Re: Origin of HaTikavah Tune

[Paul M. Gifford <gifford_p...>]

In article <3t9f6p$dmu (at) dub-news-svc-2(dot)compuserve(dot)com> 
100114(dot)750 (at) compuserve(dot)com () writes:
>From: 100114(dot)750 (at) compuserve(dot)com ()
>Subject: Origin of HaTikavah Tune
>Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 23:09:40 GMT

>The 2 opening bars of Hatikvah are strikingly similar to Smetana's
>Vldava from his set of symphonic poems Ma Vlad (My Homeland).

Here's another one who has noticed that Smetana snippet.  On top of that, I 
was at a Romanian festival this weekend and heard a song which brought 
Hatikvah to mind.  The singer and band were from Banat.

Paul Gifford