How Jerusalema affected the whole world

By Fred Zindi | 8h ago

Lots of people throughout the world who have listened to this tune have reacted emotionally in different ways

Israel’s war on Gaza is currently the hottest news around the world today. Musicians are known to predict future events taking place around the world. For instance Bob Marley in his song War predicted what is happening throughout the world now.. There are many wars taking place in the world today.e.g.Sudan, The Congo, Ukraine and Gaza. Most of us don’t know what the future holds for us but five years ago, before the Israel war on Gaza had started, Master KG and Nomkebo Zikode., released a powerful Dance/Electronic album titled Jerusalema which resonated with all nations throughout the world. The wondrous thing about music is the ability to see yourself in lyrics that were written by a total stranger, from a completely different background to your own. To feel as if someone gave your personal experience a voice, even if they didn’t mean it. We are not sure what inspired these two musicians to write such a powerful song but it affected the whole world. It’s lyrics went something like this:

Jerusalema ikhaya lamiNgilondolozeUhambe namiZungangishiyi .

Loosely translated in English:

Jerusalem,is my home.

Rescue me, Join me, Don’t leave me here! .,

My kingdom is not here,

Rescue me Come with me . Don’t leave me here,

It is an emotional song and however one interprets it, the message behind the song is quite clear. All of us can react to the current situation in Gaza through music especially through this song Jerusalema.

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The Palestinians could as well sing this song as Jerusalem has been taken away from them by the Israelis with help from Donald Trump. Thousands of them have been killed and millions are homeless. Indeed their Kingdom is not here on earth.

Although the song has “religious-leaning” lyrics, Jerusalema is an upbeat disco-house track containing “deep”, “spiritual”, gospel lyrics. Master KG, whose car was on its last legs five years ago is now driving one of the most expensive vehicles in South Africa as a result of the release of this song.

Some Israelis with pugnatious energy should therefore not get their knickers in a twist as they seem to want to kill everyone opposed to their mission.

Lots of people throughout the world who have listened to this tune have reacted emotionally in different ways. Here are a few snippets from their reactions:

Jose Luis Mino Dos Santos

The new Jerusalem is indeed our home. There will be no war or conflicts. All honour to the Prince of Peace. Glory to the Most High God. If you are listening to this reply with a thumbs up and praise to the Lord of lords.

Chris Dee.

Amazing song, I often pray for others as I am a NYC paramedic and see the worst of the worst I tend to play this song on my way to every call for help! EXCELLENT SONG it’s what this whole world needs .

Happiness Force

I knew when I heard this song for the first time something special happened in my heart. Then I researched it to hear it again. Now knowing the translation, God’s will be done ..

Rosemary Sishimba

I can’t comprehend how this music has captured the whole world. To me it’s a miracle. God must be reminding us that we don’t belong to this world. It’s amazing. Glory be to God.

Sy Biil Ntuli

This song should be sung everywhere all over the world and enjoyed by all! Thank you to that beautiful Singer and the dancers EVERYWHERE!! God Bless

Ron Carlson

What an inspired song with all that is going on in today’s world.

Amazing. I just heard it now. And I’m 74. Despite the fight between the Israelis and Palestinians, all I want to do is learn the song and dance dance dance. It is a prayer.

Jacob Milton.

“All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.” Psalm 86:9

Bannette Beckwith

When I first heard this song I didn’t understand what was being said but I was crying so much. I knew there was something unique about it. And I got the translated version I understand why I was crying. GOD IS AMAZING! POWERFUL SONG!

Ludwina Elshuis

This is my warrior song. During Covid 19 this song united the World. I hope it continues to do so. I want the Israelis and Palestinians to understand this.

Elizabeth Mhlanga

My soul was drawn to this song today. Found the YT video of everyone dancing around the world made me so happy. Then watched the video and got to translate and wow it brought tears to my eyes. Amazing, God Bless!

Ermina Codjoe.

THANK YOU!! My husband and I are retired Pastors…now Missionaries to West Africa. I loved this song from the first time I heard it and made up my own lyrics to the tune….and watched several dancers…..It’s so inspiring… My husband is from West Africa, I’m an Islander from Jamaica….And even though I’ve lived and raised my family in a “ first world” country…..I remain everything African! Learning that this was written by an African I feel so connected to it. Thank you for this English translation. We’ll be having a 50th Anniversary Celebration of God’s Faithfulness to our family, and this will be our Celebration dance…..Much Blessings and much love. Thanks!!

Dope Hopeful.

Hallelujah amen hallelujah Jesus We need you! We all need to be more like you! Hallelujah Let ther be ceasefire between iSrael and Gaza. Let there be ceasefire between Russia an Ukraine . Let there be ceasefife among all warring nations Amen.

Elizabeth Yelez

My mother had a bad fall and suffered a brain bleed. After surgery she was unresponsive and intubated. This song helped in her healing. I love this song! We all sang for her: Jerusalema

Is Jerusalem really our home?. We all would like to believe so. We are here through the The Grace Of God.

Her are some of the experiences faced by DJ Or Livneh an Israeli when he was working on Israel’s most popular music station (GLGLZ) recently: In his own words:”Most of the time I used to play new releases and music that I found exciting and wanted to share with others. But sometimes, that show became a means of reacting to certain situations through music – whether they were personal, local or global.

In 2017 I prepared a show named “Songs about war that will bring peace”. I managed to collect quite a few songs about war from different aspects, different eras, different cultures; painful songs, funny songs; literal texts and vague ones; upbeat tunes and mellow ones.

To be honest, I have no recollection of what happened back then that made me choose songs related to that subject. What I do know, is that 6 years ago the term “war” was something I knew from stories of older family members, read about in history books and articles, watched in documentaries or news reports from far away places. Even the rocket attacks on Tel Aviv carried out by Hamas, which I experienced since 2012, were never a “war” – they were frightening and unnerving, but it didn’t take long for us to recover and go on with our lives until the next attack, trying to create some kind of sane reality in this impossible situation.

That changed on October 7th, 2023.

The trauma of that day was so immense, that I couldn’t bring myself to even listen to music for about 3 weeks. But 70 days later, when I hadregained the ability to listen and play music to others, wasn’t the same as before. The term “war” ceased to be a tale from far away places. It is now our reality – a devastating, heartbreaking, petrifying reality. The term “war” stepped out of the page into the sensual world.

I went back to the tracklist I put together 6 years ago. At this point in time, some of the songs I included there hit too close to home, but some are very relevant still. For this article, I replaced some of the songs I found inappropriate or insensitive with others that I perceive in a new light all of a sudden. I also added a few songs that to me reflect the complexity of life in this region.

. But now I understand the importance of this angle, as a way to reflect and react to the current situation through music: if we want to achieve peace, we must remember the reality we’re living in right now. We must remember what war feels like, in order for us to end this one and never let another one happen again.’’