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In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… fun piramidn,” appears in Samuel Bugatch’s Songs of Our People (דורות זינגען – בשירת הדורות) published by the … to Divine intervention and emphasizing instead Moses as a people’s hero and a prototype of future labor leaders.” … it has not been located, thus far, independent of the lyrics of “Piramidn” in any folk tune collection. The agency …
El Incendio de Saloniki: The Song of the Fire
… A passage by Weich-Shahak contextualizes portions of the lyrics within a summary of the fire: “The fire started in a … remained in misery, without any shelter. Understand, young people: the sins on Shabbat incensed the Lord of the world, …
The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… characteristic of the Andalusian Sephardic milieu. The lyrics cover an apparently earthly topic, but do so with … it does not appear in the earliest manuscript version. The lyrics of Kikhlot yeini tell a story, as follows: a friend … taste good to the palate When the wineglass in front of the people Provide water, provide water. The Sea of Reeds the …
“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
… paytan (poet) pictorially describes the suffering of his people, Elijah the Prophet among them, in contrast to the success of those who despise the people of Israel. He also includes a prayer for revenge and … give them poisonous water” (v. 6) -- “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.” (Jeremiah …
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
… manner, easily accessible to all musically literate people regardless of Hebrew knowledge. Song number 4 in this … can all be located in traditional liturgical poems and the lyrics, like many of the songs in Binder’s book, would sound … Shireynu” (1939), and Samuel Bugatch’s “Songs of our People” (1961) – and all of this is just a partial listing. …
Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections
… not yet lost, The hope of two thousand years, To be a free people in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem. Title … open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel .” … by then [1888?] as Carul cu Boi (Wagon and Oxen)” and “the lyrics [of Carul cu Boi ] had been applied at some point [to …
A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty
… being the names of a second version with slightly different lyrics and a completely different melody. 'A Gneyve' is part … the police, saying, “This is all about a burglar, other people have a police force, we sing songs.” Other than this … Syracuse University Press. Rubin, Ruth. 1963. Voices of a People: The Story of Yiddish Folksong . Philedelphia: The …
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
… 1962, p. 168, no. 114. Example 6 “Sabbathlichter” (lyrics: S. Rosenblum, music (!): J. Engel), Juedische … in the early 1920s, was set by the poet Levin Kipnis to the lyrics of his song “ H ag Purim” (The Purim Festival). This … 1 As it happens to most folk songs, the first line of the lyrics of “ H ag Purim” has changed in the course of time. …
Sher
… folk dance, done by four or eight couples, mostly young people. The folk translate the name of this dance as … not only to [modern couple dances such as] the polka did people improvise and sing songs, but also to the polonaise, … of the old Polish national dances, the Polonaise. As far as lyrics go, they are part of a longer song actually sung by …
Polonaise
… name and the melody for the dance is borrowed from another people. Thus, a polonaise might always be played for a … not only to [modern couple dances such as] the polka did people improvise and sing songs, but also to the polonaise, … of the old Polish national dances, the Polonaise. As far as lyrics go, they are part of a longer song actually sung by …