[HANASHIR:10728] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request

[ilana axel <iaxel...>]

Not just down under, rather, all over, in Israel and
America too! Go for it...........
Ilana Axel
--- David & Susan Esterman <estermans (at) paradise(dot)net(dot)nz>
wrote:
> 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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