OFRA HAZA - 'IM NIN`ALU' ('IF THE GATES ARE LOCKED') - HQ AUDIO / 4K VIDEO

Released 1989 - German Democratic Republic - (GDR/East Germany)
Single Mini Vinyl - 7`` - 17.78 CM (45 RPM)
AMIGA-QUARTETT Label - EP/STEREO - Blue Edition (556211)
Vinyl Name: OFRA HAZA - "IM NIN`ALU"
Track: Side "A" - No. 1
Weight real: 36 grams
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo

Direct Take-Over from TELDEC RECORDS SERVICE GmbH - Hamburg/West Germany
East Germany Price 1989: 8,10 Mark (East German Mark)
Due to manufacturing variations, some copies came as dark brown translucent vinyls which are very rare and valuable

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Turntable: DUAL DTJ-301
HIFI Cartridge: ORTOFON OM PRO S + SH-4 Headshell
Turntable Arm Balance: 3.5
Anti-Skate Setup: 3.5

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"Im Nin'alu" (אם ננעלו) (English: If the gates are locked) is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi.
It has been placed to music and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza and others.
Haza first performed this song with the Shechunat Hatikva Workshop Theatre, appearing on television on IBA's General Television in 1978.
The original version was included on the 1984 album "Yemenite Songs", also known as "Fifty Gates of Wisdom"
The remixed version was part of her international debut "Shaday" of 1988.

"In Nin'alu" went on to become famous in Europe when a remixed version of the song, produced by Izhar Ashdot, reached the TOP 10 in many countries.
The single reached number one in Finland, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and West Germany, where it stayed nine weeks atop the singles chart in mid-1988.
In the United Kingdom, the track was a top-20 hit, peaking at number 15, and in the United States, it reached number 15 on "Billboards Hot Dance Club Play" chart
and number 18 on the "Modern Rock Tracks" chart.
The single reportedly sold some THREE MILLION copies worldwide ( !!! ) making it one of the first world music recordings to extend over to mainstream pop chart success
What a great song and clear proof that music knows no borders 🎧📡

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LYRICS: "IM NIN`ALU"

אם ננעלו
דלתי נדיבים
דלתי מרום
לא ננעלו

אל חי
אל חי
אל חי

You know I love you
Like no other
Like no other
In my prayer
חיות שהם רצוא ושבים
מיום בריאה נכללו

אם ננעלו
אם ננעלו
אל חי

Take me away, I need your help
Somebody cries within the herd
Oh my God, I need your help
ובשש כנפיים סביבים
עפים בעת יתגלגלו

אל ח
...
( Even nowing that Hebrew is written from right to left, I still couldn't figure out how do it here despite many attempts. I beg your pardon 😟)

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