[HANASHIR:11693] Re: Morning Blessings

[Adrian Durlester <adrian...>]

I dunno, Laura. No disrespect intended, but that one makes such hash of
the accents of the Hebrew and adds some syllables that aren't there,
that I'm not sure I'd want to use it as a teaching tool.
 
The best song to set Modeh Ani to is "Oh What a Beautiful Morning". You
have to work a bit to fit the words, but it can be done allowing the
accents to reasonably be in the right place.
 
Adrian
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Subject: [HANASHIR:11692] Re: Morning Blessings


At the community preschool where my kids go, they use the following
(I've changed the last paragraph to follow GOP's order). 

(to the tune of "You Are My Sunshine") 

Oh every morning 
When i've been sleeping 
I open up my 
Eyes and say 
Thank you HaShem for 
My ne-SHA-ah-mah 
and for giving me 
another day 

Oh, Modeh Ani 
L'fanecha 
Melech Chai 
V'kayam 
She'he'che'zar'tah 
Bi'nish'mah-ah-ti b'chemlah 
Raba emunah-techa 

You made me Jewish 
You made me be free 
You open up my 
eyes to see 
You give me clothing 
You give me free-ee-dom 
When I need help, you help me 

Oh, Modeh ani... 


Laura Solkowitz 
lsolkowitz (at) aol(dot)com