Lyrics to
Israel

This version of Israel was released by Bee Gees in 1971.

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You’ve had your troubles Israel
I’ve seen them all
But you put the writing on the wall
Israel Israel yeah

You know I’ve seen you fall so many times
I’ve cried for you and that’s a crime
Israel Israel Israel

Where there’s sand
Where there’s beautiful sand yeah
You know you got a kind of feeling
That’s just grand
Take me into your arms
Let me be with you
Israel Israel Israel

I like the smiles up on your people’s faces
They make you feel warm embraces
And I want that kind of smile
That kind of smile
Israel you make the whole world think about you
And if they don’t they’ll find a reason
To shout about Israel Israel

You’re the only one Israel Israel
Tell me all about it!
Tell me all about it
Tell me all about it
Oh take me into your arms
And make me feel your goodness
Be with me Israel
Hey hey hey hey
Oh oh oh
Take me into your arms
Let me hold hold you to myself
Oh I want to Israel

Israel Oh take me back into into your arms
Israel Israel Israel Israel
Israel

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About Lyrics and Israel by Bee Gees

The lyrics for Israel are defined as the words making up the song released by Bee Gees in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Israel have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Bee Gees and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Israel by Bee Gees if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Israel" means the words set to the music of Israel, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bee Gees. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Israel and the lyrics to Israel are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bee Gees who came here looking just for the lyrics to Israel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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