Shir Betar

Betar

From the pit of decay and dust
Will arise to us a generation
Proud, generous and fierce
Fallen Betar
Yodfat and Masada
Risen again in strength and dignity

Hadar

A Jew, though in poverty, is of royal strain
Slave or refugee - the son of a king
Crowned with the diadem of David
In the open or in concealment
Remember the crown
Symbol of pride and fortitude

Tagar

In the face of every obstacle
In times of ascent, and of setbacks
A fire may still be lit
With the flame of revolt
For silence is dirt
Sacrifice blood and spirit
For the hidden glory


To die or to conquer the mountain
Yodfat, Masada, Betar


Ze`ev Jabotinsky
Paris, 1932