[HANASHIR:16510] Re: ecycled melodies

[rahel <rahel...>]

Thank you Daniele, for this important opinion!

Rahel


At 12:58 PM 1/8/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>At the risk of being trounced upon by the members of this list, I submit 
>my opinion on the following.
>
>Regarding recycled melodies:
>
>In a message dated 1/8/2004 11:27:28 AM Central Standard Time, 
>jdkrheum (at) verizon(dot)net writes:
>
>
>>"if you see two neirot hide your
>>eyes??"
>
>
>For years I have been saying I didn't like spoofs or using well known 
>melodies and putting Jewish words to them.  Let me say why.  I think a 
>melody carries emotional weight with it.  Changing the words is just 
>confusing to people, especially to children.  They might learn your 
>version and not the "real" version of a song.  As a composer of melodies, 
>I find this frustrating.  Why not use or create a new melody specifically 
>written for your purpose?  So that a melody can have emotional connections 
>with a Jewish experience.  My own song says this:  "A melody has a special 
>way of breaking the lock apart..." that is, the lock that keeps emotion 
>hidden inside our hearts.  The melody of Kol Nidre, even without the 
>words, evokes a special feeling.
>
>This being said, if you are singing these new words to the tune of If 
>You're Happy and You Know it...might I suggest:
>
>When you light the Shabbat candles (or neirot), hide your eyes!
>
>Then at least you can teach the significance of covering your eyes when 
>you light the candles.