[HANASHIR:16836] A New Old Purim Song

[Noah Budin <nbudin...>]

I've always liked the melody, the chorus and the teach-ability of "Wicked, 
Wicked Man" but I always found most of the verses unteachable, antiquated, or 
just plain bad. I don't know if anyone else has done this, but I took the 
liberty of writing some new verses to it. You'll find it below. I'd be 
interested in seeing other, contemporary alternate verses if you have or know 
of any. Or take this one and run with it -- I'm all for what Pete Seeger terms 
"the folk process."
Thanks,
Noah Budin
Creative Arts Specialist
The Temple - Tifereth Israel
Cleveland, OH
216-831-3233 ex. 118
 
Wicked, Wicked Man

 

Once there was a wicked, wicked man

And Haman was his name, sir

He lied and lied about the Jews

Though we were not to blame, sir

 

CHORUS:

Oh, today we?ll merry, merry be (3x)

And nosh some hamentashen

 

Ahashverosh said ?Vashti, dance!

You know the dance I mean, dear.?

When Vashti wouldn?t dance he said

?You are no longer queen here!?

 

The king said ?Now I need a queen.

That is what I do wish.?

And Mordechai?s sweet cousin was

Beautiful but Jewish

 

Mordechai told Esther to

Submit an application

To become the king?s new queen

And rule the Persian nation

 

Esther?s beauty won the day

But her mind was very clever

And we still sing of Esther now

Her bravery lasts forever

 

And what became of Haman then?

He was ordered out of town

But the king said yes when Haman asked

?Can I just hang around??

 


Jill Moskowitz <jmoskowitz (at) bbyo(dot)org> wrote:
I was always bothered by the lack of upbeat, teachable Hebrew melodies for 
Purim so while in Israel wrote this:


Chorus
Mi zot/zeh, mi zot/zeh ba'ah
Mi zot/ zeh ba'ah min hamegilla ( 2 X)

Chorus

Vashti, Vashti, ha'grusha
Vashti Ba'ah min ha'megilla
Vashti ha'grusha bah min ha'megilla

Chorus
Melech Ahashverosh bah
Ahashverosh bah min hamegillah
Melech Ahashverosh bah, bah min ha'megilla

Chorus

Esther , Esther ha- yafa
Esther ba'ah min ha'megilla
Esther malka yafa , bah min ha'megilla

Chorus

Mordechai ha'neshama
Mordechai bah min ha megilla
Mordechai ha'neshma, bah min hamegilla

Haman hu ish rah
Haman ba min ha-megilla
Haman hu ish rah
Bah min hamegilla.

contact me if you would like the melody. 

Jill Moskowitz



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