translated Barney songs into Hebrew for the Israeli coproduction "Hachaverim Shel Barney". Other famous Manor translations were the 1977 musical program "Eretz Tropit Yafa" (lit. "A Beautiful Tropical Country", the theme of which was a translation of Jorge Ben's "País Tropical") which consisted of his translations of famous Brazilian songs, several of which became huge hits in Israel; and the 1982 Israeli television show "Red River Valley" in which he translated famous country songs, one of which – "John Biryon" (lit. "John the Strongman", a translation of Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John") – also became a huge hit. Awards and recognition In 1998, Manor was awarded the Israel Prize for Hebrew song. The prize committee noted that "For the past 30 years, he has expressed our mood through the hundreds of songs he has written together with the finest composers. The man who declared that he had no other country is the laureate of the Israel Prize.". The words of the committee refer to one of his most famous songs, Ein Li Eretz Acheret (I Have No Other Country), which is considered a patriotic classic in Israel – the lyrics outline a man who loves Israel and the Hebrew language, despite criticism he has toward his country. Shortly before he died, Manor was chosen to receive an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in recognition of his prolific activity in the field of Hebrew music. Manor's songs are the most played on Israeli radio. In October 28, 2019, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recited a passage from I Have No Other Country during a J Street gala. On January 13, 2021, she again recited lines from the song urging her "Republican colleagues to finally open their eyes" regarding president Donald Trump. On June 24, 2022, she once again recited lines from the song following the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overruled two important cases (Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey) regarding Abortion in the United States. She learned about the song from Isaac Herzog, then the leader of the Israeli Labor Party in December 2016. See also List of Israel Prize recipients Music of Israel Culture of Israel References External links The Official Ehud Manor Site Obituary in Haaretz 1941 births 2005 deaths 20th-century translators Eurovision Song Contest winners Jews in Mandatory Palestine Israel Prize in Hebrew song recipients Israeli songwriters Israeli translators