Danger Will Robinson Danger… I fell down the YouTube rabbit hole on this one. Just a word to the wise.
Okay, I am a Johnny-come-lately to this global phenomena, but here I am. This really put a smile on my face, and a gladness in my heart. It became meditative after a while. For me it was a reminder that we are all just one people… perhaps it is time we started acting that way.
If you have some time, put “jerusalema dance challenge” into your YouTube search box. While I didn’t understand the language they were singing, the music is beautiful. The original language is isiZulu, a language out of South Africa. As my dive into the rabbit hole deepened, I found versions in a couple of other languages.
Here is a link to the English translation of Jerusalema from isiZulu
What really interested me was the dance challenges from around the world. I am including a video that compiled many of these dances. However, if you do the YouTube search, the results will have you scrolling for pages… which I did.
Before you watch the mix of dance challenges from around the world here is a link to the official music video of the song: Master KG – Jerusalema [Feat. Nomcebo] (Official Music Video) As I re-watched this video it strikes me it has a subtle anti-drug message.
How South Africa’s ‘Jerusalema’ Became a Global Hit Without Ever Having to Be Translated
I apologize if you too get lost in this technological rabbit warren, I just really enjoyed it.
And so it goes.
People around the world dancing with a smile on their faces needs no translation. Thanks.
I had also never heard of this. It made me smile to see all these groups of people dancing and having fun. I especially liked those who took the dance and made it their own.