[HANASHIR:1610] Re: English for Hebrew songs:U-tsu Ei-tsa and MiHa-ish

[Kent Bailey <baileyk...>]

On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 DurlKare (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> We were lamenting how "no one sings these good ol' songs any more" and I
> wondered whether adding some English translations might help...I may receive
> flak from doing this, but there is so much English in Reform services that
> sometimes the songs with English in them are better received.  Anyway, if you
> find a use for these in your teaching, please use them...English translations
> copyright 1998 by Karen Durlester.  (If you don't know these songs, someone
> else may have to write out those dreaded notations for the list...I am unable
> to do that!)

I've done the dreaded notation for S'vivon, which is probably unnecessary,
as I suppose everyone knows it. (I love the translation, and will
use it.)

Could someone do it for U-tsu ei-tsa?

I used Judy Caplan Ginsburg's system.  It worked beautifully.


 Kent

(This took between 30 minutes and an hour.)

> 
> U-tsu ei-tsa...
> 
> What tomorrow brings we cannot say;
> Make the most of each and every day.
> Even with the best plans
> It may not be in our hands
> For God is the one who leads the way.
> 
> Mi Ha-ish
> 
> Where are all the people
> Who love life above all else
> Who pursue true peace and harmony
> And believe in righteousness?
> 
> Oh, turn away from evil
> And what's deceitful
> And never speak ill.
> Go after what is peaceful
> And find the good in everything.
> --------------------------------------------
> And since Chanukah is on the way:
> 
> S'vi-von sov, sov, sov...
   

1 = whole note
2 = half note
4 = quarter note
8 = eighth note
9 = sixteenth note

Notes used:  A- C# D E F G A Bb
             
(A- I'm using to refer to A at the
bottom rather than middle of your vocal
range)  
             
    4 4    2   |    4     4     2 
    D-D    E   |    F     F     E 
> Dreidl spin, |   fast, fast, fast

   4  4   8-8  8-8  |   4   4   2  
   A  A   G-F  E-D  |   F   F   E
> Cha-nu- kah  is   |  here at last
    
    4  4  4   4 |   4   4   2  
    D  D  E   E |   F   F   G
> Cha-nu-kah is | here at last

     4  4   4  4  |   4    4     2
     A  A   A  A- |   D    D     D
> Drei-dl   spin, |  fast, fast, fast.

    4  4  4     4  |  4   4   9-9-8
    G  G  G     Bb |  A   A   F-E-D
> Cha-nu-kah's for | us  to   share

    4  4    9  9  8  |   4  4    9-9-8
    C# C#   A- A- C# |   D  E    F-E-D
> Wondrous miracles  |  happened there

    4  4    9-9-8    |  4   4    9-9-8
    G  G    G-G-Bb   |  A   A    F-E-D
> Wondrous miracles  | happened  there

   4  4   4    4     |  4  4   2
   C# C#  A-   C#    |  D  D   D  
> Cha-nu-kah's for   |  us to share.
> 
> -Karen
> 


Kent