[HANASHIR:10741] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request

[Jennifer Stevens <srtalina...>]

Sorry for the grammatical oops ... I was going from an early morning memory, 
which is not always the clearest.

Jennifer


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>I hate to be so prim, but, please note that the song
>MUST start with the phrase LAkova sheli, and not
>HAkova sheli, (both times it appears)otherwise, you
>are teaching incorrect Hebrew.
>Thanks for the Hebrew moment, I believe the rest of
>the song is already on this list this morning!
>If anyone needs the melody sung to them over the
>phone, give a call, it is different than the English
>melody.
>Ilana Axel
>--- Jennifer Stevens <srtalina (at) hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Not sure of the origin, but I learned it in an Ulpan
> > course (thus learning
> > the Hebrew version).  It went something like:
> >
> > Ha-kova sheli shalosh pinot
> > Shalosh pinot ha-kova sheli
> > [argh - can't remember semester 2 ulpan! ... two
> > more lines here]
> >
> > If someone else has the last two lines, I think the
> > song wouldn't be too
> > tough to teach younger children -- especially with
> > the hand motions
> > previously mentioned.
> >
> > Jennifer
> >
> > >From: Ruth Levenstein <RuthEllen (at) attglobal(dot)net>
> > >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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