather ..

@moussleouf 14 лет назад

@Sabei0990 EXCUSE ME MY BROTHER !! DAM means "eternity" in Arabic, "blood" in Hebrew and it means "MC's Da Arabian" in English. :))

@standardguru8 15 лет назад

just one thing about ur information... I think u mean to say Dam = blood in Arabic and Eternity in Hebrew?

@gehad1988 15 лет назад

We had gathered at the center of the village, in the house of Hajj Mahmud al-Yahya. When the village fell and the soldiers entered, they herded us to the beach. On the way, near the house of Badran on the street leading to the mosque, I saw the bodies of seven young people from the village. A woman, 'lzzat Ibrahim al-Hindi

@Hawkface 15 лет назад

I like this Palestinian rap music - the world needs to hear this.

@thelettertsix 14 лет назад

@Laila5105 the group is called " DAM " the song is called " born here"

@ninaquero 14 лет назад

@opiegonebad "Utopia" was written not by some Vogue editor, but by Thomas More, based in turn on Plato's "Republic", so a slight dose of "utopianism" is maybe something that this world so pragmatically "cynical" just might be needing. This aside, GREAT VIDEO, related with an ethical topic, the crimes of zionism- a colonialist ideology accepted by "world leaders"and its monstrous creation, the unholy racist-fascist state of Israel and its nazi-like treatment of Palestinians.

@501sabu501 15 лет назад

Okay, well. My dad tried to explain some of the conflict to me, but i think i might've misunderstood, so no calling my dad dumb. But he said that after WWII since Hitler had done everything to the Jews, the UN attempted to get back land for the Jews or something like that. And when it had come time for the Israelites to get their land, they took the original land assigned plus some, if not most, of the Palestinians' land. Since then they've been fighting. I'm not sure if this is right. explain?

@hal94 14 лет назад

they were soooo good at womad. best event i saw

@delaxcc 15 лет назад

realy good video. and awesome song.

@shtetlcholoycd 17 лет назад

just stop! i'm an american jew and i'm ashamed and embarrassed by how impossibly self-absorbed these comments are (and pathetically argued). this discussion shouldn't even be about land. this is about the marginalization of palestinians with israeli citizenship. i think the fact that this is presented in fluent hebrew speaks volumes.

@Idapidaros 17 лет назад

I totally agree.. it's like you have to watch your every word when u critisize Israel's violation of human rights, cuz your arguments might be seen as anti-semitic even tho they have nothing to do with the jewish ppl. I just pray this war will come to an end some time. It affects sooo many people :/

@MikeyMcCrashCap 17 лет назад

Awesome video!

@geva90 16 лет назад

thanks man

@TheGeraldemerald 13 лет назад

@DrCHPD Politically I'm neutral but as an ex-Christian (now proud hater of ALL religions) who studied Hebrew I know that DAM raps in Hebrew with lots of the underground leftie rappers in Tel Aviv - his battles with Sagol 59 are great! It ain't all black and white y'know... Damn (!) if the politics weren't about he would be free to be more artistic than atavistic, which would be great coz he has a great turn of phrase and flow...

@XyphonX 17 лет назад

I agree that they should talk. Completely. However the last part is somewhat true,still you must remember: Israel agreed to the first 2-state solutions, the Arab States didn't.

@katsaur 14 лет назад

I like this better than a lot of American rap. I'm so not a rap person. But this is actually really good :)

@wotcanada 14 лет назад

really good song. we watch them on the news, hear about them from their politicians, but to see an actual video of the people saying what they need to say and what they're going through, is an such eye opener.

@anschelm 16 лет назад

Where I can get the original lyrics in Arabic and Hebrew?

@yonapaloma 17 лет назад

this is quite sad. i just saw a movie called "paradise now" that presents some good points. i think that alot more israelis disapprove of how the israeli govt. is handling Palestinian relations than the world is allowed to see...and i think that violence is really not the answer (and that also includes suicide bombers). in my opinion, gaza and the west bank should be palestine and israel should be israel. both sides are to blame in some way and both sides deserve a homeland.

@Leodopetunes 14 лет назад

@opiegonebad YO WHERE CAN I FIND THE LYRICS IN HEBREW TO THIS SONG?

@Arglefrasterenchante 12 лет назад

@kosherrealizations Music without a message is meaningless. Don't choke the voice. These people have something to say you owe it to them to at least consider what they are saying.

@Marenqo 16 лет назад

*simplistic ironic mode on* "should we kill them all? *simplistic ironic mode off*

@macdresfan1 14 лет назад

@opiegonebad I totally respect what they are doing rap isnt american culture it is its own culture of people who are opressed and have a voice that cant be heard i am so proud of this group for stamding up and showing us americans that all arabs are NOT TERROIST but indeed human beings with problems and struggles i love u abeer i want a cd lol go on DAM KEEP SHOWING THE WORLD THEY ARE WRONG WE BLACK AMERICANS TOTALLY FEEL FOR U BECAUSE WE HAD TO OVERCOME THE SAME THINGS BUT U GUYS FIGHT BACK

@KerrieOKeefe 17 лет назад

..this is an authentic voice, its got life and truth and no israeli propaganda can silence this. Just look at history.

@DISCOnnected90 16 лет назад

It's not a coincidence that "DAM" means in both Hebrew and Arabic "BLOOD", presumably. Seems like a lost, lost cause. [And yeah, minus my comment because I'm telling the truth.]

@DatLoEnigma 15 лет назад

oh shit this is really good

@shaysotil 13 лет назад

at the day that hamas will be gone israel and gaza will live together in peace

@Rhapsodeste 15 лет назад

Awesome! I'm writing a paper about the hip hop movement in Palestine and it's heart breaking and heartening..

@tinayu9 16 лет назад

does anyone know thw name of the female artist?

@RustyHarpsichord 16 лет назад

They rap in Hebrew to get their message to Israelis who don't speak Arabic. And, no, the Hebrew is flawless.

@mites7 15 лет назад

For sure, there have been a lot more Palestinians and Israelis protesting things like the wall and war peacefully, but sadly we dont see much of it publicised cuz the army always gives them a hard time. though in the army defense, they protest in areas they're technically not allowed in. But I agree, we need to make peace the same way mendella gahndi and king did, with heart, not with weapons.

@mites7 16 лет назад

Well heres the thing, a few years ago, the Palestinians were commiting suicide attacks at a pretty horrible rate, with 2001-2003 being the worse years. But after that, the amount of israelis killed by palestinians was LOWER than the murders commited by israelis against israelis. 2007 had one death which is horrible but in that same year it was reported 240 palestinians were killed. Look at both sides otherwise you'll never solve the problem. Either one of you.

@86am 17 лет назад

If it were not for the dogged determination of Hizbullah Israel would still be occupying more than 10% of Lebanon. Israel wanted to eliminate not only millitant members of Hizbullah, but also its constituents. Many people who join Hizbullah are ordinary Lebanese and Israel knew that in order to subdue resistance you must cleanse the land of its people. This is one of the central themes of Israel's expansionist policy.

@XyphonX 17 лет назад

Completely agree, except for that "colonial" part. What I'm trying to say is, basically, there are people who want peace on both sides; let's give it a chance, and not go towards war all the time. This has gone on 60 years too much. 60 years of pain and sorrow and whatever you wanna call it, that need to end. And if, after that, Arabs will still be treated disrespectfully, then yes, my country is racist, and I fucking hate it. But let's wait. AMEN.

@86am 17 лет назад

I don't see how it matters that there are 22 Arab states. There are 37 Asian countries but that doesn't make it OK to steal land from the Japanese and then tell them to go live in China or Korea because other Asians live there and they 37 states. The Palestians are the only Arabs who matter in this issue and they are indigenous to the land. Israel should be state of the people who actually live there rather than a state for the world's Jews.

@XyphonX 17 лет назад

Thanks for doing this in Hebrew, so that us Israelis can understand. I am an Israeli, an atheist, and not an Arab Israeli, and I still agree with this video. The Arabs in Israel are somewhat discriminated, though it's still better for them than in the Gaza Strip or West Bank, and I think the Israeli goverment needs to change that, and, in collaboration with the Palestinian Authority. (IF the hostile Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad etc. stop being hostile),

@ANE32 17 лет назад

Cool! I love it,this is going straight to my favourites!Where can you get this groups cds?

@BenvelMusic 16 лет назад

I just know what is exatcly to be a stranger in the country where you live and almost everybody disrespect you because of ur nation... I was born and raised in Ukraine and repatriated to Israel only in 2002! I can be very rude in my opinions but I will never fight somebody who comes with peace to me!

@86am 17 лет назад

75% of those massacred in Lebanon were civilians and 30% were children under 13. Israeli generals admit the war was meant to cleanse Shia from southern Lebanon and re-occupy it as part of "Eretz Israel." Southern Lebanon has important water resources which are coveted by Israel.

@86am 17 лет назад

You are right Iran is home to the largest number of Jews in the ME aside from Israel. They are not Zionists and their leaders regularly criticize Israel. There are quite a few synagogues and there is a Jewish MP quota as required by Irani law. Google "Iran's proud but discreet Jews"

@XyphonX 17 лет назад

I don't think any of you understood, this guy is actually ANTI-muslim. He's cynical, otherwise he wouldn't say the last sentence, or call it a "Muslim apartheid". ...BTW there are Jews in Iran (dunno about synagogues though), Morocco (as far as I know) and even 1 (exactly 1) in Afghanistan.

@86am 17 лет назад

That is not true Palestinians are Sunni, Druze and Christian. I can assure you there are no Shia Palestinians in Lebanon. Israel has kidnapped more than 10,000 Lebanese since 1982 who continue to languish in Israeli prisons.

@beefighter123 16 лет назад

تعال عيش وشوف صاير عنا والوضع وتعال احكي واذا بتفتح كتاب تاريخ بتشوف انو النذل الي هرب وانوا الي ضل !!!!!!

@technicalerr0r 13 лет назад

support from an English Jew. end the assault on Palestinian rights now. the actions of the Israeli government do not represent my views, and are an embarrassment, to intelligent Jews across the world.

@missfuruba 17 лет назад

Que la paix soit dans le monde entier . Penser aux victimes de la guerre qu'ils soient monotheistes,polytheiste,animiste,shinotoiste et meme athé .Nous devons aider chaque etre humains qui est le besoin .

@kanka1 17 лет назад

selamaleykoum...venez voir ma video, sa va vous faire mal au coeur, on est avec vous les frere. les images et la musique sa explique tous. aleykoum selam. le morseau s apl LE PUIS DU PECHE realiteparis.comm

@TerrorizeRecords 16 лет назад

Genocide Ft. Mahmood (From. DAM) "Let us Live" check it out at GENOCIDEMUSIC COM

@eljarrah 16 лет назад

just in the image . Those artists are palestinians

@cavemandan 15 лет назад

everybody have an opinion but the real solution is for everybody to disarm and give each other hugs... problem solved.. so simple a caveman could do it

@mites7 17 лет назад

Even though its illegal, they still do. I didnt think they did until i read this article "dunam for dunam" which by the way was written by an israeli

@MrNiceHk 16 лет назад

Tune ! Message !

@XyphonX 17 лет назад

I agree. PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!

@breizhcatalonia1993 13 лет назад

@opiegonebad as far as i know this group defends the union of Palestine and Israel in a single Federal country , the one state solution ;)

@hydrostic 18 лет назад

is this hebrew or arabic??

@WanderlustNomad77 17 лет назад

Lod is right near the main airport in Israel, all Arabs in Israel have Israeli citizenship, thus are fully entitled to welfare systems of Israel and have greater opportunities in terms of employment than Palestinians in the West Bank or Gaza (where employment levels are very high). Ask Israeli Arabs even on the outskirts of Jerusalem and they would not want to give up their Israeli citizenship. These rappers are singing about houses being demolished but that has never happened in Lod!!

@J87513 17 лет назад

tell that to the 850,000 jews who were expelled form there native arab lands 50 years ago.

@crazylova91 15 лет назад

actually ur wrong دام Dam means BLOOD.. ur confused between DAM and DAEM which is دائم 3 that means eternity.. (Im an ARAB)

@missfuruba 17 лет назад

Longue vie a Israel ainsi qu'a la Palestine mais il faut que la paix vient des 2cotés et aussi les gens doivent changer leur mentalités ds les 2 camps

@qxl 16 лет назад

You just got owned acasurf! I agree with opiegonebad that these people are noble! Free palestine! greetings from Norway.

@Anhari.1 17 лет назад

damn mannnnn .. DAM's Rock :D

@mites7 15 лет назад

and before that people worshiped idols. I think therefore the whole world should belong to the hindus. Dont be stupid.

@ASmileIsACharity 16 лет назад

וכל הכבוד על העמדה.

@rapture333 14 лет назад

@skunky456 focus on sending a message not boycotting products, we can achieve peace without destroying an economy? Build out before your build up, basically spread the word to the ends of the earth then work on doing something about it. Chances are by then the problem will already start being treated. But I bet you 90% of the world has no idea, lets move this on to the international stage!

@mourningleaves 14 лет назад

Which atrocities? The killing of schoolchildren on buses, sending rockets into cities to kill civilians, and then bragging about it in children's TV shows? No, wait, that's the Palestinians. Enough with the sarcasm. You're right, Israel has serious issues with human rights relating to Gaza and WB. No doubt about it. But there's no reason to demonize. And I do not appreciate you putting words in my mouth, it could be considered bad manners...

@popacrovac 15 лет назад

Interesting debate. I would love to here more and to post my opinion afterwards. I am from Serbia, btw, which means I am biased both pro Israel (strong historic ties between our nations, in particular during nazi ocupation) and against it (USA-like politics of brute force, heavy rightists); also biased to Islamic world (20th century, google "non-aligned movement"), and the opposite (500 years of problems with Turks, mujahedins in Bosnia, terrorism in Kosovo etc.). I will be followin your thread.

@orangitan89 15 лет назад

Do you wish that with every country in the Middle East or from the rival Palestinians factions? Or just Israel? Don't forget the Palestinians still don't have a united leadership. How can they make a deal with Abbas when he hasn't reconciled with Hamas yet? From recent videos and articles in Israel, the freeze is becoming real to an extent. We have the visible signs already, IDF and police clashing with settlers (turning violent), Netanyahu being called a traitor by the hardcore settlers, etc.

@orangitan89 15 лет назад

Plenty of Western countries give citizenship to foreigners who share an ethnic kinship with the country. Modern Japan, Germany, Italy to name a few. A Jew's right to immigrate to Israel and become a citizen is based on a mostly ethnic definition of who is a Jew. Your friend's denial wasn't based on animosity towards his non-Jewishness, but rather on the hard work of Jews to ensure that they will have a place to be.

@orangitan89 15 лет назад

Nobody claims equality for Palestinians in the occupied territories, though some do get services Arab citizens of Arab countries don't get, such as access to medical care. As for Arab citizens of Israel, they have the same rights to voting and health services, though the state doesn't spend enough resources in the Arab sector. As for your French friend, the tech company probably assumed he was able to move into the country. They can't just hand him a work visa.

@Crazylalalalala 15 лет назад

based on religion. NOT race. People of all races are excepted as long as they are jews(basically, there are other ways too). Western standards say NO ONE IS WELCOME how is that any more advanced? there is nothing wrong with setting an immigration policy there is no reason y you should be forced to let everyone in (this results in war ex. Kosovu, Georgia....) read the last part of my comment dont want to repeat myself.

@Crazylalalalala 15 лет назад

its called immigration process. there are European nations that NO ONE can get in. Another unique immigration process, is in New Zeland. Where the ONLY way a foreigner can get in is if he marries a local, if that end in a divorce he HAS to leave. they used to be equals or more so until their leaders decided to call an intifada on Israel. Cant expect to be treated better when you call a war on the same country you want to be treated better in.

@HotJeter 15 лет назад

It's more self-defense than ethnic cleansing because Israel isn't trying to get rid of an entire ethnicity. That's actually the opposite of what they want. I hear this from my friends who are in the Israeli army and the police, etc. However, other Muslim countries are at least partially to blame for not helping their religious brethren. I am Jewish and I, along with many other Jews throughout America, do what I can to help out foreign Jews (ie fundraising and such).

@dahoood 15 лет назад

while what is going on in gaza is very unfortunate and my heart goes out to the innocent people who are dying (on both sides) I still think the main part of the blame lies on the hamas group for drawing israel into this current mess. I know yove probably heard this a million times, but think its really true. If hamas had spent all the money that they got in aid on improving schools and creating new jobs instead of buying rockets (cont)

@josuabrown 16 лет назад

I like this song because it was broadcasted in Israel, the true terrorists, and spoken in Hebrew, the language of those oppressors. I just think that adds more to the sting factor. I actually have a friend who's medical missionary career allowed him to volunteer with the Red Cross in Palestine. He was arrested by an IDF soldier for treating a Palestinian child. He was 8 years old and had his leg blown off by an AK47. And speew, Hezbollah would stop if they were hiven a country again.

@ShmorgelBorgel 16 лет назад

I don;t agree with all of what "stettleryouth" says, but Ashkenazim are ethnically related to Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews from the Middle East, and also to Arabs. Therefore, yes, they are Semites. In any case, more than half of Israel's Jewish population is NOT Ashkenazi. Eretz Yisrael/Palestine is a shared home to two peoples. It makes sense to split the territory, because both nations have justifiable claims and can't live in peace in one state without one nation dominating the other.

@ChooishBoy 16 лет назад

Do any of you even know how the Palestinians came under the rule of Israel? When Israel was first declared by the UN to become a country the "Palestinians" (A word not used until years AFTER Israel was made thus merely a emotional ploy) declared war on Israel, which by the way was going to be much smaller than it is today, but because of the war declared on them (First by "Palestinians" and then by the Arab nations around them) Israel became larger and even larger in the war of '68.