[HANASHIR:14246] Re: hebrew phrase for "takin' good care"

[ilana axel <iaxel...>]

Shamor, shomer is nice, although it has associations
for me of guarding (as in standing guard duty, because
the word "shomer" on it's own means "guard").
If this isn't exactly what you meant, you might also
play around with, for example, "tishmor, chaver",
which is more like "take care, friend" and has a more
modern, colloquial sound to it.
The accents would fall on the last syllables of each
word.
It might be easier to make suggestions if we saw the
words of the verse that the Hebrew phrase would be
coming out of.
Just my two shekels, good luck with the song!
Ilana Axel
 
--- Ellen Allard <ellen (at) peterandellen(dot)com> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
>  
> 
> My husband and I have been working on a new song
> called "Takin' Good
> Care". I need a little help with some Hebrew and
> would most appreciate
> any input. 
> 
>  
> 
> We are looking for a Hebrew phrase that reflects the
> English phrase
> "takin' good care". We need the last word of the
> Hebrew phrase to rhyme
> with care. I don't think it needs to be a complete
> sentence. If the
> entire song were in English, I would be comfortable
> using the phrase
> "takin' good care", without it being part of a full
> sentence.
> 
>  
> 
> A suggestion for a Hebrew phrase was made to us, but
> I'd like to reach
> out to members of this list who are fluent in Hebrew
> who can comment or
> add their own ideas.
> 
>  
> 
> The idea we were given is "shamor, shomer". This
> works well especially
> because "shomer" rhymes with "care". But I'm not
> sure if it works
> grammatically. It works really well in the song, so
> I'd love to use it,
> but wonder what some of you think?
> 
>  
> 
> Any thoughts would be most appreciated!
> 
>  
> 
> Shabbat Shalom to all.
> 
>  
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Ellen Allard
> 
> Worcester, MA
> 
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