[HANASHIR:10716] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request

[David & Susan Esterman <estermans...>]

But down under we sing the Hebrew lyrics
Lakova sheli
Shalosh pinot
Shalosh pinot
Lakova sheli
Ve'im lo ha-yu los shalosh pinot
Lo haya zeh ha-kova sheli.

We also miss out a word until we are singing nothing, only doing the actions
( for ve'im lo hayu lo, you shake your finger "no", and again for  Lo haya
zeh)
And THEN we go back up to singing the full version by putting back a phrase
each time. The kids adore it, and it impresses the heck out of parents who
rarely see their children silent AND participating!!
Sue in NZ
Sue Esterman
Temple Sinai, Wellington, NZ

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
shamash(dot)org]On
Behalf Of Ruth Levenstein
Sent: Monday, 28 January 2002 1:26 p.m.
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Subject: [HANASHIR:10714] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request

Roberta Seltzer wrote:
>
> Linda,
>
> Song goes like this:
>
> My hat it has three corners
> Three corners has my hat
> And had it not three corners
> It would not be my hat.
>
> This song is a traditional children's folk song.
>
> Every time you sing the song you leave off another word:
>
> First time point to self leave off "my".
> Second time touch head leave off "my" and "hat".(touch head)
> Third time leave off "my", "hat" "three" (hold up three fingers)
> Fourth time leave off "my" "hat" "three" and "corner" (touch elbow)
>
> During the song you should use motions for each of the above.
>
> Any questions?

Yes.  Does anyone know the origins of this song?  My German Lutheran
mother knew this song from her childhood.  I was way surprised the first
time I heard it in a Jewish setting as a Purim song.

Ruth


>
> B'shalom,
>
> Roberta Seltzer
>
> >From: Barton1320 (at) aol(dot)com
> >Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> >To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> >Subject: [HANASHIR:10709] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song
request
> >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:14:38 EST
> >
> >At the risk of being redundant, I want to thank Josh also.  Not only for
a
> >great song for all of our Sunday School classes to sing, but a great way
to
> >lose weight.  After becoming a tree numerous times for each of our 5
> >classes,
> >I felt as if I had completed an aerobic workout.  We had fun!!!
> >
> >Now a request, I have been charged with teaching our students 2 new Purim
> >songs next week.  I have about 15 minutes with each class and our
> >directress
> >would like the students to know the songs well enough to sing them during
> >the
> >Purim parade at the end of classes.  Most of the children fall within the
> >kindergarten to 2nd grade ages, with a few more in 3rd and 4th grade.
Also
> >as a novice, I'm still learning a variety of songs for each holiday.
> >
> >So my request is two-fold.  Can you recommend very simple Purim songs
> >(preferable using simple major and minor chords.  Still trying to get
that
> >Bm
> >chord down.).  Paradies of well known songs would be the best so the kids
> >might at least know the tune.  Secondly, I had a student request for a
song
> >about Hamen's hat, something like "Hamen has a three-sided hat.", and
> >something about leaving off a word each time the verse was sung.  It came
> >from my third grade class, so I imagine they learned it in second grade.
> >Any
> >help would be appreciated.  We have, however, already learned Karen
> >Daniel's
> >"Stomp, Stomp, Stomp" and the kids love it.  Great opportunity to get the
> >shaker eggs, etc. out and make some real noise.
> >
> >Thanks for any help you can offer.
> >
> >Linda Barton
>
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