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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / אחר קציר | | Hebrew term or phrase: נתיבות עולם | Hi,
There's a line in this Naomi Shemer song which puzzles me:
לשוא שאלתי לנתיבות עולם
Apologies, but I can't find it on the Web (perhaps you might manage where I failed, however – I'd love to know if there's a site with Naomi Shemer songs); however, the context is one of a woman who has loved and lost.
Literally “in vain I asked about the ways of the world”, perhaps: however, what exactly is meant by the ways of the world? Ways of coping with things, perhaps? Like finding a new lover, in this case? But is it limited to wise ways? Would turning to drink also count as a נתיב עולם? Most likely I haven't even began to understand…
All the best,
Simon |
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| | time honoured customs | Explanation:
ee Jeremiah VI 15"ask for the old paths"
meaning the well known and generally accepted pathways of life
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That would be correct. |
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