[HANASHIR:5579] Children's Songs for Pesach

[Naomi Hirsch <nhirsch...>]

Dear Chevre,

A teacher in our area (Southern New Jersey) just returned from Israel having 
learned two new children's songs for Pesach. She performed them at a workshop 
for classroom teachers in the community, and gave out songsheets with the words 
in Hebrew, transliteration, and translation. I'd like to find out who composed 
them. Does anyone recognize the 2 songs below, or does anyone have a suggestion 
how to find out (a) who wrote them, and (b) if musical notation is available? 
 

Brickmaking song:
 
Avadim hayinu l'faro b' mitzrayim
U-vaninu piramidot b'zei'at apayim
Leveinah, leveinah,
Od shanah, v'od shanah
Leveinah, leveinah,
Kacha zeh haya.


Matzah -making song

Loosh, loosh, loosh,
Lahsh, lahsh, lahsh, 
Kemach v'gam mayim
Loosh, loosh, loosh,
Lahsh, lahsh, lahsh,
Batzek bayadayim.
Yeladim v'yeladot
Ofim matzot, ofim matzot
Ha-batzek m'rad'dim
U-matzot kulam ofim.


Thanks for your help.

Cantor Naomi Hirsch
Adath Emanu-El
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
nhirsch (at) worldnet(dot)att(dot)net