[HANASHIR:2922] Re: Authorship of tune to Ufros Aleinu

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Too bad there isn't a way of notating the "Ufros Aleinu" over email.
Anyone feel creative?    There's always solfege, but we need to figure out a
rhythmic key.

M -- The words are beautiful to that piece.
-----Original Message-----
From: GurevitzR (at) aol(dot)com <GurevitzR (at) aol(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 4:17 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:2921] Re: Authorship of tune to Ufros Aleinu


>Linda is right.  I've just asked Arthur Waskow (I work for him) and he
>definitely put together the tune, along with a new set of lyrics - I hadn't
>heard these english ones that follow the hebrew Ufros Alenu line - the tune
>remains the same.  He's not entirely sure if he is totally responsible for
>the tune, or if it was an adaptation of something he heard elsewhere!  But
he
>is credited with words and music in a 1986 songbook that is now out of
print
>called Shiron L'Shalom:  a sourcebook of Jewish songs for peace education,
>ed. by Abrams and Sollogub.
>
>Here are the rest of the words:
>Spread over all of us/ the Sukkah of Shalom (x2)
>
>Spread over all of us/the webbed green leaves of earth (x2)
>
>For we too live our lives/in the web of life on earth (x2)
>
>Spread over all of us/a house that trembles in the wind (x2)
>
>For we too live our lives/the millions who tremble when the wind is cold
(x2)
>
>Spread over all of us/the unshielded shelter of the powerless
>Spread over all of us/the shelter of the powerless
>
>For we too live our lives/unshielded from the Flood of Fire (x2)
>
>Spread over all of us/the house that gives us unity,
>Spread over all of us/the house of harmony.
>
>(finish with Ufros alenu... and Spread over all of us/the Sukkah of Shalom)
>
>The rhythms and ways that the words are repeated in the songbook are a bit
>different to the way I remember learning the tune.  I'll try to bring it
>along and can share it with anyone who is interested at Hava Nashira.
>
>Regards,
>Rachel Gurevitz
>
>
>

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