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Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… 716 … Over the generations Hanukkah has generated a substantial repertoire of songs, some of which have attained an almost universal … song, probably written for his daughter Cathy. [1] The words have no substantial connection to the content of the …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … accompanied by singing... The possibility that such songs (e.g., frejlaxs ) were sung in other Ukrainian … with his bow... and also ended each freylekhs with a few words. Then his little eyes rolled up in his head and he …
Badekns (LKT)
… This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT) . The LKT … references included). “The [ beroyges ] dance ended, the song was stopped. The groom approached and covered the face … as everyone thought of the badkhn’s nign, with the first words of ‘Yehi ratzon’ (may it be your will), Arish [the …
Atah Ehad
… Rabbi David Dov Levanon, recorded by Matan Wygoda ZP 97 in the National Sound Archives, 22 December 2013. … Yah zekhut … zemer for the Sabbath, a Hassidic niggun and a Yiddish folksong. In addition, some Ashkenazi tunes were reincarnated as … in the early twentieth century. The same melody set to the words 'Besefer h ayyim berakha veshalom' from High Holidays’ …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… 722 … Although the song Hatikvah became the emblematic lyrical signifier of … Songs. Popular Hebrew National Songs. Dort Wo Die Zeder. Words and Music by L. [sic] N. Imber. Arr. by A. R. Zagler, …
Israeli folksongs
… * This entry is a summarized version of the full artice about Israeli folksongs by Talila Eliram. To read the full article, see below. … bands, Arik Einstein, and Shoshana Damari ; and poets whose words were used for the lyrics of the songs, such as, Natan …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… The Yiddish language, which probably began to develop around … by Slavic languages. Both the language and the folksongs, like many other elements of Ashkenazi culture, are … Europe also elements of Slavic languages, as well as words of other surrounding languages. In a similar manner, …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… [1] The triple blessing, or the Priestly Blessing, is arguably … found in its succinct form. The prayer is no more than 15 words long and is organized through three sophisticated … Piyutim, others were adopted from secular Jewish songs, as well as from non-Jewish sources. Some of these …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… Violins, Voice and Jews In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox … “The young Engel was overwhelmed, bewildered… [Stasov’s] words struck Engel’s imagination like lightning… this was … ensembles One of the outstanding forms of the group was the song for voice, piano and either violin or viola. The …
Kabalat Shabat
… Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the … The piyyut 'Lekha Dodi.' Psalms 92-93 (which opens with the words: 'A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day'). [2] The second chapter of the …