The melody was arranged by Samuel Cohen, an immigrant from Moldavia, from a musical theme in Smetana's 'Moldau' that is partly based on a Scandinavian folk song.
The title of the national anthem, HATIKVA, means 'The Hope.' It was written by Naftali Herz Imber (1856-1909), who moved to Palestine in 1882 from Galicia. IF YOU WISH TO USE ONE, DOWNLOAD AND USE AT YOUR OWN SERVER. PLEASE, DO NOT LINK TO A SOUND FILE DIRECTLY. To download a sound file of the National Anthem, Hatikva, right-click file name and choose 'Save Target As.'.
